European “Smart Car” Hits American Market

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What lessons can be learned from this tiny car, that Europeans are calling Un-American? When my husband and I look for a parking spot on the crowded Chicago streets, we often joke that our tiny Smart car would have many potential parking spots. Our joke can now become a reality as the Daimler Mercedes-Benz Smart [...]

Internet Reducing American Energy Use

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The internet is saving 10 times the energy required to run an internet-linked computer. Remember when renting a movie required a trip to the video store or checking a bank balance required a visit to the bank? Now, anything from used books to driving maps are just a click away. Telecommuting is common and taxes [...]

Welcome to CleanTechnica

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Welcome to CleanTechnica, where clean technology comes alive. You can look to us to deliver relevant content for the green curious to the green expert. With a diverse writing team, we’ll keep you informed on topics that can shape our world. Building on the insightful articles that Green Options has supplied readers on this topic, [...]

Economic Conditions Shifting in Favor of Ethanol

One of the most viable solutions to our large-scale environmental challenges is to use “waste” instead of virgin materials. This is especially true for the transportation fuels industry. Unfortunately, with the current infrastructure in place, virgin resources can actually be more cost effective than “waste.” I became aware of this when I toured the Coskata [...]