Photo via MotorTrend VW’s 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements — Porsche’s first ever plug-in hybrid , a new Aud… Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original: Test... 

Photo via Whatson The so-called “conventional wisdom” has been pretty unremitting in deeming any sort of comprehensive energy reform legislation dead in the water this year. But that’s still not looking to be the case –some rather... 

Designers, engineers, inventors, and crafty gadgeteers, it’s time to get the brain juices percolating and submit for the 2010 James Dyson Award . The competition is put up by the James Dyson Foundation, founded by the British inventor responsible... 

Designers, engineers, inventors, and crafty gadgeteers, it’s time to get the brain juices percolating and submit for the 2010 James Dyson Award . The competition is put up by the James Dyson Foundation, founded by the British inventor responsible... 

Image credit: tibchris /Flickr Two tiger cubs were found dead in the Ranthambhore national park in India this weekend. Though an investigation is still under way, officials reported that early evidence suggests the cubs were poisoned…. Read the... 

Image via Porsche Most of the excitement at Geneva this year didn’t come from the announcement of new production model cars. No, the task of riling up the auto press was left to the hyper-fuel efficient vehicle concepts trotted out by carmakers... 

Image credit: Solar One If you are anything like me, you can be supportive of a particular piece of legislation. But that support doesn’t always turn into action. From clean energy legislation to local feed-in tariffs , there is plenty that law... 

Photo via Marcin Wichary Google’s PowerMeter tool is taking a bite out of the slow progress we’re making toward a smart grid by jumping over utilities that move at the speed-of-molasses and putting energy data in front of users right away,... 

Image via JCWinnie Okay, so it’s not exactly breaking news: climate change has been politicized for decades now. Which, as disturbing as it is, isn’t necessarily surprising. The powerful interests whose unsustainable business practices are... 

Image credit: Good “Cities,” Good writes , “could organize and provide enough replenishment that citizens stay put.” This would include all manner of recreational, spiritual, emotional, an cerebral outlets…. Read the full...