New Jersey has collected around $9.1 million to fund clean energy projects during a quarterly auction of carbon allowances held earlier last week. The auction generated $87,956,944, with most of the proceeds going toward zero interest loans and…

Big carbon producing nations such as China, the U.S., and India, together with 52 other countries have submitted national climate pledges to the United Nations, inciting positive prospects for significant political action on carbon reduction. The pledges…

Gas to Electric Inc., an electric car conversion company based in Santa Monica, CA, has unveiled its newest all-electric Ford Ranger to the City of Santa Monica for employment in the city’s public works fleet. The archetype will serve as an illustration concerning the benefits of gas to electric conversion on urban vehicles by helping to lower operational costs as well as their carbon emissions. The converted Ford Ranger utilizes a low voltage system…

In 2008, the largest natural gas reservoir in North America was discovered underneath rural pastureland in Northwest Louisiana, also extending into the borders of Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas. Deposited approximately 150 million years ago, the gas accumulation is attributed to the gradual build-up of rich, organic largest-natural-gas-field-haynesville-uslime mud upon other layers of sediment. According to Gregory Kallenberg’s documentary, aptly titled Haynesville…

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has recently uncovered its latest eco-fueled endeavor – the ultralight single-disc DVD case – which utilizes roughly 20 percent less plastic than the existing industry standard. The case was debuted May 19th, 2009 with the release of “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and features an omitted “O-ring”, that which is projected to conserve approximately 322 tons of wood (or 2,200 trees). The studio has affirmed that it will be pursuing eco packaging for all future single-disc DVD releases, and with this implementation, SPHE assesses a 2 million pound reduction in carbon emissions annually – equal to 104,000 gallons of consumed gasoline.