London's Red Double Decker Buses Are Going Green
Environment Cheers to zero emissions, starting this fall! In terms of iconic city sights, London's double-decker bus is right up there with Paris' Eiffel Tower. And with the Eiffel Tower adding wind...
View ArticleNASA Tests Two Greener, Less-Toxic Propellants
Space Keeping those satellites in motion Once satellites reach their orbit, they sometimes need to change altitude or orientation. And to do that, they typically use thrusters that are powered by...
View ArticleHow Our Thirst For Power Marks The Landscape
Energy Energy fields Our quest to turn the world’s natural resources into energy for our homes, our economies, and our commutes has left indelible marks on the landscape.
View ArticleWhich Electric Car Is Right For You?
Cars New app will let you virtually test drive green vehicles A team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created a prototype app that will allow consumers to compare the fuel economy, range,...
View ArticleFive rad and random (green!) things I found this week
Gadgets The end-of-week dispatch from Pop Sci's commerce editor. Vol. 3. Five rad and random (green!) things I found this week. Read on.
View ArticleA gift guide in which everything is 'green'
Gadgets Actually good gifts based on "green" puns. A "green" gift can me a lot of things!
View ArticleThe Olympics still aren't perfectly green, and they might never be
Environment Creating future Olympic venues requires thinking about how they will be used far into the future. In the past decade, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has emphasized the measures...
View ArticleIs Masdar City a ghost town or a green lab?
Environment Tour Abu Dhabi’s ambitious, and incomplete, eco-utopia. It’s not quite a mirage, but it is a work-in-progress: Masdar City, the most ambitious—and expensive—urban planning experiment on...
View ArticleWhy our blue planet is getting greener
Environment You can thank India and China for the abundant leafiness. The blue planet is going green—literally. Since the 1980s, satellite images have shown that leafy cover across the globe has grown...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg is a master of eco-friendly travel. Here's how you can pitch in.
Environment We can’t all take zero-carbon boats across the Atlantic, but we can still do our part. We can’t all be Greta Thunberg and travel in 60-foot racing yachts. Here’s a guide to traveling...
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