Renewable Energy & Sustainability

The degree of uncertainty surrounding climate change depends on whom you ask. About 43% of Americans say scientists are undecided about climate change, according to a Pew study, but just 1.1% of clima… Read More

The majority of the more than 2,000 retail and institutional investors polled by SRI voiced interest in eliminating fossil fuels from their investment portfolios due to concerns over climate change. S… Read More

Brazil-based biopolymer giant Braskem has unveiled a new line of low-density polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol. The new line will become available in the market in January. Read More

Brunswick County, N.C., has been selected to test-drive a propane autogas-powered school bus. The testing will last through September. Bobby Taylor, the school district's transportation director, said… Read More

The U.S. shale-drilling industry is spending as much as $30 billion each year on waste-disposal efforts, said Michael Hoffman, managing director at Wunderlich Securities. "There's clearly a need to ma… Read More