Green Progress

Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, will join Nissan North America today in the debut of the zero-emission LEAF electric vehicle in the Pacific Northwest

The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated, officials tell The Associated Press. The EPA planned to announce its findings at a news conference Monday.

At an event in Columbus, Ohio, Secretary Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems that will help build a smarter, more efficient, more resilient electrical grid

Caribou Coffee, the second-largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based in the US, has made a commitment to energy efficiency by mandating compact fluorescent lamps in its lighting design specifications for corporate-owned locations

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said U.S. consumer demand for electric vehicles may exceed President Barack Obama's goal of 1 million plug-in models by 2015.

Many companies put green info tech on the back burner during the recession, but using less energy can be a boost to the bottom line in tough times.

The Elithis Tower, designed and constructed as the world's most environmentally sound building, has just been unveiled in Dijon, France. Touted as the first positive energy office structure, the tower creates more power than it uses. From design to material and user behavior, the Elithis Tower appli...