Tobacco as the Next Biofuel
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the world-wide tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. Watch »
May 17, 2013
Embarcadero's Dying Palm Trees Leave Big Bills
When San Francisco’s quake-damaged Central Freeway met the wrath of the wrecking ball in the early nineties,... Watch »
May 17, 2013
Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles
Spinning wind turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each Watch »
May 14, 2013
Tesla Stock Soars After Big Earnings and Car Sales
Tesla shares hit another new high after stronger than expected earnings. Read »
May 9, 2013
Fun and Profit From Old Flip Flops
Hundreds of discarded flip flops wash up on Kenya's beaches each day. A small recycling company in Nairobi... Watch »
May 9, 2013
Diaper Free Potty Training Gains Popularity
A group of mothers has decided to toss the diapers and potty train their small babies. "Elimination communication" i Watch »
May 9, 2013
Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels
Oil and natural gas companies are using more solar power to provide electricity to power remote monitoring stations... Watch »
May 8, 2013
Solar Impulse Makes It to Phoenix
A solar-powered plane - energized by the power of the sun - took off just as dawn broke Friday morning... Watch »
May 4, 2013
View GallerySolar Impulse Leaves Moffett on Cross-Country Flight
The Bay Area hosted the Solar Impulse team for a couple months. View »
May 4, 2013
State-of-the-Art Green Workplace Provides Lunch, Games and Slides
AWeber Communications headquarters in Chalfont, Bucks County, Pa. isn't your average workplace as it features video... Watch »
May 1, 2013
New Battery Packs Store Green Energy
New battery packs could help return power to the electrical grid. KGW's Keely Chalmers reports. Watch »
Apr 24, 2013
Junkyard Trash Turns to Art
With his castoff treasures rattling in the cart, Ben Cowden wheeled back toward his art studio in San... Watch »
Apr 25, 2013
Turning Trash Into Treasure at Recycling Yard
Ben Cowden pushed a shopping cart toward a mound of garbage, mentally sifting through its heap of grimy Watch »
Apr 23, 2013
Cemetery for Green-Friendly Burials
A cemetery in Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, has become environmentally friendly for burials. Watch »
Apr 23, 2013
The Investigative Unit at Yosemite National Park
The Investigative Unit’s Elyce Kirchner uncovers citations and arrests for drug related issues in Yosemite climbing... View »
Apr 22, 2013
Yosemite Welcomes Girl Who Returned Sticks
A little girl's letter about accidentally taking two sticks from the national park captured the public's fancy. Youn View »
Apr 22, 2013
Plan May Give Outside Agencies Role in Delta
California's water contractors would have a key role in the design and construction of the $14 billion... Read »
Apr 22, 2013
Baxter Brewing Company Goes Green
Luke Livingston, president and founder of Baxter Brewing Company, talks about ways in which he is expanding... Watch »
Apr 24, 2013
CA Blows by Wind Energy Record During Storm
Southern California's recent windstorm downed trees, knocked out power lines and fanned the flames of a wildfire, bu... Watch »
Apr 9, 2013
Sunnyvale Liquid Robotics Unveils Wave Glider
They are tracking humpback whales, both by sounds and on giants screens inside the Sunnyvale headquarters of Liquid... Watch »
Apr 8, 2013
