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Solar-powered Plane Breaks Distance Record

The Solar Impulse plane, in the second leg of a coast-to-coast flight, broke a distance record for solar-powered flight.

Boxer Presses for Answers on San Onofre

The San Onofre nuclear plant has been shut down for more than a year because of equipment problems with its replacement steam generators.

Eco-forum Evolves Into New Green Action Group

Hamilton Green Action members will try to utilize existing organizations and events to advance the agenda of making this Ohio burg the "greenest little city in America."

Carbon Auction Price Goes Up

California's heavy industries spent $280 million on greenhouse gas permits in the state's latest carbon auction, which environmentalists see as a sign that the program is hitting its stride.

Pot Growing Is Not a Green Industry

Pot production often uses hospital-intensity lamps, air conditioning, dehumidifiers, fans and carbon-dioxide generators to stimulate plants and boost their potency.

Federal Rules Least of Coal Industry's Problems

New, tougher standards have been part of the problem for the coal industry, no doubt. From here, though, they're running a distant third to natural gas and western coal.

Army, Lockheed Set up Microgrid at Fort Bliss

Army and Lockheed Martin officials commissioned the Defense Department's first microgrid at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Friday.

Wind Farms Get OK on Eagle Deaths

Companies operating industrial-sized turbines that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted -- even though every death is a criminal violation.

Memphis Firm Grows Green Car Market Overseas

The focus of a small green-technology company in Cordova, Tenn., has shifted from supplying American homes with wind turbines to helping the Republic of Tatarstan plan for a town served by a fleet of electric vehicles.

Building the Smartest Planting App

Technology isn't new to Elizabethtown farmer Jim Hershey.

Costa Rica's Energy Debate Focuses on Renewables, Parks and Consumers

During the early May summit in San Jose with U.S. President Barack Obama and the presidents of Central America and the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica focused much of its efforts on bilateral energy initiatives.

San Jose to Install CNG Fueling Station

A $300,000 grant from the California Energy Commission to Santa Clara County will be matched with $900,000 in county funds to install a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at the Fleet Management Facility at 2265 Junction Ave. in San Jose.

Siemens to Build Largest Federal Wind Farm

The installation will consist of five 2.3 megawatt turbines located on 1,500 acres of government-owned property east of the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas.

Hellish Fire Season in the Works for Western U.S.

Late rainfall contributed to what the Obama administration said Monday would likely be a dicey wildfire season in the western United States this year.

Supreme Court Favors Monsanto in Seed-patenting Case

The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds.