Craig Rubens | posted on May 30, 2008

With the biofuel industry reeling from global outcries of humanitarian and environmental havoc, individual companies are trying desperately to make it clear that their biofuels are, in fact, green. To that end, Swedish ethanol producer and distributorSekab claims to be the world’s first maker of “verified sustainable ethanol.” …read full discussion

Cory Doctorow | posted on May 30, 2008

I love these light-fixtures made from obsolete CRTs from Technoscrap (whose site, unfortunately, has no way to directly link to them, hence the link to Make). Link

Best of the Green Web | posted on May 29, 2008

Well, Memorial Day threw off our mental clock this week, resulting in an inadvertent delay in posting the Wednesday Round-up. Similar to mail service or garbage pick-up, we’re collecting the greenest green stories from the Web one day later than usual this week and will return to our regular schedule next week… …read full discussion

Craig Rubens | posted on May 28, 2008

First we had Texas utility Oncor sign a $690 million deal for smart metersand now North Carolina-based Duke Energy has announced ambitiousplans to build a statewide smart grid network. Starting in Indiana, the proposal would include more than 800,000 new digital “smart meters” —one for nearly every Hoosier customer across the entire state. The five-year initiative would also include new communications systems along the existing lines and in substations, reducing the need for on-site work and the frequency and duration of power outages, Duke says. …read full discussion

Gareth Branwyn | posted on May 28, 2008

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have come up with a way of making solar photovoltaic cells more efficient by making them fuzzy with nanowires. …read full discussion

Marshall Kirkpatrick | posted on May 28, 2008

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Andrea Kleinfelder | posted on May 28, 2008

Vacant, run-down buildings are usually viewed as a community liability, with quick demolition seen as the only solution. A more eco-minded approach, however, is deconstruction, which allows for the salvage of the building’s still-usable pieces. Buffalo ReUse is a New York-based non-profit organization that specializes in just that, providing deconstruction services, community education, jobs and a store for salvaged parts. …read full discussion

Chris Morrison | posted on May 28, 2008

SunEdison, a solar services company based in Beltsville, Md., has taken $131 million in venture funding and $30 million in debt to finance its rapid expansion and ongoing projects, including some of the largest solar installations in the United States. …read full discussion

Kristen Nicole | posted on May 27, 2008

Green Thing is a very cool site that offers ways in which you can help live a more green lifestyle. There are a lot of these sites cropping up, so Green Thing stands out by making a fun online environment that gives you more encouragement than you may find elsewhere. …read full discussion

Marc de Vinck | posted on May 27, 2008

These amazing works of art are made entirely from found materials. …read full discussion