Mercedes-Benz announced last week the impending production of its B-Class F-Cell vehicle, a hydrogen fuel-cell sedan modeled on several test vehicles designed in the past five years. The B-Class F-Cell builds on the rudimentary drive system of the A-Class while drawing on design advancements from its combustion vehicles. The F-Cell will be limited to 200 units in its [...]...

As the Frankfurt Motor Show approaches, automakers worldwide are scrambling to release information on models featured at the show. Frankfurt will be the launching pad for BMW’s latest vehicle, the 320d EfficientDynamics Edition. BMW is making waves ahead of the Frankfurt event by stating that it will price the EfficientDynamics Edition of the 320d the [...]...

When a complex system, like the global climate, is about to experience a sudden, irrevocable change, there are early warning signs, according to a new paper in Nature...

The Maldives, whose fight against rising sea levels has become a cause celebre for environmentalists, said Monday it would have to skip UN climate change talks in Copenhagen this year to save money....

Public health officials have been warning for some time that nothing about the flu is predictable...

As more people need more food -- and biofuels as well -- there's a risk that we could see many of our remaining virgin rain forests wiped out. But farmland and forests don't have to be incompatible...

(Photo by AchimH on Flickr) The 2010 Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Congress in Detroit will host a range-extended electric vehicle retrofitted by Energy Innovation Group (EIG) and FEV Inc. The collaborators are using a concept version of the Dodge Caliber as the test vehicle for its plug-in drive system. EIG is contributing a lithium-ion battery pack designed [...]...

Global Energy Holdings Group, Inc. said Friday it will sell an ethanol production plant to Fiberight LLC. Terms of the sale were not disclosed....

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised India's efforts to reduce carbon emissions Sunday, but India's environment minister said the country won't agree to "legally binding" limits on greenhouse gases....

Now you have decided to keep bees in your backyard, so what type of hive are you going to use? There are actually several types of hives, and each one has its pros and cons. Also, depending on your experience, you might want to become more aware of which hives are more suitable for you. Double-walled [...]...

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Arctic was cooling for 1,900 years because of a natural change in Earth's orbit until greenhouse gas accumulation from the use of fossil fuels reversed the trend in recent decades, according to a study published Thursday in Science magazine....

The Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit filed by residents of a northern New Jersey town over toxic waste dumped there in the 1960s and '70s....

Traditionally, the harvesting process is with least harm intended on the birds. The first harvest is carried out when the birds build their first nest. Harvesters will harvest these nest before there are any eggs laid; the poor bird will rebuild its nest (known as the second nest) but that’s as much heartache as they [...]...

Before you start keeping bees, it’s helpful to understand the basic components that make up a beehive. Some hives have slanted roofs like houses while others look like a set of dresser drawers. In part two we will discuss the types of beehives, but for now, we will go over the parts of the hive [...]...