Spain is one of the leading European countries, along with Sweden, in terms of wood production for paper paste, but this uses large amounts of energy. Spanish and Swedish scientists have compared the environmental load stemming from forestry operations, and have concluded that the Spanish sector uses more energy than the Swedish one. They are proposing improvements, such as the use of biofuels, in order to make forestry production more sustainable.

Many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to, according to a national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities.

China’s escalating energy consumption places increasing stress on the world’s energy prices, leading to mounting global pressures to seek potential energy supplies through technology and exploration.

A team of Yale scientists has found that certain countries and some U.S. states stand to benefit from the use of compact fluorescent lighting more than others in the fight against global warming. Some places may even produce more mercury emissions by switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent lighting.

MIT Institute Professor John Deutch stressed the importance of pursuing every available avenue on energy, in testimony Friday before the U.S. Senate's Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers look for new areas for agriculture, energy crop plantations and hydro dams.

Study finds a healthier diet and a return to traditional farming can help reduce energy consumption in US food system by 50 percent

Solar screens for home and office windows can help the homeowner to cut or reduce the code of the home energy usage. Having solar screen installed on your house windows is a good home improvement tip, but choosing the right one and going forward is the issue. Choosing the right solar screen or shades can be a daunting and downright confusing proposition for many people. The good news is, many of the problems that people face are the same and easy to solve.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Kalbe today announced a collaborative effort to build a new energy efficient "green data center" and undergo a major data center consolidation project, in order to meet Kalbe's technology requirements of its expanding business, while simultaneously saving energy.

Consumers will have access to medicines, cosmetics, and other products that are “greener,” less expensive, and more environmentally friendly than ever before, thanks to new manufacturing processes now under development, according to an article scheduled for the Nov. 19 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS’ weekly newsmagazine.

At the World Energy Congress in Rome today, IBM Global Business Services unveiled its new report, "Plugging in the Consumer: Innovating utility business models for the future," forecasting how the change in energy customers' expectations will impact the utility industry's business model in the next five to ten years.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced wider adoption and significant enhancements for the AMD Virtual Experience. This content-rich virtual tradeshow provides visitors a unique visual experience with even broader access to supplier and vendor buying decision information, as well as the latest on controlling energy consumption in the datacenter.