Apple is going to start selling… electricity? 10/6/2016

Apple became the world's most valuable company by selling a lot of stuff. But one thing it's never sold is power. ...more

California raises smoking age to 21, other states set to follow 10/6/2016

Selling tobacco to anyone under age 21 became illegal in California on Thursday, marking a milestone in an ongoing shift in American policies on tobacco use. ...more

11 people caught smoking at airport 9/6/2016

The Environment Police during a surprise inspection campaign at the Kuwait International Airport are said to have arrested 11 people for smoking in forbidden area, reports Al-Anba daily. ...more

This amazing Bangladeshi air cooler is made from plastic bottles and uses no electricity (VIDEO) 9/6/2016

Summer is upon us, and complaints about the heat will soon be common in many places. ...more

New solar cell device surpasses theoretically predicted efficiency limit 9/6/2016

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published a paper last week in the journal Nature Energy that described how they built a working solar thermophotovoltaic device (STPV) that enables solar cells to break through a theoretically predicted ceiling on how much sunlight they can convert into electricity. ...more

Rise in global CO2 emissions from energy use slowed in 2015 -BP 9/6/2016

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption grew by 0.1 percent last year in their smallest advance since 2009 due to lower coal use and sluggish growth, BP said on Wednesday in its annual energy review. ...more

VW receives regulatory approval for fixes on 1.1 million cars 9/6/2016

Volkswagen said on Wednesday it received regulatory approval to fix another 1.1 million cars, raising the number of VW models cleared for refitting to more than 2.5 million since the start of the year. ...more

EU politicians say no to forests as easy option for curbing emissions 9/6/2016

Seven political groups in the European Parliament on Wednesday called on the European Commission to prevent nations such as a Poland using forests to try to escape from cutting emissions in other areas. ...more

Satellite points finger to Arabian/Persian Gulf for emissions under-reporting 8/6/2016

Canadian researchers have found a new, satellite-based technology that -accurately- detects polluters from outer space, and caught 39 large polluters red-handed for non-reporting of their emissions. ...more

Tests show Fiat engines comply with emissions rules: minister 8/6/2016

Fiat Chrysler diesel engines have been tested and they comply with emissions regulations, Italy's Transport Minister Graziano Delrio said on Tuesday, after German media reported that irregularities had been found. ...more