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A Calvert County judge brushed aside Friday a potential legal hurdle to exporting liquefied natural gas via the Chesapeake Bay, ruling that Dominion, the Richmond, Va.-based energy company, does not need the Sierra Club's permission to convert its LNG...

The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming. In its first crack at a premium sedan, the Silicon Valley electric-car maker has matched or beaten the likes of the Audi A7 or Mercedes-Benz CLS — products...

The architect Cheryl Mohr craves natural light so much that even when the sun is bouncing off the nearby South River and streaming through the 22-foot-tall wall of windows that surrounds her living room, Mohr can't bring herself to lower the blinds....

A mother of three who buys organic food and worries about the dangers of "dirty electricity" has become the face of resistance in Naperville. Led away in handcuffs after trying to prevent the installation of a "smart meter" on her home, Jennifer Stahl...

Ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel made by fermenting and distilling starch crops such as corn. It can also be made from "cellulosic biomass" such as trees and grasses, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

In the U.S., compressed natural gas has been used more extensively in commercial vehicles like buses than in passenger cars. Honda does offer a CNG version of its Civic GX sedan. Natural gas (primarily methane) is said to be among the cleanest burning...

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, some diesels in service beginning in 2006 may be eligible for a federal income tax credit. Credit amounts phase out for the auto maker once it has sold over 60,000 eligible hybrid and/or diesel vehicles. More...

Employees at General Motors' plant in White Marsh have an unusual workplace benefit. Anyone who drives an electric car can plug it in to charge while they work. At the plant, which produces transmissions and electric motors, workers can park their...

News briefs from St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia Batavia Art in Your Eye seeks poster artist The Art in Your Eye festival's steering committee wants nominations for its 2013 poster artist. Nominees should "live, work or in some way contribute to the...

Gas prices have soared 35 cents in the past 30 days in Virginia. In fact, prices went up a whopping 11 cents since Friday in Virginia and currently average $3.61 for a gallon of self-serve regular gas. According to AAA, the high prices are a result of...

 Teams from Aberdeen Central High School and Northwestern Area High School will head to Huron Saturday for a regional competition organized by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.  The National Science Bowl is a competition that promotes...

The North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics is part of a grant to develop enhanced energy sugar beets that are optimized for biofuel production. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced...