environment

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said on Tuesday that it has made a deal with SolarCity, and it is the biggest deal it has ever made. SolarCity will use the Google fund to help finance rooftop installations. Google Inc. is creating a $28

FirstService announced the official launch of FS Energy, an energy management company that is leading environmental change by improving energy efficiency and lowering operating costs across FirstService's extensive property manage

Germany jumped the U.S. to come in at #2, investing $41.2 billion, even though American investment increased 51% to $34 billion.

The Pew Environmental Group today released the 2010 edition of "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race?" The report showed China retaining its #1 spot on the list, having invested $54.4 billion in 2010, up from $39.1 billion in 2009.

Energy shares are higher in mid-day trading as crude oil futures top $100 a barrel. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery is trading up 2.8%, or $2.72 to $100.73 a barrel. In mid-day news, Wabash National (WNC) announced today

The Air Toxics Rule will require over 1100 existing and new coal-fired electricity generating plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.

ADA-ES (ADES) is higher after it says it expects significant growth in markets for its products and services as a result of the proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards released by the Environmental Protection Agency today.

The settlement is being paid in stocks and warrants of the "new" General Motors, and will resolve 34 different environmental claims in 11 states.

GM is trading down 2% at $31.65 per share.

The "old" GM, Motors Liquidation Company, the precursor to the "new" General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM), which emerged from bankruptcy in 2009, has reached an agreement with the U.S. government to pay $50.6 million to settle various env

The agency said that 15% ethanol blended with gasoline is safe for cars and light trucks manufactured between 2001 and 2006, increasing the radius of vehicle models that can take the combination fuel from an October decision that

The fuel blend is popular in farming regions because most ethanol is derived from corn and grains.

The Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of more corn-based ethanol in fuel for vehicles on Friday.

Shares of SAIC (SAI) are higher in after-hours trading after the company said it was awarded a $907 million contract by the U.S. Department of Energy. Under terms of the contract, the DOE wants SAIC to provide environmental clean-