Recommendation goes out to schools to pre-emptively remove all fluorescent lighting made before 1979 as it likely contains PCBs now being released into air as they break down from age.

Real-time management system for home automation to get started in Fios-based pilot project in New Jersey, with wider availability planned for mid-2011.

Berkshire Hathaway-owned subsidiary goes big for wind in Iowa, inks deal with Siemens as turbine provider.

Experts believe the record number of approvals for solar plants last year, which came as solar companies rushed to meet a December 31 deadline, has come to a close.

Republic reduces its first batch of rare earth export quotas for 2011 by more than 11 percent, in the face of a threat by the U.S. to complain to the WTO over the limits.

Premiering at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, the vehicles join the Chinese carmaker's plug-in hybrid sedan, currently being tested by the LA Housing Authority.

Originally posted at 2011 Detroit auto show

The electric car features achievement systems to reward green driving and ranks drivers against other drivers, delivering real-time smugness.

Originally posted at Crave

analysis Major automakers are scrambling to strip hundreds of pounds off future pickup trucks in an effort to meet new U.S. standards for fuel economy without sacrificing strength or towing capability.

Already used in Europe, Ford's fuel-saving system turns off the gas engine when a car is idle to improve efficiency by up to 10 percent.

CNET Car Tech reviews the 2011 Honda CR-Z.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog