May 21 (Bloomberg) –- Acting in a film can mean long days and waiting around for hours until the director calls "action." So where do stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck relax or get in character during their down hours on a movie set? They chill out in luxury motor homes that […]

IndyCar’s Andretti team joins proposed electric-car race series Driver Lucas Di Grassi spins his wheels making doughnut turns while demonstrating the new Formula E electric race car prototype in downtown Los Angeles in April. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times / July 17, 2013) By Jim PeltzJuly 17, 2013, 12:39 p.m. Formula E, a proposed new series featuring all-electric race […]

Jump-starting electric vehicle sales with workplace charging stations Electric vehicle enthusiasts aim to boost the viability of the EV industry by encouraging employers to add charging stations. As of July 20, there were 7,849 public and private non-residential charging… (Irfan Khan, Los Angeles…) Electric cars will probably remain a tiny niche of the auto industry […]

It has something to do with windmills — or hybrid cars. It’s related to alternative and renewable energy. It’s solar power. BLOG: Economy cut green jobs less, study says COLUMN: Climate destroys, creates jobs That’s what people told me comes to mind when they think of “green” or “clean” jobs. As one person summed up what they […]

WASHINGTON — Emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are growing at such a rate that the world will probably exceed a safe limit in average global temperatures by the end of the century and veer into a higher temperature zone that would profoundly damage economic growth and most other aspects of life, according to a new report […]

Thinnest light absorber yet could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar cells by Signe Brewster JUL. 18, 2013 – 10:57 AM PDT SUMMARY:Stanford researchers found gold nanoparticles 14 nanometers tall can absorb 93 percent of reddish-orange light, making them an interesting candidate for use in solar cells. tweet this Gold may not seem like the best […]

More school districts shift away from diesel fuel to stretch strained budgets and promote cleaner air. (Photo: Omaha School District) STORY HIGHLIGHTS About 95% of the nation’s 480,000 school buses still run on diesel The initial cost of a new, full-size propane school bus is about $100,000 That’s $3,000-$4,000 more than a similarly sized diesel […]