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NASA's upcoming mission to Jupiter can't get much greener than this: a solar-powered, windmill-shaped spacecraft....

Each of the top 100 American metropolitan areas has been able to add jobs as a result of green initiatives. Almost all of these jobs pay better than the median wage for that urban area.

Retail stores around the USA are installing charging stations for electric vehicles to serve owners of electric cars, bikes and scooters.

China acknowledged on Tuesday it is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases stoking global warming, confirming what scientists have said for years but defending its right to keep growing emissions.

Nissan's new electric car, the Leaf, will get the equivalent of 99 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving, based on government testing.

Solar power is coming to President Barack Obama's house.

Hundreds of naked and partially nude cyclists have pedaled their way through Philadelphia to promote bicycling awareness and cleaner air.

Spain's plans to have 2,000 electric cars on the road have been dealt a blow as figures show just 16 have been sold so far.

One of the biggest hurdles on the road to make electric vehicles attractive for the mass market is the long time it usually takes to charge batteries. But a Japanese company called JFE Engineering now claims it has found a solution for that problem.

Shares in electric car maker Tesla opened at $19, above the IPO price of $17, which in turn topped the proposed price range by $1.