Published by Hannah Wooderson for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Environment Tuesday 9th March 2010 - 4:00pm Two more areas propose eco-town developments Two new areas have been added to the list of proposals for a "second wave" of eco-towns, the Government said today.

Two years ago, this gritty mining city hosted a brief 21st-century gold rush. Long famous for coal, Puertollano discovered another energy source it had overlooked: the relentless, scorching sun.

A wood-munching marine pest could be the key to a biofuel breakthrough, say scientists.

China's Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang said here on Monday a lot of new and high technologies will be applied to the Shanghai World Expo, which is designed to highlight the theme of "Better City, Better Life" with the latest technologies.

But Hill, who lives outside Abilene in West Texas, is spending much of his time nowadays talking about an unusual power source: wood chips.

In former swamplands teeming with otters and wild hogs, one of the nation's biggest utilities is running an experiment in the future of renewable power.

Ohio has missed out on thousands of manufacturing jobs in the solar industry because it was slow to phase out certain taxes and make other adjustments to lure factories, a newspaper reported Sunday.

DULUTH, Minn. - Plumber and pipefitter Brian O'Leary says he's lucky if he gets a few days of work each fortnight.