http://www.smileyearth.com lets make our earth a smiley planet Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:07:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Electric cars can be smooth, quiet and environmentally friendly. But they still need fuel. Many have asked — and invested according to their answer — whether that fuel will come from batteries, utility grids, curb-side charging stations or some other technology. Drivers in California have a new option, if they drive a ... http://www.smileyearth.com/2009/09/23/solarcity-envisions-california-%e2%80%9csolar-corridor%e2%80%9d-for-green-drivers/ U.S. and Russian scientists exploring the Arctic ocean finally reached ice on Monday, about 435 miles (700 km) northwest of Barrow, Alaska. On a year when the Arctic sea ice has receded in the summer to its third-smallest on record, researchers on the RUSALCA expedition got the opportunity to study the ... http://www.smileyearth.com/2009/09/23/arctic-expedition-reaches-the-ice/ Image by Getty Images via Daylife Newsweek, encroaching on territory usually mined by activist groups like Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, has unveiled its innaugural NEWSWEEK Green Rankings, which ranks the 500 biggest U.S. companies based on their “actual environmental performance, policies, and reputation.” The magazine pointed out that ... http://www.smileyearth.com/2009/09/23/newsweek%e2%80%99s-green-rankings-perception-meets-reality/