Seattle’s Bertschi Science Wing Is World’s Fourth ‘Living Building’

The Bertschi School's Living Building science wing. Image via Bertschi School.

The new science wing at the Seattle school includes solar panels, a green roof, a green wall, a composting toilet, sustainably harvested wood and a rainwater collection system. Read more →

by

Solar Saves The Day In Student Cleantech Competition

studen cleantech competition

A reverse osmosis water supply system is a winner in a competition in which students had to devise solar-powered solutions for use in a disaster's aftermath. Read more →

by

DOE Funds Energy Education on Tribal Lands

Image via Sacred Power Corporation

Aiming to improve energy literacy, education and resource management, the Obama administration launches the American Indian Research and Education Initiative. Read more →

by

The BioBus Rolls To Deliver A Mobile Science Classroom

BioBus

A mobile science classroom called the Biobus is bringing a state-of-the-art, hands-on science classroom to underprivileged schools all over the country powered entirely by biofuels, wind power and solar energy. Read more →

by