A Brazilian mechanic is bringing light to the masses. With just a plastic bottle, water, and bleach, Alfredo Moser has found a way to produce a light that is up to 40 or 60 watts — stronger than some ...

Clean drinking water. We have to have it, and water- scarce areas of the country are considering some crazy things to get it. Robert Glennon's recent book, "Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and ...

NAIROBI, Kenya » In this maze of windowless tin shacks, school classes are often held outside because even in daytime it’s too dark to see the blackboard. Now a youth group is hoping some 2-liter ...

According to a recently released German study, the supposed “environmentally friendly” compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL’s), are reported to have “cancer causing chemicals” that are sent out when ...