FEATURES

Going green

Going green:
UC Berkeley

11.2007

From its many energy-related research centers to new requirements for campus conservation, UC Berkeley leads the way in changing how we think and act in order to save our environment.

Poplar tree

Advancing alternative energy sources

10.2007

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute have laid the groundwork that may lead to a new generation of biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol.

The Berkeley lamp

The Berkeley lamp

5.2001

Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an innovative, energy efficient table lamp for home and office use.

"smart" intersection

PATH creates "smart" intersection

3.2005

California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) at UC Berkeley creates a "smart" intersection that will prevent crashes for drivers making left turns into oncoming traffic.

New Ethanol station

New Ethanol station

8.2004

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has the first ethanol dispensing station in Northern California.