Elisabeth Rosenthal

As he has done frequently over the last 18 months, Andy Roost drove his blue diesel Peugeot 205 onto a farm, where signs pointed one way for

DETROIT: When Shai Agassi set out in 2007 to develop an infrastructure to service electric cars, circumstances were hardly in his favor.

Gasoline was cheap, and big pickups and SUVs still ruled the road in the United States. While auto companies were working on alternative-fuel vehicles, they seemed destined for a tiny niche market of green-minded consumers.

Siliguri, Jan. 28: The West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation, in association with the Tea Board of India, has decided to draft a package to promote the use of renewable and eco-friendly energy sources in the tea estates of north India.

ISLAMABAD: Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has decided to approach provincial governments for provision of wasteland for bio-diesel plantation. According to AEDB on Wednesday, the board of directors has decided to facilitate provision of land to private firms interested in bio-diesel projects.

In research that touches on two of Americans