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| Solar cars news Let the sun shine in Homeowner thinks going entirely solar is a bright idea NEWBURYPORT - Andy Morris does a lot of things to save energy. He limits his television and air conditioning use, he walks where others drive, he uses special efficient light bulbs. Going Green Goes Mainstream Today, more Americans are embracing the green way of life. They are using alternative forms of energy, buying hybrid cars and eating organic food. Being green is now mainstream, Russ Mitchell reports. Charging into the future Cedar Park startup bets it can produce a mass-market power storage device for electric cars. Climate protest goes mainstream As thousands called for action on climate change many publicly added their voice to the campaign for the first time. Up Next And Recaps Fuel-stingy cars to get preferred parking BOZEMAN - The new Bozeman Public Library is reserving some of its parking spots for hybrid vehicles and car pools in its effort to be environmentally friendly. Test of Texas border Webcams is rocky Texas launched its ambitious effort to use Internet users to watch the border for illegal immigrants. But the network of surveillance cameras Friday was plagued by technical problems, the images were grainy and the cameras were placed so high that it was hard to distinguish a person from, say, a bush. Technical Difficulties Plague Online Camera Site AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas launched its ambitious effort to use Internet users to watch the border for illegal immigrants. Courier News Online - Man builds prototype house for living clean and green EAST AMWELL -- Mike Strizkis house is powered by a dream -- along with 56 solar panels and 10 storage tanks filled with hydrogen. Strizki is the proprietor of the first home anywhere to be completely powered by renewable energy: solar and hydrogen. Iron & Wine Tours the World! Exams are over and Professor Sam Beam is ready to take his band to Europe through May, in support of his newly released sophomore album, Our Endless Numbered Days . Hell kick it off with a date on Wednesday at an unpronounceable cafe in Lerida, Spain, before hightailing it, Griswold-style, through Italy, Scandinavia, and the UK in just 14 days. | ||