Reviewed on November 20, 2007We failed to find much that was special about our 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and even with few options, it was expensive. Its hybrid system is its best feature, justifying most of the price. The Limited model is nicer in every way and can be optioned with navigation and a better stereo.TAGS:Los Angeles auto show, hill, energy, Los Angeles, car, entertainment, LCD, battery
November 28, 2007The search and advertising company is a force to be reckoned with across the Web. Now it's looking to do the same in alternative energy (along with many others, large and small).TAGS:soda, advertising company, alternative energy, Google Inc., energy, HP
October 26, 2007Lorraine Bolsinger, who heads a major energy-efficiency initiative at General Electric, says companies can make green while being green.
Photos: Inside GE's clean-tech labsTAGS:General Electric Co., scarcity, energy, CEO
July 23, 2007Chimps on treadmills may help explain why human ancestors evolved into bipeds 10 million years ago.Images: Humans vs. chimps at the gymTAGS:leg, treadmill, energy, human, patch management, researcher
November 27, 2007A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda.Photos: Fumes turned baking sodaTAGS:soda, carbon, global warming, plant, energy, Texas, scientist
December 3, 2007Coal is probably a fact of life. The problem is how to burn it. We answer some of questions surrounding the fuel and how scientists might make it more eco-friendly.Photos: Coal addictionTAGS:coal, BTU, ton, nuclear power, China, Russia, India, energy, scientist, U.S., Adobe PDF
January 22, 2007Heat mining technology can be improved and deployed broadly to generate clean electricity, says an Energy Department-sponsored report.TAGS:energy, electricity, fossil fuel, professor, U.S.
August 15, 2007Harnessing the power of the ocean may be the next big opportunity in energy. Here's what you need to know.Photos: Tapping wave powerTAGS:sea, turbine, ocean, power, energy, wave, U.S.