Wildlife workers clean a Canada goose that was covered in oil during the spill. (Tri-State Bird Rescue) Dominion Power has accepted responsibility for spilling 13,500 gallons of mineral oil into the Potomac River last month and will pay for the cleanup, the company recently announced. The spill in one area of the river near Reagan National Airport, according to WTOP.com. Officials performed days of tests and determined the Jan. 24 spill , the Washington Post reported. “Now that we’ve had...

Recology in San Fransico accumulates an additional 100 tons of cardboard every day. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Despite common logic, the unseen impacts of e-commerce are hurting the environment more than they're helping, a new study suggests. Although shopping from home keeps shoppers from jumping in their cars, one-by-one, to drive to local stores, online shopping has a greater impact on transportation and greenhouse emissions, according to a multi-year study by the University of Delaware. “Our simulation results showed that network,...

Workers install Wattway panels to a street. (COLAS/Joachim Bertrand) To generate clean energy, France will soon be covering parts of its historic cobblestone roads with solar panels. The French government is planning to , which has the capacity to provide for up to 8 percent of the country’s population, reports Co.Exist. Construction is to take place over the next five years, using Wattway panels from construction and transport infrastructure maintenance company Colas. The photo above shows a truck on top...