Alternative Energy Daily News - March 21, 2007

• This special report from Business Week takes a look at which "green car" is the best.

• Also from Business Week: Thanks to the Clean Air Act, many metro areas have tackled poor air quality, saving thousands of lives and millions of dollars in the process.

• With the Air Force being the U.S. government’s biggest consumer of jet fuel, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley are looking at alternative fuels.

• As the earth heats up and fuel prices soar, energy efficiency is becoming the new catchworld. A growing number of firms and individuals are investing in energy renovations to make money and cut emissions.

• When employees don't turn off their computers after work, it can cost companies millions each year in wasted electricity. But one Seattle startup has turned this failure to shut down into a plan to rake in revenue.

• Massachusetts House leaders today are to unveil plans for steering the state away from reliance on fossil fuels and toward embracing renewable energy and alternative fuels.