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A number of innovative bio-technologies are on the market today that offer highly effective alternatives to traditional chemical formulas, proving that products don't need to be toxic to be...
By making tires better at overcoming the resistance they face from the road, tire makers are helping vehicles increase their fuel economy and discarding the long-held principle that says any...
Marking a shift in tactics after 20 years of certifying individual products or services, the nonprofit green certification group has launched a new project that will measure and seek to improve...
Chinese researchers say new carbon nanotubes will make oil spill clean-ups quicker and easier. ...
Architectural firm Perkins+Will has unveiled its Precautionary List, which includes 25 chemicals commonly used in buildings, explains why they are a threat to humans and the environment, and lists...
The head of the Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center talks about how she developed and promotes her line of green cleaning products, the lessons all...
The new report shows that the chemical management services industry has steadily grown its revenue and its reach within and outside of North America over the past three years. Chemical suppliers...
In May, with very little fanfare, Walmart introduced a new tool known as GreenWERCS that assesses the composition of chemical intensive products -- which amounts to just about any non-food item on...
The project to release environmentally friendly technologies into the public domain has now reached 100 patents in less than two years' time, with the addition today of four patents from Dow and...
Strong supplier partnerships, green design objectives, and sharing best practices with government, NGOs and peers have allowed Nike, HP and SC Johnson to weed out toxic materials from their...
A new report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets. ...
This report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets. ...
The founder of Interface shows how being a tree-hugging environmentalist and the head of a thriving, $1-billion a year carpet company don't need to be mutually exclusive ...
The EPA has released a set of principles that reflect changes the Obama Administration would like to see made to the country's chemical management law, including support for green chemistry...
The latest book from Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson offers tips and insights from what is arguably the world's most forward-thinking and sustainability-minded mainstream company. ...
Ford's exploration of alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has led to a soy foam headliner that is 25 percent lighter than traditional headliners. That and the company's other soy applications...
In the latest challenge posed by the editors of Backpacker Magazine to equipment manufacturers, five companies are bringing all their innovations to bear to make hiking boots that tread gently on...
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Canon U.S.A. has announced its first series of products that it developed using its own life cycle assessment product design system, which resulted in lighter products, more recycled and bio-based...
The Plastics Scorecard, to be released this month, rates plastics based on their lifecycle impacts and health hazards in an effort to advance sustainable raw material choices, greener chemistry...
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