green chemistry

The best 18 green business stories from mid September covering topics in chemistry, product development, marketing, innovation, and regulation among others. Includes stories on eco-patents, california green chemistry, consumer reports investigation into energy star standards, and 15 others.

Green and Sustainable News for late August - early Sept 2008, including stories on bioplastics, retail, consumer products, flame retardants, sustainability metrics, and more

Green issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don’t want to poison others in the process. Efforts to protect the environment and conserve valuable resources must be coupled with proper health and safety procedures. Unfortunately, just saying this doesn’t make it happen. Developing countries are becoming a dumping ground for much toxic waste and proper environmental health and safety is being ignored, both by local opportunists and suppliers of e-Waste from developed nations.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs AB 1109, which creates a green chemistry program including removingtoxins from energy efficient light bulbs.