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Food and Beverage Waste Makes Sustainable Carbon-Based LEDs Possible
Target Incentivizes Suppliers to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
October 15, 2015 | Triple Pundit
Target has posted a significant update to its sustainable products standard that is driving suppliers away from toxic ingredients
Calcium Carbide Replaces Explosive Acetylene in Organic Synthesis
October 14, 2015 | Chemistry World
Scientists have replaced explosive acetylene with cheap and benign calcium carbide to make common small organic molecules in a safer, cheaper and more atom-economical way, and at scale
Seeing a Commitment to Greener Chemistry at this Year’s ACS conference
October 14, 2015 | SciTech Connect
Elsevier hosted booth at ACS Nation Meeting, noted frequent green chemistry discussion
EPA Leaders Praise CSU Sustainability Efforts
October 14, 2015 | Colorado State University
CSU’s research and innovation efforts in green technologies and practices have grabbed the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Commercial Boost for Firms That Suck Carbon from Air
October 14, 2015 | Nature
Two companies expand their extraction plants and line up customers
Natural Substance Found in Mussels Looks to be a Nifty Flame Retardant, Too
October 13, 2015 | Minn Post
Since California changed manufacturing practices by requiring foam-filled furniture, mattresses, infant clothes and other products be treated with flame retardants, policymakers and legislators have struggled with a difficult trade-off
Flick the Switch for Bacteria-Made Biofuels
October 12, 2015 | Asian Scientist
Using in silico modeling and simulation, scientists have engineered a more efficient enzyme for the production of n-butanol in bacteria
How Big Chains from Walmart to Whole Foods are Cleaning Up Chemicals
October 10, 2015 | Green Biz
As consumers increasingly seek more sustainable products, retailers have become a new voice for the chemical safety of the products they sell
October 9, 2015 | Living on Earth
Ken Geiser, UMass Lowell Emeritus Professor, talks with host Steve Curwood about testing regimes and how we can make the chemical industry safer
National Chemistry Week: Molecules, Light and Natural Dyes
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