I've started reading a book called “Countdown” with the subtitle “Our last, best hope for a future on earth?” by Alan Weisman. It is a sequel to Weisman's book “The World Without Us,” where the “Us” is people. Where “The World Without Us” describes how ea

Growing, processing, and dyeing fabric is a huge global industry (over $70 billion in the U.S. alone)—and one with a significant environmental footprint. Most people don’t know much about the how our clothes—made of all kinds of materials and colored with

While the debate over using crops for fuel continues, scientists are now reporting a new, fast approach to develop biofuel in a way that doesn't require removing valuable farmland from the food production chain. Their work examining the fuel-producing pot

Every year, starting in 1996, the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® hosts the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, bringing together scientists, engineers, government and business leaders from around the world under a common vision of a brighter, smarte

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13th Annual Green Chemistry in Education Workshop
July 12-17, 2014 – University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

The Green Chemistry in Education Workshop is a five-day workshop for educators in the chemical sciences interested in incorporating green or sustainable ch

The ACS Green Chemistry Institute® administers two student awards each year that recognize and support young chemists and engineers interested in green chemistry and engineering. Applications for both awards are due on February 1, 2014. Apply today for th

It has been a year now since I've started working at the ACS GCI and I’m not quite sure how the days accumulated into weeks and months that passed so quickly. I’m also not sure how we managed to accomplish so much but I think it has to do with having an a

Show how green your work is at Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Green Chemistry in Hong Kong this year!

The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry define our view of a sustainable future, with a key focus on designing chemical products and process

For some 5,000 years, cultivated silkworms have been spinning luxurious white silk fibers destined for use in the finest clothing. But current dyeing practices produce wastewater that contains potentially harmful toxins, so scientists are turning to a new

A passionate advocate for green chemistry, author, and professor at the University of Delaware, Dr. Al Matlack, passed away in early November. According to his family, he died suddenly, apparently without premonition, and only days after finishing yet ano

The New Year is a time for reflection on the last twelve months and anticipation of the next twelve. As we exit 2013, the green chemistry community has a lot to be proud of considering huge gains made in fields like catalysis, process energy efficiency, a

Contributed by Garine Isassi

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored industrial pioneers and leading scientists in Green Chemistry this month by announcing the winners of the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge.

An awards ceremony was

Loofahs, best known for their use in exfoliating skin to soft, radiant perfection, have emerged as a new potential tool to advance sustainability efforts on two fronts at the same time: energy and waste. The study describes the pairing of loofahs with bac

Contributed by Stephen Schafer, Pharmaceutical Technology Specialist, Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals

To help continue to foster a Green and Sustainable culture (i.e., recycling initiatives, waste reduction, and maximizing efficiency of processes) at Kremers