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Monthly Archives: December 2010
EPA Forms New Group to Increase Tribes' Role in Chemical Management and Pollution Prevention Activities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is forming a new tribal committee to provide tribes with an opportunity for greater input on issues related to toxic chemicals and pollution prevention. The move is part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s priority to … Continue reading
Fate and Transport of Steroid Hormones and Veterinary Antibiotics Derived from Cattle Farms
Via the GLRPPR Blog. ISTC Senior Chemist Wei Zheng received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the fate and transport of hormones and antibiotics from cattle farms. He recently submitted the following update to the USDA and … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, ISTC News, Research
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NREL Launches Renewable Energy Projects Financing Web Site
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s finance analysis team has developed a renewable energy project finance Web site featuring a blog, case studies, market analysis, and policy evaluation. The team also compiled an extensive database of financing resources, tools, and analysis. … Continue reading
2010 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Global Commercialization Development Update Report Released
The International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program, recently released the 2010 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Global Commercialization Development Update report. This document outlines the … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Publications
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Product Stewardship & Extended Producer Responsibility: Towards a Comprehensive Packaging Recycling Strategy for the US
Download the paper from Natural Logic. Requires you to submit your name and e-mail address. There is now an opportunity to overcome thirty years of stagnation in waste management policy in the US to achieve a whole-system transformation of recycling … Continue reading
Posted in Product stewardship, Publications
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City of San Francisco is First in U.S. to Pass Pharmaceuticals Stewardship Legislation
Read the news release. San Franciscans took a big step towards accessing convenient opportunities to safely manage their unused drugs at no additional increase in taxes or garbage rates. To that end, the City passed on first reading an ordinance … Continue reading
MIT Adds Economics to Lifecycle Research on Building Materials
Read the full story at GreenerBuildings. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are providing an early look at what they describe as groundbreaking work — the first lifecycle assessments of building and paving materials to consider economic as well … Continue reading
Posted in Green Building, Product stewardship
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Energy Efficiency Ain't Rocket Science, But It Could Use a Boost
Read the full post at GreenBiz. Two years ago, I sat in a crowded ballroom in Beijing and listened to incoming Walmart CEO Mike Duke say, “By 2012, our goal is for the top 200 factories we source from directly … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Green Business
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Triclosan's Dirty Secrets Can Land Your Products in 'Toxic Lockout'
Read the full story at GreenerDesign. In this blogging space in September, I asked, “Should Your Company Wash Its Hands of Triclosan?” I noted that the FDA and EPA will be revisiting regulatory approvals of triclosan in the next few … Continue reading
Posted in Green Business, Green Products, Regulation
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General Motors Turns Gulf Coast Oil Booms Into Chevy Volt Parts
Read the full story at GreenBiz. Although it might be a stretch to say that something good has come of last summer’s tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new announcement this morning from General Motors showcases the … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive industry
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