Resources & Recycling
What’s good for you isn’t good for the krill
We all know that television commercials tend to, shall we say, accentuate the positive. But one recent ad we spotted went above and beyond
Green chemistry could make for easier-to-recycle plastics
US researchers say they might have found a way to more easily recycle plastic bottles or make them safely biodegradable in the environment. In
‘Miracle’ tree could bring cleaner drinking water to millions
A highly beneficial tree native to northwest India could help provide cleaner drinking water to millions of people across the developing world. The Moringa
Water-stressed trouble spots could see future conflicts
Picture an agricultural region that today provides jobs to thousands of seasonal workers each year. Now imagine that same region as it might look
‘Green’ chemical companies enjoy better cash flow, study finds
Chemical companies that make sustainable business practices a priority don’t just win pretty gold stars for going green … they actually enjoy much richer
Finally, good government waste: Office trash becomes biofuels
Finally, a use for all those thousand-plus-page pieces of legislation that our elected officials never read anyway: shred ‘em, pulp ‘em, add a shot
The secret to 21st century economic success: Do more with less
The secret to sustainable, economic success in the 21st century doesn’t lie with simply reducing fossil fuel consumption or cutting carbon dioxide emissions. Instead,
Trash day comes once a year for this household
A British family sent a bin of household rubbish to the landfill today … nothing remarkable about that, right? Except that this was the
How to get rid of plastic: Cook it and feed it to fungi
Mixing a bit of ultraviolet “cooking” with a special blend of fungi could provide an eco-friendly recipe for getting rid of bisphenol A (BPA)
Most large economies lag in 2010 world environmental rankings
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