Petrochemicals

Corexit Maker Nalco Gets Louisiana Credits For Plant

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: BP Settlement, Petrochemicals, Payroll Taxes, Cleanup Workers, Louisiana Dept. Of Environmental Quality, Dispersants, BP Oil Spill, Oil Refineries, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Nalco Company, the maker of Corexit used to disperse oil from the BP spill, is using Louisiana state credits to build an $18.7 million polymer facility at its Garyville plant -- 35 miles upriver from New Orleans.

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New Orleans Tap Water Beats Odds, Meets All Regulatory Standards

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Industrial Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Petrochemicals, Baton Rouge, U.S. Coast Guard, Lower Ninth Ward, La. Dept. Of Environmental Quality, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pollutants, Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, La. Dept. Of Health & Hospitals, Bp Spill, Mississippi River, Business News
Susan Buchanan

Residents worry about spills in the river, and wonder if oil lapping at the coast has affected their faucet water. Local, state and federal authorities, however, say the city's tap water meets and, under some criteria, exceeds their standards.

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Eco Etiquette: How Can I Reduce My Oil Footprint?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Oil Spill, British Petroleum, Oil Spill, Green Living, Massey Coal Mine, Offshore Drilling, Oil Companies, Petrochemicals, Deepwater Horizon, Fossil Fuels, Green Living Advice, Oil Footprint, Bottled Water, Plastic Bags, Slidepollajax, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Seeing what's happening w...

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The MudRoom: Aaron Woolf on How to Rev up Urban Renewal

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detroit, The MudRoom, Aaron Woolf, Transportation, Petrochemicals, King Corn, Public Transit, Commuting, BP Oil Spill, Bo, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Join me and King Corn director Aaron Woolf tonight for a live 30-minute webcast at 8pm EST.

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Eco Etiquette: Is My Moisturizer Safe? 5 Petrochemicals to Avoid Now

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Industrial Chemicals, Parabens, Skin Deep, Phthalates, Petrochemicals, Green News, Carcinogens, President's Cancer Panel, Environmental Working Group, Green Beauty, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I'm a guy who recently st...

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9 Shocking Things Made From Oil (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Petrochemicals, Oil Industry, Oil, Products Oil, Things Made From Oil, Oil Everyday Use, Petroleum Based Products, Petroleum, Slidepollajax, Products Petroleum, Green News

Oil isn't just what fuels your car-- it's all over, pervading every part of your life. When it comes to products, you'd probably be more hard-pressed ...

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Halloween? Bah, Humbug!

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Halloween, Store-Bought, Acrylic, 350.Org, Toilet Paper, Eco-Minded, Cover Girl, China, Pretty Scary, Toxins, Sugar Crash, Paper-Bags, All-Hallows-Eve, Christmas, Eco-Freaks, Jack-O-Lanterns, Urban Myth, Plastic, Flame-Retardant, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Fire-Retardants, Trick-or-Treat, Holidays, Petrochemicals, Pumpkin Seeds, Ready-Made Costumes, Revlon, Candy-Corn, Martha Stewart, Candy-Bars, Heavy-Metal-Toxins, Booty, Womens Voices for the Earth, Big Box Store, Carbon Footprint, Mask, Make-Up, Forest Stewardship Council, Halloween Costumes, Columbus Day, Seventh Generation, Nylon, X-Box 360, Acetate, Ghoul Make-Up, Mommy-Made, Maybelline, Green News
Michael DeJong

Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy festive holidays as much as the next person, but we eco-freaks can't help ourselves from sucking the fun out of things, particularly when it comes to harming children.

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Kuwait Scraps $17 Billion Dow Chemicals Joint Venture

AP | DIANA ELIAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kuwait, Dow Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Kuwait Dow, Business News

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's government on Sunday scrapped a $17.4 billion joint venture with U.S. petrochemical giant Dow Chemical after criticism fr...

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Dow Chemicals Sells 50 Percent Stake To Kuwaiti Co For $9.5 Billion

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kuwait Petroleum, Dow Chemical Co, Oil, Dow Chemical, Petrochemical Industries, Petrochemicals, Business News

Dow Chemical Co. will sell a 50 percent interest in five of its global businesses to a Kuwaiti company for about $9.5 billion to form a new joint petr...

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