Pollution Prevention

Can Green Chemistry Get Us Out of Deepwater?

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainability, Deepwater Horizon, Paul Anastas, Pollution Prevention, Gulf Oil Spill, Green Chemistry, Green News
Elizabeth Grossman

EPA-approved oil dispersants - themselves petroleum-based products with unknown long term impacts - are products of the kind of old thinking and outdated design that got us into this mess in the first place.

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Shoes Off at the Door? New Reasons Why

Annie B. Bond | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Living, Green Living, Pets, Pollution Prevention, Kids, Healthy Home, Shoes, Toxins, Healthy Living News
Annie B. Bond

While we may no longer be tracking in as much bacteria on our shoes, we are not tracking in dangerous pollutants. It may be time to return to the practices of the 15th century to protect the health of our homes.

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More to Deal with Than Just Climate: 25 Years Since Bhopal Disaster

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bhopal, Dupont, Copenhagen 2009, Pollution Prevention, Reach, Baby Bottles, Nike, Responsible Care, Bpa, Climate Change, SC Johnson, Toxics Release Inventory, Hp, Rohs, Green News
Andrew Winston

The issue of toxicity and chemicals is one that lies somewhat separate from the climate discussion. While it gets lost in the shuffle sometimes, the pressure on companies to deal with it just keeps rising.

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