Four Steps to Prepare for the Low-Plastic Future

The FDA’s reversal of its decision on BPA is one more sign that the way we use plastics today may be on the verge of a significant shift. As more studies implicate plastics in a range health problems, the FDA has vowed to be more responsive to health concerns about plastic.

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Four Steps to Prepare for the Low-Plastic Future

A Tall Order: Serious Materials to Retrofit Empire State Building’s Windows

Green building materials manufacturer Serious Materials will retrofit all 6,514 windows in the Empire State Building to quadruple their energy efficiency — but without discarding the 26,000 panes of existing glass.  

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A Tall Order: Serious Materials to Retrofit Empire State Building’s Windows

Recycling: from E-Waste to Resources

This report from the U.N. Environment Programme looks at the growth of e-waste generated by and sent to developing nations, and suggests ways to reduce the health and environmental impacts from discarded electronics.

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Recycling: from E-Waste to Resources

Mapping the Waste from Pizza and Sandwiches

Groups in the U.K. are examining the food and packaging waste created by the supply chains for pizza, sandwiches, quiche and frozen meals.

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Mapping the Waste from Pizza and Sandwiches

Obama’s Nuclear Madness and the Future of ‘Clean’ Energy

In early February, President Obama did something that his predecessor George W. Bush was unable to do: He pushed the restart button on the U.S. nuclear power industry

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HP, Intel, General Mills Top List of Best Corporate Citizens

The 11th annual list of the top 100 corporations released by Corporate Responsibility Magazine puts those three firms in the top slots; Bristol-Myers Squibb, which topped last year’s list, falls to seventh in the 2010 rankings.

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HP, Intel, General Mills Top List of Best Corporate Citizens