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The European Commission launched a debate on the future of PVC yesterday -- the start of a process that could lead to restrictions on the production, use and disposal of the controversial but widely used plastic.
More than 400 companies and trade associations have banded together to evaluate the potential health and environmental hazards of about 2,800 chemicals in their inventories, and to help make their findings more accessible to the public.
The total generating capacity of wind power plants in the United States is likely to increase by 30% to 50% by the end of next year, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
The banana business is going greener, with a number of major companies, including Chiquita, working to qualify for a new Eco-OK banana label developed by environmental groups under the banner of the Better Banana Project.
Biodiversity. It's a big word. But not so big that you won't find it in your backyard. To prove the point, Ellen Censky, director of the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, and nearly 100 other scientists and volunteers gather each year in one of Connecticut's state or municipal parks. There, they catalog as many species of plants and animals as they can in 24 hours.
The Sierra Club, one of America’s oldest and most respected environmental groups, has thrown its weight behind Vice President Al Gore in his campaign for President. In its formal endorsement of Gore today, the Sierra Club called Gore the "best chance" to beat Republican candidate George W. Bush, which the group criticized as "anti-environmental."
Petroleum-based wax paper, watch out: there's a slick new game in town, and it could be better for the environment. Researchers have developed a way to make an eco-friendly bio-based version of the kitchen and food-industry staple.
The future looks bright for gallium nitride, already a star in light-emitting diodes, lasers, and high-power transistors. A sizeable donation will help researchers at the University of Cambridge develop new uses for the material, hailed as the most important new electronic material since silicon.
Europe's worst polluters will be named by a new register set up to monitor the emissions of 20,000 industrial facilities in the European Union. Public knowledge of their environmental transgressions is expected to shame them into reducing their harmful emissions.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to the state's organic standards that would affect the list of approved materials for use in organic crop production, roadside vegetation management, genetic engineering, and standards for the use of seeds and transplants in organic farming.