Last year, I had the chance to check out a number of green building materials in Ford's vehicle pipeline. Some of these materials have yet to see the light of day--Indian grass molding compounds, anyone?--but Ford has finally ...READ»
Algae: is there anything it can't do? The slimy photosynthetic organism is already in the prototype stages as a biofuel, and now sustainable plastic manufacturer Cereplast has announced that it can turn algae into a sustainable ...READ»
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) seems like a great idea in theory--just stuff CO2 billowing out of coal plants underground, where it will be safely tucked away for centuries. But the technology hasn't been proven to work on a large ...READ»
Mainstream beverage distributors haven't managed to muster up the energy to produce 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles--until now. Naked Juice became the first nationally distributed brand to use PET (polyethylene ...READ»
U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury's is aggressively trying to cut down on excess packaging with a novel idea: breakfast in a bag. It's not an entirely new concept, niche green cereal brands have long used plastic bags for cereal. ...READ»
Warner Home Video is releasing new DVDs in cases that contain 20% less plastic. As a result of the effort, the company will reduce carbon emissions from its home entertainment division by 31%--and slash materials and shipping ...READ»
The $400 billion plastics industry would like you to know that its products are becoming greener, lighter, more efficient, and less evil.
Firms including Telles, a joint venture between Archer Daniels Midland
and ...READ»
Paper goes in the paper recycling bin, plastic goes in the plastic recycling bin, trash goes in the trash bin, and electronic waste goes...on the street? Not for much longer, at least in New York City. As of next year, NYC will ...READ»
Many companies manufacture synthetic crude oil--the entire Canadian oil shale industry comes to mind--but Oregon-based Agri-Plas is the first US company to convert hard-to-recycle agricultural plastics into crude oil.
The ...READ»
Whether or not cars use alternative fuel engines or regular gasoline ones, their overall manufacture isn't really very green at all. But that may only be until Toyota's latest idea becomes a reality, because the car giant is ...READ»
Samsung's Blue Earth is the first solar-powered all-touchscreen smartphone. The device even takes energy saving a bit further with a built-in "eco-mode" system.
This system sets low screen backlight brightness and duration with a ...READ»
Our recent article shone a light into the dark and complex issues of bisphenol A, or BPA, a component in many consumer plastic goods. And now a new study is darkening matters further since it suggests the chemical stays in our systems ...READ»
Blu-ray technology out-does DVD for one reason only: the discs store more information, so you can fit a higher-resolution movie file in the same physical space. That's a great thing now everyone and their dog has an HDTV. But a new ...READ»
How a handful of consultants used Big Tobacco's tactics to sow doubt about science and hold off regulation of BPA, a chemical in hundreds of products that could be harming an entire generation.READ»
