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Diesel Fuel Produced Using Long-Abandoned Bacterial Fermentation Process

News - 8 Nov 2012

A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, University of...

African Clean Technology Conference To Focus On Technologies That Inhibit Climate Change

News - 12 Jul 2012

Viridis Africa, the clean technology business and investment conference presents a matchmaking platform for African renewable energy, waste management, water conservation, and recycling projects and...

Owens Illinois to Promote Glass as a Sustainable Packaging Material

News - 7 Jun 2011

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), the world’s largest glass container manufacturer, announced the launch of Glass Is Life™. This groundbreaking marketing campaign is designed to showcase...

Alcoa Leads Global Sustainability Effort

News - 8 Feb 2010

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and a diverse group representing 29 leading global companies across 14 industries today called on businesses around the world to develop strategies that would enable a global...

Microbes that Produce Biofuel from Biomass

News - 28 Jan 2010

A collaboration led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass....

Brückner Promote Green Plastics at Chinaplas 2010

News - 26 Jan 2010

The Chinese government, large retailers and the Chinese packaging industry are increasingly setting high value on the environmental aspects of packaging materials for food, beverage and other consumer...

Packaging Industry Moves Towards More Sustaainable and Enviromentally Friendly Solutions

News - 2 Dec 2009

The Packaging Community has undertaken a survey into decision making in packaging across 9 European countries and concluded that there is a big move towards environmentally-friendly and sustainable...

DuPont Offers Real Solutions to Climate Change

News - 26 Aug 2009

Passage of environmentally effective and economically sustainable climate legislation in the U.S. will bring business opportunity to DuPont. "Passage of climate legislation will signal to...

What Happens When Nanoparticles Enter The Food Chain?

News - 22 Jun 2009

Too tiny to see or touch, manmade nanoparticles are increasingly becoming a by-product of industry and chemical and pharmaceutical technology. But once these super small materials enter...

Legal Loopholes Need Closing To Stop Nanotechnology Facing Same Litigation Disaster as Asbestos

News - 17 Jun 2009

Billions of dollars in potential asbestos-like litigation risks for nanotechnology companies and investors are now hidden due to weak regulations governing disclosures of liabilities, according to a...