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• Fire retardant ban rose from the ashes

  After being dismissed in California's legislation floor last year, the bill AB 706 was again revived although slightly amended in August 4 by its sponsor, Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). This time, AB 706 does not outrightly proposed a ban... Posted Aug 18 2008, 06:38 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Regulation, General, California, Government, ban, flame retardants, furniture

• California: Bright and green

  Why is California always seem to be ahead when it comes to ginormous green projects? In the solar sector, Pacific Gas and Electric Company will soon be able to supply enough clean energy to 239,000 homes in California with its recent solar power contracts... Posted Aug 15 2008, 04:21 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: electricity, Company initiatives, Investments, California, solar, PG&E, project

• Plastic bag fuss on West Coast

  A lot of plastic news happening in the West Coast particularly in Seattle and Los Angeles that I did not have the time to talk about last week. According to several news sources, the city council of Los Angeles, California, voted a resolution on July... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:08 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, Regulation, Products, studies and reports, California, recycling, Government, plastic bag, ban, biodegradable, seattle

• California wants green buildings

  As mentioned last Friday, California's Building Standards Commission adopted the first statewide green building standards in the US which will become mandatory in 2010. The new building standards aim to reduce energy use in building structures by... Posted Jul 21 2008, 11:43 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, Regulation, green, General, California, Government, energy-efficient, building, standards

• California wants green floors

  California's new 1% VOC-limit standards effective 2011 has driven JohnsonDiversey to reformulate its floor finish line Signature ultra. The company says the reformulated product has reduced VOC (volatile organic compounds) content by 40%. JohnsonDiversey... Posted Jul 11 2008, 05:22 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Company initiatives, Products, California, R&D, consumer, Government, VOC, floor care

• California hard on water softeners

  Water softeners are expected to soon be banned in California , according to the Water Quality Association (WQA). The bill will not only costs homeowners sums of money, WQA said, but will also have the potential to drive up illegal water softener sales... Posted Jul 09 2008, 10:11 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Water, Environment, California, Government, ban, softener

• California implements emissions reduction plan

  California plans to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over the next 12 years , according to the California's Air Resources Board (ARB). Central to the plan is a cap and trade program covering 85% of the state's emissions,... Posted Jun 27 2008, 11:56 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Environment, Regulation, California, emission, Government, greenhouse gas

• Who's the most sustainable of them all?

  This new report from the Roberts Environmental Center of Claremont McKenna College might answer the question of what companies are the most sustainable in California. Titled "Analysis of Sustainability Reporting of Fortune Companies in California... Posted Jun 19 2008, 02:57 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: chemicals, Company initiatives, General, studies and reports, California, Companies, sustainability, index

• Solar is killing me!

  Here's several recent solar news to share before my brain shuts down from the 100 degree [F] temperature here in New York: Akrion and CEA-Liten will collaborate on advanced solar cell development Amtech announces $8.5 Million in New Solar Orders Clear... Posted Jun 10 2008, 08:23 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: electricity, news, Company initiatives, Products, Investments, General, California, R&D, photovoltaic, solar cell, solar energy

• Climate change post footnote

  Also check out this week's issue of ICIS Chemical Business (Disclosure: I work for ICIS ) featuring global regulatory issues such as Europe's REACH, worldwide climate change, California's Green Chemistry Initiative, and other environmental... Posted Jun 03 2008, 01:08 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: US, Environment, Europe, Regulation, green, General, California, ICB, Government, climate change, Reach

• Algae lovers united

  Algae, another putative bifouel source has its backers, and one group of algae lovers have untied in the Chorophyll collective , based in Berkeley, California. How I didn't find them before, I just don't know. Read More... Posted Jun 02 2008, 03:35 PM by The Big Biofuels Blog Filed under: biofuels, California, algae, Chorophyll, Berkeley, collective

• ACC unleashes recycling symbol

  The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) new plastic bag logo could induced consumers to recycle their used bags with its bigger and bolder graphics. Definitely way better than the microscopic recycle symbol currently found on the bottom of the bags... Posted Apr 22 2008, 11:56 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: General, California, ACC, plastic bag, logo

• Finding Nema in California

  No this is not Nemo's sister but could be Nemo himself...except a little bit altered. Toxicology researchers from Southern California released a study stating hormone-altering chemicals are escaping sewage-treatment plants and finding their way in... Posted Feb 20 2008, 06:12 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: fish, Environment, General, studies and reports, California, Sewage system