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Lucky $26m green recipients

Is $26m enough to partially fund development of new energy efficient industrial processing? The US Department of Energy (DOE) seems to think so and has given the three-year funding to be shared by eight lucky projects: Energy Reduction and Advanced Water Removal via Membrane Solvent Extraction Technology...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2008
Green marketing 101

Marketers may have to attend Greenwashing seminars and classes if they want to learn the do's and don'ts on how to use green words in their advertisings. All over the world, public advocates are scrutinizing every green word in marketing and advertising and this summer alone found major companies...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-26-2008
Chrysler now produces hybrid electric cars

Chrysler said it has begun rolling off its new hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) assembly line in Newark, Delaware, in time for the introduction of the company's new 2009 Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid and 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid . The company said the two full-size 4x4 sport-utility HEVs are nearly...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-22-2008
The mystery of bioplastics

Plastic bags' disposal and waste issues are under scrutiny all over the world but is bioplastic really the solution? There are buzzing questions whether some of the bioplastics currently being offered in the market are 100% biodegradable or maybe they're just partially degradable. Some of them...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-22-2008
Lanxess' green chemistry goals

If a chemical or chemicals can help make cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission; help create cheaper fuel cells or solar panels; or make existing or new sources of water drinkable, does this mean the chemical or chemicals can be categorized as green? Even if they are not made from plants, bacteria...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2008
Dwindling virgin plastic demand

Here's more bad news for plastic producers but good news for the environment. According to ConAgra Foods , a major US packaged food manufacturer, they are planning to recycle 8 million pounds of plastic waste into new frozen meal trays for their brands Healthy Choice ® ,Banquet ® , Kid Cuisine ®...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
Organic store bans bottled water

Step aside Whole Foods! This up and coming organic retail chain store from Washington metro area, MOM's (which stands for My Organic Market) is taking its green initiative to the next level by phasing out all imported bottled water from their shelves. "Once we thought about the amount of energy...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
BPA is safe says FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report last week Thursday stating that there is no health risk in the use of bisphenol-A in food containers for infants and adults. The FDA is still proposing more testing strategy to erase the uncertainties surrounding BPA's use in food contact...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-18-2008
The smaller the better

Ford's new motto seems to be focus on getting smaller...with their vehicles that is. The company's new Ford Fiesta, said to be the first of a generation of new global small Ford cars, is now being mass produced in Cologne , Germany. The Fiesta will be tailor-made for each region, Europe, Asia...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-15-2008
The new green entrepreneurs

Just as the dot.com era produces this generation's young millionaires (or billionaires), the green trend is starting to drive out new your entrepreneurs straight out of school..or some of them still in school. An example is this MBA student from the University of Toledo who re-purposed part of his...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-13-2008

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