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Now its "green" to ship trees to power stations

Now it is "green" to ship trees to power stations and burn them, according to E.ON in this report from Cleantech . E.ON, which is planning a timber fired electricity generation station in the Port of Bristol. Is it sustainable? What area would need to be felled each year... What is E.ON doing...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2008
Pittsburgh's shiny green steel

I am off to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for two days attending a US bash given by the Germany-based specialty chemicals company Lanxess. The company is also celebrating their recent quarterly profit. In case I'll be too muddled with their champagne and wine to be able to concentrate on posting any...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-20-2008
Bob the green builder

It seems congratulations are in order to more than 1,000 US builders, remodelers and other members of the home building industry who just got their green certification from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). If you want to be green certified, the association said all you need to do is...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
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
Americans stick to green

Another sign that the green market is recession-proof is this new survey from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies . The survey indicated that many American consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products even in the face of economic uncertainty. "Americans...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-06-2008
Green formulations rise

I just finished my article on natural waxes (such as soy wax and beeswax) and found out that demand for the products are really increasing because 1. consumer preference for natural-based materials, and 2. price for petroleum-based counterparts has surged. I'll post the article once it's out...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-06-2008
Welcome the new green grads

It seems salary and benefits options are not enough to entice newly graduate students to work for a company. They have to have a good green status too. According to a recent survey conducted by career service provider Experience Inc. ,79% out of 2,774 college students and recent grads they asked reported...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008
New green chems in July

I thought July would be a lull time for companies to launch new green chemicals but I seem to have my own record-breaking number of products this month. Either that or I'm just lazier the previous months in scanning new product news. Congratulations to the top 7 chemicals that made the list! Why...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-01-2008
More green for less work days

Some companies in Massachusetts are experimenting on having shorter work days in order to save energy and fuel costs, according to this article from Boston Globe . Several government agencies in Sudbury, Winchester, and Concord, New Hampshire, already started some employees on trial four-day workweeks...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-25-2008
Preparing for Olympics

The Chinese government is cleaning up its profile and trying to be more environment-friendly especially with the incoming 2008 Summer Olympics Games in Beijing. US aluminum producer Alcoa and Chinese bus maker Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co. Ltd. are hoping they could help with their new green buses that...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-22-2008

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