Recent Posts Tagged With 'econews'

• Earth Hour 2009 - Saturday, March 28, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.

  Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 16:21 in econews

  Take part in Earth Hour 2009 on March 28 and help save energy. Join people across the country and the world for an Earth Hour. Turn off your lights at home for an hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 28.For further information...

• E.P.A. Proposal Calls Greenhouse Gases a Danger to the Public

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 16:25 in econews

  The headline says it all: the new administration changes course and moves towards allowing EPA to regulate greenhouse gasses; you can also see the British version of the news in The Guardian, for a spicier version of the commentary. Environmental sit...

• Green Chemistry

  Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 16:17 in econews

  Green chemistry is chemical philosophy encouraging the design of products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. It has well established principles just waiting to become routine practice.The news is th...

• New Green Team

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 17:05 in econews

  President Obama has announced his new environment and energy team. This is going to shape our life for the near future and, hoping that this is a change for the better, for the long term. Here is a recent NYT article and an interview with him and he ...

• The Good Guide

  Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 15:26 in econews

  A friend of mine just sent me a link to the Good Guide, happy that it has an iPhone applications; it is all new to me (I am talking about the guide) so I already spent one hour browsing through their web-site.The Good Guide provides information on th...

• REACH SIN List of Chemicals

  Posted on Friday October 31st, 2008 at 17:10 in econews

  REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) was created in June 2007 by E.U. to make chemicals safer for human health and the environment and to stimulate innovation in the sector. These days, together with ChemSec they came out...

• Amazon Green

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 16:58 in econews

  It is not new, probably, for many of you but as a friend of mine suggested, I would like to mention about Amazon Green. I like Amazon a lot, especially for the good prices, and now with its Green line, I like it even more.From their website:"Amazon G...

• Congress Banned Three Phthalates in Children’s Toys

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 18:45 in baby, econews

  Good news parents! Congress has banned the use of three dangerous phthalates that are used in products for children under 12 years of age. Finally! The ban will take effect in 6 months so toys containing these chemicals may still be sold dur...

• The First Environmental Search Engine

  Posted on Monday July 14th, 2008 at 16:46 in econews

  The EcoSearch.org is the first search engine dedicated to support the environmental awareness and preservation. The search engine generates ad revenue and donates 100% of its profits to environmental causes. So, why not using it?...

• Cows Are Not Green, Neither Are Pigs

  Posted on Monday July 14th, 2008 at 11:57 in econews

  While some are trying to find ways to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from energy production plants and cars, others are studying farming emissions, or more bluntly put: cow farts to help reduce the methane – another greenhouse gas. The green...