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Toyota Prius Tops Among Gasoline-Powered Cars
With dealers now taking orders for Toyota's hybrid gasoline-electric Prius, North American consumers can purchase an environmentally friendly, affordable and practical sedan. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), publisher of the Green Book, announced Tuesday that the Prius received its highest rating for a gasoline-powered vehicle. Read More
Greenpeace Fears Toxic Run-Off in Wake of Manila Slide
New fears were raised today in the wake of last week’s garbage slide and fire at the Payatas garbage dump in the northern Manila suburb of Quezon City which has claimed 193 lives and left 760 others missing and presumed dead: According to health monitors, the rotting mountain of trash is polluting the reservoir behind La Mesa dam, the source of drinking water for Metro Manila's 10 million residents. Read More
Hitachi Develops Instant Dioxin Meter
Japan's Hitachi Ltd. has developed the world's first device capable of instantly measuring dioxin levels in waste gases from incinerators, the company announced last Tuesday. Read More
Priority List Warns of Possible Endocrine Disruptors
The European Commission has alerted its member states to 66 potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals that have been associated in at least one study with cancers and reproductive abnormalities. The list will form the basis of consultation with industry and NGOs before a final priority set of substances is adopted. Read More
People of Color Environmental Groups Directory
Profiles environmental, civil rights, and legal groups that are working on environmental and economic justice issues. Read More
Kodak Eyes Progress in Five-Year Enviro Plan
Good news is developing at Eastman Kodak Company, as the firm wraps its first year of a five-year plan to reduce emissions, preserve natural resources, and strengthen its environmental management system. Read More
Survey Says Most Americans Trust, Misunderstand Science
A recently released survey on the public's understanding of science shows that while Americans' confidence and interest in science and technology is very high, their understanding of basic science facts and principles remains quite low. Read More
VinyLoop Hailed as Breakthrough in PVC Recycling
A Belgian chemical firm is so confident of its new method of recycling polyvinyl chloride that it has told the European Union to revise its estimates for PVC recycling. Read More
Green Power Network
The Green Power Network has published "top ten" lists of utility programs that offer green power. Read More
World Business Council Measures Eco-Efficiency
So you say your business is eco-efficient. By what factor? Can you prove it? Maybe so: Twenty-three companies have finished testing a method for determining the eco-efficiency of a business, large or small. Read More