Archer Daniels Midland and P&G Chemicals, a business unit of Procter & Gamble, have announced the formation of a Technology Council to explore opportunities that will lead to the development of innovative, natural-based products. This is the first joint project between ADM and P&G Chemicals. Read More

An Indiana farm is the showcase for a new method of treating pig waste, which leaves virtually no trace of pollution or odor and costs less than current methods both to install and run. Read More

More than 6,000 computers go to waste every day in California, according to a new study prepared by a coalition of industry groups under sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cleaning up computer and electronic waste could cost industry as much as $232 million, or generate as much as a $36 million profit, depending on what solutions are chosen, the report found. Read More

John Elkington is quiet and soft-spoken; his message, however, is immensely powerful and direct. His aim? To lay bare the nature, scale and implications of the biggest, most far-reaching experiment underway on Earth. By Katie Sosnowchik. Read More

Turning soy oil into industrial grade plastic? Call it food for thought, says University of Delaware chemical engineering professor Richard P. Wool, who discussed his research during a recent presentation at the Royal Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Read More

Environment-related enterprise is virtually limitless, but mining opportunities takes creativity. Here are some leads to help you meet your goals. By Jacquelyn Ottman Read More

As the price of gas keeps ratcheting up, cooking grease -- readily available in large quantities for free for anyone willing to get a little dirty collecting it and filtering it -- is looking better all the time as an alternative fuel, according to a couple of young entrepreneurs who have formed a company that makes kits that allows diesel engines to also use cooking oil as a fuel Read More

Companies need to take a stronger leadership role to integrate the triple bottom line of social, environmental and economic considerations, or else suffer as BP, Cadbury and the pharmaceutical industry here have recently, according to a new report. Read More

Sure, they’re designed to fly fast and kill swiftly, but that doesn’t mean they have to cost a lot to produce or clean up after. In a multimillion-dollar project, the Army has come up with a new bullet said to be just as deadly as the old lead-based one but cleaner for the Earth. Read More

Who cares about the war against the environment? Amory Lovins is convinced capitalism will clean up after itself. By Damien Cave. Read More