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The Sustainable Forest Products Industry, Carbon and Climate Change: Key Messages for Policy-Makers

In this report from the WBCSD, technological innovation and accelerated capital stock turnover are found to be the best ways that the forest products industry can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read More

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Guide to Greener Electronics

Rates leading electronics manufacturers on the chemicals and product takeback policies. Read More

Plastic Waste: More Dangerous than Global Warming

Plastic pollution is destroying the world's ocean ecosystems, but some companies are in a position to stop the devastation. Read More

How Toxic Is Your Car?

The "new car smell" that has seeped into the public consciousness is the byproduct of poisonous chemicals used to manufacture automobiles. A new website lists the best and worst cars and urges automakers to make driving safer from the inside. Read More

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Green Roof Industry Survey 2006

The number of green roof installations added in 2006 grew more than 24 percent over the previous year, with Chicago continuing to lead the country on green roofs. Read More

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U.S. Container Ports and Air Pollution: A Perfect Storm

This study by Energy Futures Inc. examines the actions underway to reduce air pollution at the 10 largest container ports in the U.S. to identify specific environmental problems. Read More

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Chemical Product-Services in the European Union

Addresses the economic and environmental potential of Chemical Product Services (CPS) in the EU and the desirability of public intervention to improve the CPS market. Read More

DuPont Scientists Honored for Inventing CFC Alternatives

Twenty years after international scientists determined that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were impacting the ozone layer, three DuPont scientists are being recognized for their invention of non-ozone-depleting alternatives. Read More

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Norske Skog Canada Limited Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction

The paper producer's GHG reduction programs go hand in hand with energy efficiency and increasing firm productivity. Read More

Timber Giant Signs $300 Million Forest-Preservation Deal

International Paper, The Nature Conservancy, and The Conservation Fund have reached an agreement to protect 218,000 acres of forestlands across ten states in the single largest private land conservation sale in the history of the South, and one of the largest in the U.S. Read More