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'Don't Be Fooled' Reveals Top 10 Greenwashers
Earthday Resources for Living Green and ecopledge.com celebrated April Fool’s Day by releasing their 10th annual "Don’t Be Fooled" report, documenting "misleading advertising by companies polluting the planet." Read More
UNEP Launches Compliance Assistance Program
The United Nations Environment Program has announced a new Compliance Assistance Program that will aid businesses in developing countries in meeting their targets to phase out use of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances. Read More
Auditing, Conflict of Interest, and Credibility: Conducting a Credibility Assessment
Auditing, conflict of interest, and credibility: What you need to know about conducting a credibility assessment. By James Sullivan. Read More
Cost of an EMS
Your environmental management questions answered by two veterans of life in the trenches. Read More
Pentagon to Get Coat of Environmentally Friendly Paint
When the Pentagon repaints its interior walls and the wing damaged in the September terrorist attack, it will be using an environmentally friendly paint aptly named American Pride. The American Pride paint is the product of University of Southern Mississippi polymer science researchers. Read More
Tasty Relief From Paper Mill Odors?
Ever smell the surroundings of a paper mill? It ain’t pretty. In an effort to deal with this problem, a researcher says he is working on biofiltration techniques that use bacteria to "eat" air pollutant byproducts. Read More
Soundwood Jam Introduces Sustainable Wood Instruments
What do trees have to do with music? SoundWood, an innovative program of Fauna and Flora International, is working to educate members of the musical instrument industry, musicians, and the general public about the critical link between trees and music. Read More
Canada Honors Year of Ecotourism With Public/Private Teamwork
The United Nations has designated 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism, and Canada has lost no time in setting forth its program to foster sustainable tourism. Read More
Recycling Puts Sola Refinery in Norway to Good Use
Ninety-nine per cent of Norway's decommissioned Sola refinery is being put to good use in a project to recycle plant and materials on an unprecedented scale. Read More
With Fuel Cell 'Skateboard' GM Aims at Reinventing Automobile
It may be years away from market, but on Monday General Motors showed the public what it's betting will be the next generation of automobiles - the AUTOnomy concept vehicle. Read More