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Dell Japan Launches PC Recycling Program
Dell Computer in Japan last Wednesday launched a service to recycle corporate clients’ old computers, sparing the environment the toxic runoff associated with dumping such hardware into landfills. Read More
Poplar Trees Could Reduce Water Pollution
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are studying the use of fast-growing poplar trees as an inexpensive tool to reduce water pollution. Read More
The Eschatology of Technology and Environment
What kind of Earth do we humans want to design? 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
That's a 'WRAP' for Waste in California
Ten businesses have won California’s primary recycling agency’s thanks, and a coveted commendation. Read More