Many of us try to make environmentally responsible consumer decisions. But it is not easy to know if buying the “eco-friendly” products is actually better than buying their alternative products. The article on fluorescent light bulbs poisoning Chinese factory workers (http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/04/energy-efficient-lightbulbs-poison-hundreds-of-chinese-workers/) describes this issue. The workers are exposed to mercury in factories that make these [...]
EPA Carbofuran Ban
Last Friday, the Washington Post reported a surprising ban — the Environmental Protection Agency had decided to no longer allow Carbofuran pesticides to be used in domestic agriculture or in food imported into the US (click on the title for a link to the article). Oddly enough, this issue has been getting very little press. [...]
Chemical Societies Pledge Support for Sustainable Development
Some important members of the business/science world have acknowledged the importance of sustainability in their field. At a meeting in Paris the presidents of 6 major chemical societies signed a pledge to support sustainable development in their field. It will be interesting to see how this materializes into concrete changes. What do you think the [...]
