Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital: March 11-22, 2008
Feb 12, 2008
The 16th annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, March 11-22, will present 115 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films selected to provide fresh perspectives on environmental issues across the globe. We spoke with the festival’s founder and president, Flo Stone, and learned about the power that films have to influence the course of our environmental future.
Green Chemistry is defined as “the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.” It is the science, and art, through which chemists and chemical engineers are redesigning the human economy to meet our sustainable challenges. Dr. Paul Anastas, a founder of the field of green chemistry, now serves as a Professor in the Practice of Green Chemistry, and as the director of the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering, at Yale University.
Green Marketing: A discussion about the potential and the pitfalls
Feb 06, 2008
David Wigder writes a blog called Marketing Green. Combining his experience in strategic marketing and environmental issues, Mr. Wigder writes on how companies can maximize the potential of their green marketing, recognizing that not all companies have the performance to make legitimate sustainability claims.
The Green Electronics Council and the EPEAT certification program
Feb 05, 2008
The Green Electronics Council is working with the electronics industry to improve the sustainable footprint of the gadgets we all increasingly use. A key component of GEC’s work is the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, or EPEAT. This certification program sets for standards across the life cycle of products, from design to disposal. Manufacturers and consumers are increasingly turning to EPEAT as their guide post, and according to Jeff Omelchuck, Director of the GEC, the benefits are already quite significant.
