How far has Green Chemistry come? Compare today with Brendan Horton’s 1999 Nature Article

October 17, 2007 in chemistry, education, environment, green chemistry, science, science and society
Tags: chemistry, Costa Rica, debt relief, environment, green chemistry, New York Times

Almost ten years ago, journalist Brendan Horton assessed the state of Green Chemistry for the prestigious journal Nature. It makes interesting reading to compare that article with the current state of the the field. Take a look and send comments if you would like.
“Industry is discovering that ‘green’ approaches to chemical processes [...]

Green chemistry: Bright Futures and Dark Dilemmas

October 5, 2007 in chemistry, environment, green chemistry, science, science and society, sustainability
Tags: chemistry, ecience education, education, EPA, green chemistry, science funding

A very nice discussion of political and technical issues confronting the Green Chemistry community is found on
The Green Chemistry Technical Blog
The site is written/run by a professional chemist (as is this [...]

Beginning concepts and helpful resources for Green Chemistry

September 29, 2007 in chemistry, green chemistry, health, science, science and society, sustainability
Tags: environment, green chemistry, life cycle analysis, politics and science, science education

Here is a set of useful links to external references for people who would like to learn more, see several viewpoints, or find educational material for students of all ages:

Green Chemistry at LABS (Labs Achieving Better Stewardship): this site catalogs Green Chemistry websites from around the world, including (but not limited to)
the US Environmental Protection [...]

The start of a new blog on Green Chemistry and related topics

September 29, 2007 in chemistry, green chemistry, health, science, science and society, sustainability
Tags: environment, green chemistry, pollution, pollution prevention, science, science and society, sustainability, technology

The first thing I want to do is point out my own main interest in green chemistry: as a practicing chemist, I have been very attracted to “pollution prevention” as a field of research and development. While it may seem obvious in today’s world, pollution prevention wasn’t always a high priority. The concept is: it [...]