The upcoming November California ballot proposition, known by opponents as the “Dirty Energy Proposition,” would kill Assembly Bill (AB) 32, California's landmark environmental legislation. According to Governor Schwarzenegger, this proposition “is the work of greedy oil companies who want to keep polluting in our state and making profits. AB 32 will add jobs, create savings in energy costs and increase personal incomes. In fact, the highest job creation California is seeing right now is in our green economy."
According to the Secretary of State, more than 98 percent of the funds for Prop. 23 are from oil companies and 89 percent of the funding is coming from out of state. The primary funders are two Texas oil companies, Valero Energy Corporation and Tesoro, who are among the nation’s biggest polluters, with oil refineries that rank in the top ten polluters in California. For more information, read the “Toxic Twins” report. Prop. 23 supporters have put out a study indicating that AB 32 will harm the economy and lead to job loss. Stanford, UCLA, and Tufts have dismissed the research as “highly biased” and “deeply flawed.” (See a study refuting the proponents' claims.)
Kristin Eberhard, an attorney from the Natural Resources Defense Council, explained in an LA Times article that Prop. 23 "says no state agency shall continue pursuing any program that implements AB 32…That could mean everything from energy-efficiency standards to green building programs. I think they used that language very purposefully.’" There is a very strong argument that all measures in the AB 32 Scoping Plan are “implementing” AB 32 and would therefore be suspended. This could include California’s renewable energy, vehicle and fuel, distributed solar incentives, and green building standards. Even if this is ultimately judged not to be the case, clean tech competitors and ideological opponents would argue the point through lengthy lawsuits that would create business delays and massive market uncertainty for years to come. See the Clean Economy Network's factsheet: The Market Effects of Overturning California's Climate & Energy Laws.
AB 32 has launched California to the forefront of the clean technology industry. Green jobs are expanding all over the state with the Bay Area experiencing 51% green jobs growth between 1995-2008. According to a new report by California’s Employment Development Department, more than 500,000 employees already work part or full-time in green jobs, 67,973 of which are in construction. Creating energy efficient commercial and residential properties and retrofitting existing buildings will create tens of thousands more jobs in California. For example, the California Public Utilities Commission authorized a $3.1 billion investment in energy efficiency programs in 2009 that will create an estimated 15,000-18,000 jobs.
Over 91 percent of Californians live in counties that were assigned failing air quality grades by the American Lung Association. This problem would be further exacerbated if Prop. 23 is passed. Opponents of the proposition include public health and health care organizations such as the American Lung Association in California, Public Health Institute, Kaiser Permanente, and many more (view the full list of 600 opponents).
Get your company to join a broad coalition that includes USGBC, clean energy businesses (wind, solar, venture capital) and business leaders (Google, eBay, Levi Strauss) to oppose Prop. 23.
Get Involved:
Educate and sign your company on to the No on 23 campaign
Tell 20 friends about Prop. 23
Join the No on Prop 23 campaign on Facebook and follow it on Twitter
Visit the No on Proposition 23 website to learn more.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Happy Earth Day
San Francisco State hosted many events today to celebrate Earth Day. Check it out:
2010 is the 40th anniversary of the original Earth Day, one of the most defining moments in the history of the environmental movement. Originally conceived as an environmental teach-in, it still highlights the need for education on global environmental issues, promotes action for change, and encourages celebration of our amazing and beautiful home planet earth.
This year ECO Students worked in collaboration with various campus groups to run a range of activities throughout the day:
:: Bike to School Day::
Take positive steps to reduce the CO2 level in the atmosphere and break our dependence on fossil fuels by cycling to school! There will be free valet bike parking on the quad between 7am and 5pm, food and drink provided to all bikers and a raffle for the chance to win bicycle gear.
::On campus and NGO tabling::
We have invited numerous sustainability oriented groups from on campus and in the San Francisco community, including Recycology, Rainforest Action Network, Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals, Unicef, PEACH, and Friends of the Greenhouse. These organizations raise awareness about a variety of issues ranging from compost education to earth friendly sexual-health products.
:: Global Food Fair ::
Run in co-operation with the International Education Exchange Council, the food fair is a chance to experience flavors from around the planet and share in the diversity of our global food cultures, as well as learn about how the food we eat affects the earth's ecosystems.
:: Stuff-Swap ::
We all end up with stuff we don't use, don't need, or don't want any more, so this is a great opportunity to trade in the old for the new, and swap it all for something a bit different. Whether its a book, a boot, a bag or a blender, if there is life left in it, give someone else the chance to make the most of it.
:: Recycling Crafts ::
Using the "worthless" discards of our society, from packaging to old products, come and spend some time turning trash into treasure. You can make anything, but you will find may ECOs making instruments to form the basis of our drum circle at 2:30.
:: Greenhouse Plant Sale ::
Friends of the Greenhouse will be selling plants through the day, encouraging people to welcome nature into their lives and cultivate a healthier environment.
:: Compost Cowgirls ::
If you have trouble figuring out where to put what trash, and want to learn more about how San Francisco is striving for Zero Waste by 2020, these responsible rangers will set you on the right track!
The Cesar Chavez Student Center hosted its first Sustainability Workshop in the Richard Oakes Multicultural Center, led by an intern named Kendal Chavez. The workshop was first of many to come in the future. In the Fall semester, look for monthly workshops that will highlight sustainability themes such as E-Waste, Environmental Justice, Factory Farming, etc.
Every day is Earth Day, so do your part to be ecologically conscious in every way you can!
2010 is the 40th anniversary of the original Earth Day, one of the most defining moments in the history of the environmental movement. Originally conceived as an environmental teach-in, it still highlights the need for education on global environmental issues, promotes action for change, and encourages celebration of our amazing and beautiful home planet earth.
This year ECO Students worked in collaboration with various campus groups to run a range of activities throughout the day:
:: Bike to School Day::
Take positive steps to reduce the CO2 level in the atmosphere and break our dependence on fossil fuels by cycling to school! There will be free valet bike parking on the quad between 7am and 5pm, food and drink provided to all bikers and a raffle for the chance to win bicycle gear.
::On campus and NGO tabling::
We have invited numerous sustainability oriented groups from on campus and in the San Francisco community, including Recycology, Rainforest Action Network, Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals, Unicef, PEACH, and Friends of the Greenhouse. These organizations raise awareness about a variety of issues ranging from compost education to earth friendly sexual-health products.
:: Global Food Fair ::
Run in co-operation with the International Education Exchange Council, the food fair is a chance to experience flavors from around the planet and share in the diversity of our global food cultures, as well as learn about how the food we eat affects the earth's ecosystems.
:: Stuff-Swap ::
We all end up with stuff we don't use, don't need, or don't want any more, so this is a great opportunity to trade in the old for the new, and swap it all for something a bit different. Whether its a book, a boot, a bag or a blender, if there is life left in it, give someone else the chance to make the most of it.
:: Recycling Crafts ::
Using the "worthless" discards of our society, from packaging to old products, come and spend some time turning trash into treasure. You can make anything, but you will find may ECOs making instruments to form the basis of our drum circle at 2:30.
:: Greenhouse Plant Sale ::
Friends of the Greenhouse will be selling plants through the day, encouraging people to welcome nature into their lives and cultivate a healthier environment.
:: Compost Cowgirls ::
If you have trouble figuring out where to put what trash, and want to learn more about how San Francisco is striving for Zero Waste by 2020, these responsible rangers will set you on the right track!
The Cesar Chavez Student Center hosted its first Sustainability Workshop in the Richard Oakes Multicultural Center, led by an intern named Kendal Chavez. The workshop was first of many to come in the future. In the Fall semester, look for monthly workshops that will highlight sustainability themes such as E-Waste, Environmental Justice, Factory Farming, etc.
Every day is Earth Day, so do your part to be ecologically conscious in every way you can!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Ecohaus
If you haven't heard yet, ecohaus http://www.ecohaus.com/
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Romberg Tiburon Center Public Program Series
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
College of Science and Engineering, SF State
RTC Public Program Series
Spring* 2010
*
* The Climate Links to Pentagon: Notes on Sweden's Role in the History of
Climate Change Science and Politics from World War II to Copenhagen
and Beyond*
by Sverker Sörlin, Professor of Environmental History in the Division of
History of Science and Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm and an adjunct faculty member of the Stockholm Resilience Centre,
a research institute hosted by Stockholm University
Thursday, April 15
10:30 - 11:30 am
San Francisco Bay Room, Bay Conference Center
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
3152 Paradise Drive, Tiburon CA 94920
This program is open to the RTC community and the public. Please join us!
Special Thanks to our Co-Presenters!
Environmental Studies Program, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, SF
State
The Consulate General of Sweden, San Francisco
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library
College of Science and Engineering, SF State
RTC Public Program Series
Spring* 2010
*
* The Climate Links to Pentagon: Notes on Sweden's Role in the History of
Climate Change Science and Politics from World War II to Copenhagen
and Beyond*
by Sverker Sörlin, Professor of Environmental History in the Division of
History of Science and Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm and an adjunct faculty member of the Stockholm Resilience Centre,
a research institute hosted by Stockholm University
Thursday, April 15
10:30 - 11:30 am
San Francisco Bay Room, Bay Conference Center
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
3152 Paradise Drive, Tiburon CA 94920
This program is open to the RTC community and the public. Please join us!
Special Thanks to our Co-Presenters!
Environmental Studies Program, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, SF
State
The Consulate General of Sweden, San Francisco
The Belvedere-Tiburon Library
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Clean Waters Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering
People need water to live, and shockingly, can die within three days from a lack of access to clean drinking water. In the United States, water purity is maintained and protected through the Clean Water Act (CWA), which regulates the amount of toxins and pollutants that can be put into the water either by individuals or parties of people, such as corporations. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.),
The objective of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing assistance to publicly owned treatment works for the improvement of wastewater treatment, and maintaining the integrity of wetlands. (“Clean Water Act” 1).
When coming across a New York Times article, “Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost of Suffering” my heart started to beat faster out of fear of what I had discovered. The state of drinking water in some parts of the United States could be likened to less developed countries, simply from a lack of regulation on the Environmental Protection Agencies part, and that of law breaking individuals and parties who disregard the harmful affects their pollution has on drinking water.
According to the New York Times article, published on September 12, 2009, “40 percent of the nation’s community water systems violated the Safe Drinking Water Act at least once.” (Duhigg 2). Violations range from allowing carcinogens into drinking water to a lack of maintaining proper paperwork, therefore, leaving out pertinent information that could severely harm someone’s health. According to E.P.A. data, 23 million people have drank water out of municipal systems that have violated health standards. Cancer, birth defects, and neurological disorders have been linked to contaminants found in drinking water that can accumulate over many years. (Duhigg 2). In addition to E.P.A. findings, The Times found that the CWA has been “violated more than 506,000 times since 2004, by more than 23,000 companies and other facilities.” (Duhigg 2). State officials have perpetually held a blind eye to illegal dumping, and the E.P.A., which can prosecute polluters when states fail to act, has not followed through.
Since we need water for survival and we drink water every day, the standards of our municipal systems are of utmost importance to our health and longevity. We need protection from harmful contaminants that can weaken our bodies. The E.P.A. needs to step up its implementation and supervision of the CWA, while cracking down on polluters. Due to the immense disregard for human health on the part of polluters, and the lack of clean water available in the U.S., I felt this article was extremely interesting, important, and alarming at the same time.
Duhigg, Charles. Clean Waters Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering. The New
York Times, 12 Sept. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2010.
The Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Water Act. The Environmental
Protection Agency, 18 Nov. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2010.
The objective of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing assistance to publicly owned treatment works for the improvement of wastewater treatment, and maintaining the integrity of wetlands. (“Clean Water Act” 1).
When coming across a New York Times article, “Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost of Suffering” my heart started to beat faster out of fear of what I had discovered. The state of drinking water in some parts of the United States could be likened to less developed countries, simply from a lack of regulation on the Environmental Protection Agencies part, and that of law breaking individuals and parties who disregard the harmful affects their pollution has on drinking water.
According to the New York Times article, published on September 12, 2009, “40 percent of the nation’s community water systems violated the Safe Drinking Water Act at least once.” (Duhigg 2). Violations range from allowing carcinogens into drinking water to a lack of maintaining proper paperwork, therefore, leaving out pertinent information that could severely harm someone’s health. According to E.P.A. data, 23 million people have drank water out of municipal systems that have violated health standards. Cancer, birth defects, and neurological disorders have been linked to contaminants found in drinking water that can accumulate over many years. (Duhigg 2). In addition to E.P.A. findings, The Times found that the CWA has been “violated more than 506,000 times since 2004, by more than 23,000 companies and other facilities.” (Duhigg 2). State officials have perpetually held a blind eye to illegal dumping, and the E.P.A., which can prosecute polluters when states fail to act, has not followed through.
Since we need water for survival and we drink water every day, the standards of our municipal systems are of utmost importance to our health and longevity. We need protection from harmful contaminants that can weaken our bodies. The E.P.A. needs to step up its implementation and supervision of the CWA, while cracking down on polluters. Due to the immense disregard for human health on the part of polluters, and the lack of clean water available in the U.S., I felt this article was extremely interesting, important, and alarming at the same time.
Works Cited
Duhigg, Charles. Clean Waters Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering. The New
York Times, 12 Sept. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2010.
The Environmental Protection Agency. Clean Water Act. The Environmental
Protection Agency, 18 Nov. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2010.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
San Francisco Green Festival 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The San Francisco Public Library Events Pertaining to Sustainability this Month!
6 MARCH, SATURDAY
*Rooftop Gardening - Do you find yourself gazing out across the urban landscape imagining a roofscape of lush green and food producing gardens? In this workshop we will showcase inspiring roof gardens from around the world, discuss the many environmental and health benefits, introduce various methods and technologies and demonstrate how to build your own self-watering container so you can be a part of roofscape transformation here in the Bay Area. Teacher Maya Donelson is a sustainability and food production systems designer/educator dedicated to the sustainable transformation of our built environment. In partnership with Garden for the Environment. This is a Green Stacks program.
Noe Valley Branch Library, 2-3 p.m.
451 Jersey St. (near Castro)
9 MARCH, TUESDAY
*Container Gardening - Container gardening can provide a solution for the urban gardener with little space, as well as adding a new element to a garden that needs some rejuvenation. Join us for this workshop as we'll discuss types of containers to use, and what kinds of soil and plants do best in them! In partnership with Garden for the Environment. This is a Green Stacks program.
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
1 José Sarria Court (16th Street near Market)
9 MARCH, TUESDAY
*Urban Composting: Solutions for Your Organic Waste! - A fun workshop teaching basic composting methods. Learn how to build your own worm compost bin from recycled materials and how to turn your food scraps or fallen leaves into "gardener’s black gold.” Teacher Amy Kessler is a GFE-certified instructor who has taught Bay Area compost workshops since 2002. In partnership with Garden for the Environment. This is a Green Stacks program.
Bernal Heights Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
500 Cortland Ave. (near Moultrie)
13 MARCH, SATURDAY
Author Pam Peirce: Golden Gate Gardening - Pam Peirce, author of Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California, talks about the newly-published revision of the classic guide. Copies of the book will be available to purchase for the author to sign. Co-sponsored by the Business, Science & Technology Center and the Stegner Environmental Center. A Green Stacks program.
Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 1-3 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
14 MARCH, SUNDAY
*Author Lierre Keith: The Vegetarian Myth - Lierre Keith, the author of the controversial book, The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability, examines the destructive history of industrial agriculture and maintains that, in order to save the planet, food must come from within living communities. Keith champions eating locally and sustainably and encourages those with the resources to grow their own food. She further examines the moral issues from eating—or not eating—animals. Through her deeply personal narrative of someone who practiced veganism for 20 years, she discusses alternatives to industrial farming and reveals the risks of a vegan diet. Sponsored by the Stegner Environmental Center. A Green Stacks program.
Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
16 MARCH, TUESDAY
Dirt! The Movie – This documentary offers a colorful combination of animation, vignettes and personal accounts to teach us about dirt. A panel discussion follows the screening. Presented in conjunction with ITVS Community Cinema.
Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium, 5:45-7:30 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
24 MARCH, WEDNESDAY
*Planting a Victory Garden - Learn the basics of home victory gardening in the ground or in containers from garden expert and SF native Dennis Granahan, who works at a local plant nursery and has a degree in ornamental horticulture. This is a Green Stacks program.
Richmond Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
27 MARCH, SATURDAY
*Planting a Victory Garden - Learn the basics of home victory gardening in the ground or in containers from garden expert and S.F. native Dennis Granahan, who works at a local plant nursery and has a degree in ornamental horticulture. This is a Green Stacks program.
Western Addition Branch Library, 2-3 p.m.
1550 Scott St. (at Geary)
31 MARCH, WEDNESDAY
Author Novella Carpenter: Farm City - Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm. For anyone who has ever grown herbs on their windowsill, tomatoes on their fire escape, or obsessed over the offerings at the local farmers' market, Carpenter's story will capture your heart. Farm City, the March/April On the Same Page reading selection, is an unforgettable memoir, full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmers' tips, and a great deal of heart. Join us for this reading and book signing with Novella Carpenter. Book sales by Red Hill Books. This is a Green Stacks program.
Bernal Heights Branch Library, 7-8 p.m.
500 Cortland Ave. (near Moultrie)
*Rooftop Gardening - Do you find yourself gazing out across the urban landscape imagining a roofscape of lush green and food producing gardens? In this workshop we will showcase inspiring roof gardens from around the world, discuss the many environmental and health benefits, introduce various methods and technologies and demonstrate how to build your own self-watering container so you can be a part of roofscape transformation here in the Bay Area. Teacher Maya Donelson is a sustainability and food production systems designer/educator dedicated to the sustainable transformation of our built environment. In partnership with Garden for the Environment. This is a Green Stacks program.
Noe Valley Branch Library, 2-3 p.m.
451 Jersey St. (near Castro)
9 MARCH, TUESDAY
*Container Gardening - Container gardening can provide a solution for the urban gardener with little space, as well as adding a new element to a garden that needs some rejuvenation. Join us for this workshop as we'll discuss types of containers to use, and what kinds of soil and plants do best in them! In partnership with Garden for the Environment. This is a Green Stacks program.
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
1 José Sarria Court (16th Street near Market)
9 MARCH, TUESDAY
*Urban Composting: Solutions for Your Organic Waste! - A fun workshop teaching basic composting methods. Learn how to build your own worm compost bin from recycled materials and how to turn your food scraps or fallen leaves into "gardener’s black gold.” Teacher Amy Kessler is a GFE-certified instructor who has taught Bay Area compost workshops since 2002. In partnership with Garden for the Environment. This is a Green Stacks program.
Bernal Heights Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
500 Cortland Ave. (near Moultrie)
13 MARCH, SATURDAY
Author Pam Peirce: Golden Gate Gardening - Pam Peirce, author of Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California, talks about the newly-published revision of the classic guide. Copies of the book will be available to purchase for the author to sign. Co-sponsored by the Business, Science & Technology Center and the Stegner Environmental Center. A Green Stacks program.
Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 1-3 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
14 MARCH, SUNDAY
*Author Lierre Keith: The Vegetarian Myth - Lierre Keith, the author of the controversial book, The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability, examines the destructive history of industrial agriculture and maintains that, in order to save the planet, food must come from within living communities. Keith champions eating locally and sustainably and encourages those with the resources to grow their own food. She further examines the moral issues from eating—or not eating—animals. Through her deeply personal narrative of someone who practiced veganism for 20 years, she discusses alternatives to industrial farming and reveals the risks of a vegan diet. Sponsored by the Stegner Environmental Center. A Green Stacks program.
Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
16 MARCH, TUESDAY
Dirt! The Movie – This documentary offers a colorful combination of animation, vignettes and personal accounts to teach us about dirt. A panel discussion follows the screening. Presented in conjunction with ITVS Community Cinema.
Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium, 5:45-7:30 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
24 MARCH, WEDNESDAY
*Planting a Victory Garden - Learn the basics of home victory gardening in the ground or in containers from garden expert and SF native Dennis Granahan, who works at a local plant nursery and has a degree in ornamental horticulture. This is a Green Stacks program.
Richmond Branch Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
27 MARCH, SATURDAY
*Planting a Victory Garden - Learn the basics of home victory gardening in the ground or in containers from garden expert and S.F. native Dennis Granahan, who works at a local plant nursery and has a degree in ornamental horticulture. This is a Green Stacks program.
Western Addition Branch Library, 2-3 p.m.
1550 Scott St. (at Geary)
31 MARCH, WEDNESDAY
Author Novella Carpenter: Farm City - Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm. For anyone who has ever grown herbs on their windowsill, tomatoes on their fire escape, or obsessed over the offerings at the local farmers' market, Carpenter's story will capture your heart. Farm City, the March/April On the Same Page reading selection, is an unforgettable memoir, full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmers' tips, and a great deal of heart. Join us for this reading and book signing with Novella Carpenter. Book sales by Red Hill Books. This is a Green Stacks program.
Bernal Heights Branch Library, 7-8 p.m.
500 Cortland Ave. (near Moultrie)
Ecology Emerges: A Public Conversation
31 MARCH, WEDNESDAY
Ecology Emerges: The History of Environmental Activism in the SF Bay Area - A public conversation on the role of the Bay Area as a demonstration site and incubator of various experiments that informed and shaped the national and international ecological movements. The panelists will also explore the "dark side" of the Bay Area's trend-setting role: biotech, war, development and the failure of regionalism and planning.
Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium, 6-7:50 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
other events at the public library that may be of interest:
http://www.nextreads.com/v.aspx?SI=457741&E=koridean@hotmail.com&S=337&N=236966&ID=241628&NL=11623
Ecology Emerges: The History of Environmental Activism in the SF Bay Area - A public conversation on the role of the Bay Area as a demonstration site and incubator of various experiments that informed and shaped the national and international ecological movements. The panelists will also explore the "dark side" of the Bay Area's trend-setting role: biotech, war, development and the failure of regionalism and planning.
Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium, 6-7:50 p.m.
100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
other events at the public library that may be of interest:
http://www.nextreads.com/v.aspx?SI=457741&E=koridean@hotmail.com&S=337&N=236966&ID=241628&NL=11623
9th Annual CA HIGHER EDUCATION SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE
9th Annual CA HIGHER EDUCATION SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE Hosted by LA Community College District (Formerly called the UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference)
June 20th-23rd, 2010 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
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Presentation and Poster Proposals Due: March 10th, 2010
---------------------------
The CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference and Los Angeles Community College District encourages you to submit a proposal to present at our upcoming conference. The conference was established in 2001 for the exchange of best practices between people engaged in, or seeking to learn more about, campus sustainability from teaching and academic research to all aspects of campus operations.
This year's conference seeks to highlight innovative examples and best practices in the following areas:
- Energy
- Food Systems
- Green Building New Construction
- Green Building Operations, Maintenance, and Innovations
- Institutionalizing Sustainability Climate Action Planning
- Healthcare
- Procurement and Business Services
- Research and Curriculum
- Social Equity
- Student Affairs
- Student Activism and Leadership (Check out our Student Convergence on June 23rd,2010)
- Transportation
- Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Water
- Green Industry Track (New!)
- Exhibitor Show Presentations (New!)
What are we looking for?
- Interactive and creatively designed presentations
- Best practices proven on California Campuses
- Proposals that are directly relevant and exciting to campus faculty, staff, and/or students
Please also see:
Speaker Guidelines (attached)
Who Should Submit?
- Campus operations and planning staff
- Faculty and academic researchers
- Campus administrators
- College and university students
- Providers of the products and services delivered to colleges (New!)
* This year we are encouraging our industry partners to submit presentations to our newly added Green Industry Track and Exhibitor Show Presentations.
Compensation
- One speaker per accepted proposal will be given a speaker's discount in all tracks except in the Green Industry Track and Exhibitor Show Presentations. In the later two tracks, speakers must register at the industry rate.
- Student speakers will get free admission, but will be responsible for their own housing and travel.
- All speakers will be required to register and pay to attend the conference. This year, we will offer one day passes for speakers only attending a single day or session.
DEADLINES:
Proposals due: March 10th, 2010
Conference dates: June 20th-23rd, 2010
Ready to submit?
Fill out the call for proposals form (attached)
The proposal form will soon be available for electronic submission at: http://2010higheredsustainabilityconference.org/, but don't wait to get started on your proposal!
If you choose to submit before the electronic submission form is available, please email your form as an attachment to katie.maynard@2010sustconf.org
Please also consider applying for the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Awards Competition. Application forms now available.
More information, please visit:
http://2010higheredsustainabilityconference.org/
Questions: Call Katie Maynard, 805-448-5111 or email katie.maynard@2010sustconf.org
June 20th-23rd, 2010 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
---------------------------
Presentation and Poster Proposals Due: March 10th, 2010
---------------------------
The CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference and Los Angeles Community College District encourages you to submit a proposal to present at our upcoming conference. The conference was established in 2001 for the exchange of best practices between people engaged in, or seeking to learn more about, campus sustainability from teaching and academic research to all aspects of campus operations.
This year's conference seeks to highlight innovative examples and best practices in the following areas:
- Energy
- Food Systems
- Green Building New Construction
- Green Building Operations, Maintenance, and Innovations
- Institutionalizing Sustainability Climate Action Planning
- Healthcare
- Procurement and Business Services
- Research and Curriculum
- Social Equity
- Student Affairs
- Student Activism and Leadership (Check out our Student Convergence on June 23rd,2010)
- Transportation
- Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Water
- Green Industry Track (New!)
- Exhibitor Show Presentations (New!)
What are we looking for?
- Interactive and creatively designed presentations
- Best practices proven on California Campuses
- Proposals that are directly relevant and exciting to campus faculty, staff, and/or students
Please also see:
Speaker Guidelines (attached)
Who Should Submit?
- Campus operations and planning staff
- Faculty and academic researchers
- Campus administrators
- College and university students
- Providers of the products and services delivered to colleges (New!)
* This year we are encouraging our industry partners to submit presentations to our newly added Green Industry Track and Exhibitor Show Presentations.
Compensation
- One speaker per accepted proposal will be given a speaker's discount in all tracks except in the Green Industry Track and Exhibitor Show Presentations. In the later two tracks, speakers must register at the industry rate.
- Student speakers will get free admission, but will be responsible for their own housing and travel.
- All speakers will be required to register and pay to attend the conference. This year, we will offer one day passes for speakers only attending a single day or session.
DEADLINES:
Proposals due: March 10th, 2010
Conference dates: June 20th-23rd, 2010
Ready to submit?
Fill out the call for proposals form (attached)
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Shocking Facts on Water Usage from WaterSense
If half of the households across Region 9, replaced their pre-1994 toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets, annual savings would be more than 92 billion gallons—enough water to supply the city of San Francisco for more than 3 years.
By watering lawns and gardens more efficiently, Region 9 residents can potentially save a total of 410 million gallons each day—the amount of water that would flow from one garden hose running constantly for 120 years.
Retrofitting just 20 percent of households in Region 9 with water-efficient fixtures could save 104 billion gallons per year—the amount of water used by the entire population of California taking a shower every day for nearly 6 months.
If every household in Region 9 installed WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet aerators, it would save nearly 30 million gallons every day—enough water in one day to fill the manmade lake that contains the world famous fountains at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Climate-related:
. Letting your faucet run wastes more energy that you probably think while you perform tasks such as washing dishes or shaving. In fact, letting your faucet run for 5 minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
. Most people don't realize that they can help address climate change by reducing household water use, but simple water savings can help reduce the energy required to supply and treat public water supplies. If only one out of every 100 American homes retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, water utilities in the United States could save about 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year—avoiding 80,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions or equivalent to removing nearly 15,000 automobiles from the road for one year!
. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every 10 U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with new WaterSense labeled toilets, our communities could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year—avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!If half of the households across Region 9, replaced their pre-1994 toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets, annual savings would be more than 92 billion gallons—enough water to supply the city of San Francisco for more than 3 years.
By watering lawns and gardens more efficiently, Region 9 residents can potentially save a total of 410 million gallons each day—the amount of water that would flow from one garden hose running constantly for 120 years.
Retrofitting just 20 percent of households in Region 9 with water-efficient fixtures could save 104 billion gallons per year—the amount of water used by the entire population of California taking a shower every day for nearly 6 months.
If every household in Region 9 installed WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet aerators, it would save nearly 30 million gallons every day—enough water in one day to fill the manmade lake that contains the world famous fountains at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Climate-related:
_. Letting your faucet run wastes more energy that you probably think while you perform tasks such as washing dishes or shaving. In fact, letting your faucet run for 5 minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
_. Most people don't realize that they can help address climate change by reducing household water use, but simple water savings can help reduce the energy required to supply and treat public water supplies. If only one out of every 100 American homes retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, water utilities in the United States could save about 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year—avoiding 80,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions or equivalent to removing nearly 15,000 automobiles from the road for one year!
_. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every 10 U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with new WaterSense labeled toilets, our communities could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year—avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!
Toilet-related:
_. Nine out of 10 new homes built in 2008 included at least two toilets. In fact, more than 3 million new toilets are purchased every year to install in new homes. We could save nearly 3 billion gallons of water per year if builders installed WaterSense labeled toilets into every new home built, saving the new residents $16 million in water utility bills annually.
_. Replacing a pre-1994 toilet with a new WaterSense labeled model can reduce water used for toilets by about 60 percent and save about 16 percent of total indoor water use. Savings for a typical household would be more than 10,000 gallons per year—enough to fill a backyard swimming pool!
_. Come Super Sunday, about 90 million people will be watching the big game. If all its viewers get up to use a toilet at halftime, the result would be about 300 million gallons flushing in near sync—now that's one super flush! However, if everyone owned a WaterSense labeled toilet, the occurrence would only require about a third of that amount—saving nearly 200 million gallons from being used!
_. If a family of four replaces their older, inefficient toilets with new WaterSense labeled toilets, it could save them more than 16,000 gallons per year. Retrofitting their house could save the family approximately $2,000 in water and wastewater bills over the lifetime of the toilets.
. Don't use your toilet as a wastebasket by flushing tissues. Eliminating just one flush per day can save nearly 1,300 gallons per year, or enough to wash about 32 loads of laundry. If every household in the U.S. reduced their toilet water use by one flush a day, it could save more than 130 billion gallons.
. Did you know that flushing an old inefficient toilet is like flushing twice? Older model toilets use more than twice the amount of water per flush than their new, high-efficiency counterparts. In fact, it only takes 37 flushes of an older toilet – a little more than a week's worth for one person – to use as much water as 101 flushes of a WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet.
. The average American uses about 18 gallons of water per day simply by flushing their older, pre-1994 toilets. Citizens in more than 60 countries around the world—including China, Venezuela, Romania, Afghanistan, and Pakistan—use about the same daily amount of water or less for all domestic uses, not just flushing the toilet. By installing WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilets, Americans can reduce the amount of water flushed down their toilets by more than 60 percent. Look for the WaterSense label!
. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every ten U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with a new WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet, we could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year – avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!
. If all older, inefficient toilets existing in the United States were replaced by WaterSense labeled toilets, we would save nearly 640 billion gallons annually. That's equivalent to 15 days worth of flow over Niagara Falls.
_. Did you know that flushing an old inefficient toilet is like flushing twice? Older model toilets use more than twice the amount of water per flush than their new, high-efficiency counterparts. In fact, it only takes 37 flushes of an older toilet – a little more than a week's worth for one person – to use as much water as 101 flushes of a WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet.
_. The average American uses about 18 gallons of water per day simply by flushing their older, pre-1994 toilets. Citizens in more than 60 countries around the world—including China, Venezuela, Romania, Afghanistan, and Pakistan—use about the same daily amount of water or less for all domestic uses, not just flushing the toilet. By installing WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilets, Americans can reduce the amount of water flushed down their toilets by more than 60 percent. Look for the WaterSense label!
_. I bet you didn't think that there was a link between flushing your toilet and greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is that it takes energy to supply and treat the water that flows through your toilet, and you can make a big difference by reducing the amount of water used to flush your commode. In fact, if one out of every ten U.S. households with pre-1994 toilets replaced them with a new WaterSense labeled high-efficiency toilet, we could save more than 320 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year – avoiding 250,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That's equivalent to removing more than 43,000 cars from the road for a whole year!
_. If all older, inefficient toilets existing in the United States were replaced by WaterSense labeled toilets, we would save nearly 640 billion gallons annually. That's equivalent to 15 days worth of flow over Niagara Falls.
Faucets and Showerheads:
_. Bathrooms are by far the largest water user in the home–responsible for about half of all indoor water use. But some simple changes to everyday habits can save considerable amounts of water. By turning off the water while you brush your teeth and shave, you can save up to 8 and 10 gallons, respectively. Assuming that you brush your teeth twice daily and shave 5 days a week, you could save as much as 5,000 gallons of water per year by simply turning off the tap–that's enough for more than a year's worth of showering!
_. Easily corrected household water leaks rob homeowners of 12% of their water bill. Primary types of leaks are leaking toilet flappers, and leaking faucets and other valves. All are easily correctable. Leaks decrease by approximately 70 percent after retrofitting a household with new high-efficiency fixtures.
_. Using WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet accessories could reduce a household's annual faucet water use by nearly 600 gallons and 70 kilowatt-hours of electricity used for heating the water. That's enough water to do 14 loads of laundry and enough electricity to power your hair dryer for about 8 minutes a day for a whole year!
_. Letting your faucet run wastes more energy that you probably think while you perform tasks such as washing dishes or shaving. In fact, letting your faucet run for 5 minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.
_. Installing high-efficiency faucets or faucet aerators could reduce a household's faucet water by more than 500 gallons annually – can have a payback period as little as one year and could save between 2850 and 8500 gallons and as much as $50 over the lifetime of the product!
_. If every home in the United States installed WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet aerators in the bathrooms, it would save 60 billion gallons of water annually—saving households more than $350 million in water bills and about $600 million in energy costs to heat their water. Additionally, water and wastewater utilities would save 200 million kilowatt-hours of electricity normally used for supplying and treating that water.
_. Installing WaterSense labeled faucets or faucet accessories in your bathroom could reduce your household's faucet water use by more than 500 gallons annually. Retrofitting with faucet accessories could have a payback period of one year or less – and retrofitting with new faucets could save more than 8,000 gallons and as much as $150 over the lifetime of the products!
_. A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,100 gallons per year – that's enough to flush an HET nearly 2,500 times.
If everyone in your household reduced the length of their shower by 1 minute, the resulting savings would be more than 1600 gallons or enough water for a family of four to wash their dishes for a year. If everyone in America reduced the length of their shower by one minute, it would save approximately 180 billion gallons of water a year and about $3 billion in water associated costs.
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Eliminate Plastic Bags
Reusablebags.com Says:
Your actions count! Here are some ideas, tips and tools we've pulled together to help you change the status quo and reduce the mindless consumption of single-use plastic and paper bags. Our goal is to make it easy for you to take action and make a difference.
To get involved, you can:
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Together we can make a difference.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has!"-- Margaret Meade
http://www.reusablebags.com/action.php
Your actions count! Here are some ideas, tips and tools we've pulled together to help you change the status quo and reduce the mindless consumption of single-use plastic and paper bags. Our goal is to make it easy for you to take action and make a difference.
To get involved, you can:
- Check out our tips on how to cut down on your consumption of disposable shopping bags.
- E-mail retailers and government officials to voice your concerns. Our form letters make it easy.
- Give newspapers, radio and TV stations a "heads up" - this is a story whose time has come!
- Pledge today to "Bring Your Own Bag" and pass the word along. Visit New American Dream for details.
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- Spread awareness with our Plastic Bags Blow/BYOB (Bring Your Own Bags) TM merchandise.
- Have a website? Then link to our site and/or become a ReusableBags.com affiliate.
- Download our Plastic Bag Counter and put it on your website. (note: If you use it, be sure to reference where you got it!)
- Request that this issue be added to your environmental or community organization's agenda.
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- Become an Ambassador and help us spread the wisdom of the reusables lifestyle.
- Contact us with your suggestions, pictures and stories. We welcome your input!
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Industrial Strength Fungus
At an organic farm just outside Monterey, Calif., a super-eco building material is growing in dozens of darkened shipping containers. The farm is named Far West Fungi, and its rusting containers are full of all sorts of mushrooms--shiitake, reishi and pom-pom, to name a few. But Philip Ross, an artist, an inventor and a seriously obsessed amateur mycologist, isn't interested in the fancy caps we like to eat. What he's after are the fungi's thin, white rootlike fibers. Underground, they form a vast network called a mycelium. Far West Fungi's dirt-free hothouses pack in each mycelium so densely that it forms a mass of bright white spongy matter.
Mycelium doesn't taste very good, but once it's dried, it has some remarkable properties. It's nontoxic, fireproof and mold- and water-resistant, and it traps more heat than fiberglass insulation. It's also stronger, pound for pound, than concrete. In December, Ross completed what is believed to be the first structure made entirely of mushroom. (Sorry, the homes in the fictional Smurf village don't count.) The 500 bricks he grew at Far West Fungi were so sturdy that he destroyed many a metal file and saw blade in shaping the 'shrooms into an archway 6 ft. (1.8 m) high and 6 ft. wide. Dubbed Mycotectural Alpha, it is currently on display at a gallery in Germany.
Nutty as "mycotecture" sounds, Ross may be onto something bigger than an art project. A promising start-up named Ecovative is building a 10,000-sq.-ft. (about 930 sq m) myco-factory in Green Island, N.Y. "We see this as a whole new material, a woodlike equivalent to plastic," says CEO Eben Bayer. The three-year-old company has been awarded grants from the EPA and the National Science Foundation, as well as the Department of Agriculture--because its mushrooms feast on empty seed husks from rice or cotton. "You can't even feed it to animals," says Bayer of this kind of agricultural waste. "It's basically trash."
After the husks are cooked, sprayed with water and myco-vitamins and seeded with mushroom spores, the mixture is poured into a mold of the desired shape and left to grow in a dark warehouse. A week or two later, the finished product is popped out and the material rendered biologically inert. The company's first product, a green alternative to Styrofoam, is taking on the packaging industry. Called Ecocradle, it is set to be shipped around a yet-to-be-disclosed consumer item this spring.
One of the beauties of Ecocradle is that unlike Styrofoam--which is hard to recycle, let alone biodegrade--this myco-material can easily serve as mulch in your garden. Ecovative's next product, Greensulate, will begin targeting the home-insulation market sometime next year. And according to Bayer's engineering tests, densely packed mycelium is strong enough to be used in place of wooden beams. "It's not so far-out," he says of Ross's art house. So could Bayer see himself growing a mushroom house and living in it? "Well"--he hesitates--"maybe we'd start with a doghouse."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1957474,00.html
California Water Tour
The California Water Tour seeks to bring together 20-25 qualified students and young professionals on a week-long exploration of California's intricate natural and artificial water systems. Participants will visit public, private, research and non-profit institutions in a peer-to-peer dialogue concerning the future of California's water. The tour, which is planned for June 20 - 26, 2010, is open to currently enrolled college students or graduates who have completed at least 60 units in any major and who are engaged or interested in the sustainability of California's water system. Most importantly, this tour needs you! Apply today to be one of the 20-25 students selected for this amazing opportunity. Applications will be accepted until March 21st. More information is available on the website.
To apply, visit the web site at: www.californiawatertour.org
Monday, February 8, 2010
Green Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Relying extensively on nonrenewable petroleum feedstocks, conventional industrial chemistry disseminates a cocktail of synthetic chemicals throughout the global environment, presenting substantial risks to humans and other organisms. In contrast, the emerging field of green chemistry develops chemicals to be benign by design. Rather than presuming to keep human and ecological exposures to chemicals within levels of toxicity deemed “acceptable,” practitioners of green or sustainable chemistry aim to make chemicals that are inherently safe.
Principles of green chemistry include:
- Design chemical products that have little or no toxicity and that break down to innocuous substances after use so that they do not accumulate in the environment.
- Use renewable feedstocks, such as corn and soybeans.
- Design syntheses so that the final product contains the maximum proportion of the starting materials, with few atoms wasted.
- Minimize use of solvents, separation agents, or other auxiliary chemicals; when these chemicals are necessary, use innocuous chemicals such as water.
- Increase energy efficiency by manufacturing at ambient temperature and pressure.
Examples of green chemistry now in commerce include substitution of supercritical carbon dioxide for perchloroethylene (perc) as a solvent in professional dry cleaning. Water has replaced petroleum distillates in paint. And manufacture of ibuprofen no longer creates cyanide and formaldehyde as hazardous wastes.
No one knows exactly how far chemists and chemical engineers can go in learning to do their work with far less environmental harm. However, historians and sociologists studying technology find that technical systems usually are far more malleable than would first appear; and many green chemists suggest that the main barriers to chemical greening are economic and political rather than scientific.
Some of these barriers are within chemistry itself. “Use the word ‘green’ in a grant application and you might as well stamp it: ‘DO NOT FUND,’” says one green chemist who did not get tenure. The American Chemical Society now houses the Green Chemistry Institute, but premier chemistry conferences still devote little attention to environmental sustainability. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers code requires members to “serve their communities … and alert authorities to business practices that endanger health and environment”—yet environmental sustainability plays little role in the organization’s activities. Most university chemistry and chemical engineering departments do not offer a single course on green chemical design/production or even require students to study toxicology.
Pfizer now has a vice president for green chemistry, DuPont is making more than 10 percent of its products from corn and other renewable feedstocks, and the carpet industry is learning how to make its products biodegradable. Nevertheless, the inertia of “brown” chemistry is evident across industry—for example, in aggressively expanded production of vinyl siding, doors, and windows despite significant toxic releases over the material’s lifecycle (e.g., in fires).
Governments also are moving slowly. The Toxic Substances Control Act has failed to keep dangerous new chemicals off the market since enactment in 1976. The U.S. government has refused to sign the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and has assisted chemical industry efforts to undermine the European Union’s new unified regulatory system for chemicals. Meanwhile, only 7 percent of U.S. federal spending on chemical research and development is devoted to green chemicals, and with the partial exception of Greenpeace, environmental groups have been slow to take up the cause.
Altogether, green chemistry has great potential and dovetails with other environmental thinking, including cradle-to-cradle design, the Natural Step, clean production, and life-cycle assessment. Activating that potential would require some combination of pressure from environmentalists, improved coverage in the media, taxes on toxic chemicals, subsidies for green chemical research and development, and changes in university curricula. In the meantime, “brown” chemistry continues to prevail.
See Also: Green Production and Industry; Greenpeace; Life-Cycle Analysis; Maize; Petroleum; Soybeans; Sustainability.
Bibliography
Matlack, Albert. Introduction to Green Chemistry. Washington, D.C.: CRC Press, 2001)
Thornton, Joe. Pandora’s Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental Strategy.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Green Chemistry,” Available online at:
www.epa.gov/opptintr/ greenchemistry/ (cited March 2006)
Woodhouse, Edward J. and Steve Breyman, “Green Chemistry as Social Movement?” Science,
Technology and Human Values (v.30/Spring, 2005).
Edward Woodhouse
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeff Howard
University of Texas at Arlington
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