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A report from the Office of Biobased Technology from the University of Michigan says that the United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won’t cause environmental harm.

The business of direct mail has for a long time, been a problem, but these days all that wasted paper and transportation costs is causing concern. The Post Office has stepped in with a green way of encouraging companies to be eco friendly when sending out mail.

Asbestos is a general term applied to certain fibrous minerals long popular for their thermal resistance, tensile strength, and acoustic...

Do you see this? Do you see it? Make sure you look at it REALLY hard. The FealGood Foundation went through the trouble of making a movie called "Save The Brave" for the purposes of influencing our elected officials in Washington D.C. so they pass a bill to make sure they get the help they need.

Brazilian brewers wanting to market their beers in PET bottles are not having a good year.  First a court ruling that such bottles pose a significant risk to the environment, and therefore require environmental impact studies and licensing.  Then a state ban on pigmented PET, and now a looming state

9/11 RESPONDERS NEED FLOOR VOTE FROM SPEAKER PELOSI 7 YEARS LATER 9/11 RESPONDERS NEED RESCUE: CALL 202-225-0100 NO HEALTH CARE FOR 9/11 RESPONDERS MEANS NO HEALTH CARE FOR ANY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Feal – 516-901-7427 Anne Marie Baumann – 516-551-0986   September 27, 2008—New

Citing higher oil and grain prices, the French Government said it will phase out tax breaks for biofuels by 2012. On Friday the French government dropped the hammer on companies like Sofiproteol — who owns the country’s largest biodiesel maker, Diester Industries.

Emergency Action For 9/11 First Responders The Environmental Impact Of 9/11 John Feal just received a call from Rep. Carolyn Maloney. H.R. 6594 is going to be introduced on the House Floor tomorrow morning. Please please please call your Representative, and tell them that you support this bill.

eBay and Amazon clearly deliver value to their customers. With the rising cost of gas, it's cheaper for many people to pay a few dollars for shipping rather than drive to the mall (not sure about the carbon footprint, though).

Check out this week’s issue of the Wal-Mart Watch Weekly Update for Elected Officials – a compilation of Wal-Mart news from across the country and beyond. This week’s issue begins with reports of price gouging on the part of Wal-Mart.