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Eli Lilly and Company announces an eco-friendly biotechnology center

Posted by AditiJ on 30/10/2009

Eli Lilly and Company has opened doors for discovery and development of some more biotechnology medicines with the official opening of a new state-of-the-art biotechnology center on the West Coast. Dubbed the Lilly Biotechnology Center - San...

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Nanoparticles are dangerous to environment, study suggests

Posted by DeshRaj on 29/09/2009

Dr Tomas Vanek from the Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies in the Czech Republic sees nanoparticles as prospect pollutants making inroads to our rivers, oceans and ultimately our bodies. Speaking at the CleanUp 09 Conference in Adelaide on 28...

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U.S. Biofuel Industry Wants Pollution Credits in Climate Bill

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/08/2009

Makers of biofuels, plastics and chemicals made from plants want carbon permits added to the U.S. climate bill that would allow them to emit greenhouse gases, reports Reuters. At the same time, the top U.S. environmental agency released the peer review findings on the proposed rule to implement ...

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Group Wants Pharma Firms to Take Back Unused Meds

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/07/2009

In a move reminiscent of the push for electronics manufacturers to take responsibility for e-waste recycling, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the nation’s largest local government organization, unanimously adopted a policy supporting producer responsibility for unwanted medicin ...

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Green Concept: Self-glowing trees along boulevards isnt a reverie anymore

Posted by DeshRaj on 07/07/2009

How about re-purposing the greenery around you to illuminate the pathways when sun isnt there? Well, it might sound like I am daydreaming or stretching it a bit pointlessly. However, the designer Audrey-Richard Laurent is very sure about it. He...

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