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Greenbuild Conference Boasts Construction Innovations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held this week in Phoenix, will be a springboard for businesses to discuss their sustainable activities, reports Phoenix Business Journal.Projected to draw 20,000 people and generate about $29 million for the local economy, the conference featur ...

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EPA Orders Pesticides Tested for Hormone Effects

Posted by Environmental Leader on 02/11/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the first test for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regu ...

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Samsung Pays $205K for False Environmental Claims About Keyboard

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/10/2009

Samsung, having advertised that its keyboards were antimicrobial and could inhibit germs and bacteria, found itself in the cross-hairs of the Environmental Protection Agency.The EPA fined Samsung $205,000 and ordered it to stop making the advertising claims, because Samsung had failed to register ...

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EPA May Regulate Plane Deicing Runoff

Posted by Environmental Leader on 29/09/2009

Airports across the U.S. soon may be forced to take steps to prevent the millions of gallons of airplane wing deicer from reaching waterways, now that the Environmental Protection Agency has put the practice in its sights.Until now, use of the deicing chemicals has flown under the radar, with man ...

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Green Frog Arts greenEARTH: The new eco-friendly line for the little ones

Posted by AditiJ on 16/09/2009

Green Frog Art, a name known for childrens furniture and décor, has now chosen to bestow their new green collection upon the little ones. Dubbed as greenEARTH, the new line consists of eco-friendly cradles and an organic cradle mattress with two..

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