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Scientists in New York are reporting development of a new biodegradable “nanohybrid” plastic that can be engineered to decompose much faster than existing plastics used in everything from soft drink bottles to medical implants. Science Daily reports that the plastic is a modified form of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a promising biodegradable …

A US start-up company Novomer is developing biodegradable plastics made from carbon dioxide. Environmentalresearchweb reports that the company, which recently received US$6.6 m in venture capital funding, claims that its plastics can contain up to 50% of the material by weight. Carbon dioxide is very unreactive and chemists have in …

Biodegradable plastics have gotten cheaper and more reliable, but some still object to their ecological footprint, according to The Christian Science Monitor Paper, plastic… or biodegradable? Yes, get ready to add a third option at the grocery store checkout line as biodegradable plastics enter the mainstream consumer market. It is …

Green PC, the great little green blog on all things to do with personal computing, has come up with this superb list of action you can do both at home and at work to lower the impact of your IT. A New Year‘‘s action resolution. Natural Choices reports that the …

Nine months after a new fee-based waste collection programme was introduced in the city of Kyoto, the volume of household garbage generated by residents had dropped by some 17 percent and the volume of recyclables was some 21 per cent lower compared to the previous year, according to a city …

Carbon Trade China 2008 is the first largest carbon market conference covering all the industries in China and focusing on China. The conference is supported by all the related industry associations and Chinese local governments and central governments. Until Nov 16, over 40 leading companies with potential CDM projects in …

2007 brought together over 1300 biofuels industry executives from 58 countries to Europe’s largest biofuels congress and exhibition. New for 2008 – the addition of a further 2 streams (total 4), additional in-depth pre-Congress seminars, The World Biofuels Markets Gala Dinner and an extension of the exhibition floor to 100 …

International trade fair and conference for renewable energies & energy efficient building and renovation with 5th Innovation Conference

CleanEquity Monaco 2008 will make the most exciting, emerging environmental technology companies visible to global investors. Two days in an idyllic setting where you will see innovative ideas becoming a reality and discuss how public and private investors invest in and profit from, the best public and private cleantech opportunities …

Following the huge success of Bioenergy Europe in 2006 & 2007 we are pleased to announce the third conference in the series which will take place in February 2008. At Bioenergy Europe 2008 you will be brought right up-to-date on the latest EU legislation and incentive schemes that aim to …