German Electronics Takeback Plan Winds Through Parliament
A draft electronics takeback plan is winding its way through German parliament, having cleared the environment committee. It requires that manufacturers of all …
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Pan-European Forest Certification Scheme Launched
European forest industry organizations formally launched the Pan-European Forest Certification Scheme (PEFC), a sustainable forest management program that …
More Refugees Flee From Environmental Disasters Than Warfare
25 million refugees fled from drought, floods, deforestation and degraded land last year outnumbering people displaced by war, for the first time, according to …
Hemp is Legal in Hawaii
Hoping that hemp production can help offset the decline of the sugarcane industry, Hawaii has passed a bill that makes planting commercial hemp legal. The …
California Ups Recycled Plastic Requirements
It looks like SB 1110, a bill that would increase the state’s current recycled content mandate from 25-35 percent for rigid plastic containers, is headed …
Honda's First Hybrid Car Ready For December Sales
Honda’s first hybrid vehicle, Insight, goes on sale in U.S. showrooms this December. U.S. EPA rates the 2-passenger car’s efficiency as 70mpg in …
1998 U.S. Natural Product Industry Sales
Although California remains the leader in with 20.5 percent of U.S. sales, the lead is narrowing as the industry grows throughout the country. Sales in the …
Organic Insider to Lead USDA's Ag Marketing Service
Kathleen Merrigan, who helped write the original standards for the Organic Food Production Act, is slated to take over the Agricultural Marketing Service. This …
NAHB & Fannie Mae Form Green Building Partnership
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. financing source for home mortgages, have entered a partnership to develop …