Glue is the latest product to go green. Researchers at Oregon State University developed a new, environmentally friendly adhesive made with renewable natural resources. The glue, which replaces current adhesives that release cancer-causing chemicals into the air, will improve the environment and human health, as well as provide new markets for U.S. soybean farmers.
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Glue Goes Green
Posted in Blinding People with Science, tagged formaldehyde-free, natural, renewable on 06/09/2014|
The United States and Solar Energy: the Tortoise or the Hare?
Posted in Blinding People with Science on 03/09/2010|
Sunlight provides a clean, renewable energy source. Along with wind and geothermal, solar energy offers a unique economic opportunity to countries that pursue these alternative energy sources. According to a recent report by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, global energy markets are poised to expand significantly, but the economies that will most likely benefit will be the countries willing to invest in clean technologies now – and the U.S. is falling behind.
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