Industry Trends


Clean Harbors' TSDF Earns VPP Certificate

Treatment, storage and disposal facility earns high health and safety marks in Baltimore, Md.

GRC Demos Microwave Technology for Waste Conversion

Global Resource Corporation's Patriot-1 has transfomred scrap tires into diesel fuel, methane, pentane, butane, and propane.



SFC Smart Fuel Cell Wins Enterprise Award

CleanTech Group recognizes German fuel cell as a truly disruptive clean technology.

NACD Details Concerns at Annual D.C. Fly-in

Issues concerning chemical distributors include the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, EPA's ChAMP, and railroad obligations.

PerkinElmer Names New Business Leaders

Friel is new chair of the board of directors at PerkinElmer.

Columbia University Center to Study Solar Cells

As an Energy Frontier Research Center, the university will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

ALA: Ozone Levels Dangerous in Most Cities

Fargo, N.D., ranks among the cleanest; DFW, Las Vegas on the dirty list.

Brick Industry Honors Companies for Stewardship, Safety

Acme Brick, Glen-Gery Corp., and Whitacre Greer are a few of the companies recognized by the Brick Industry Association.

Commentary

Cape Wind Controversy

NIMBY expert sounds off, cites public safety.

$10-M Algae Fuel Prize Enters Due Diligence Phase

The proposed comeptition will try to spur development of radically advanced fuels from algae.