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Copying Nature: Green Chemistry and Material Science

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 09.03.2018

 

The chemists Paul Anastas and John Warner are the initiators of a global movement called ‘green chemistry’ aimed at designing chemical products and processes to eliminate, or drastically reduce, the generation of hazardous substances by the chemical industry.    Read the entire article at Hacker Noon.   The list of groundbreaking innovations based on green chemistry […]

 

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Balancing the Effect of Urban Development on Nature

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 06.11.2018

 

Cities and the natural world seem to be at opposite ends of a spectrum, at least according to the dominant thinking of city dwellers: Keep the wolves out and the Thai takeout close. Country folks, on the other hand, readily extol the virtues of clean air, water, greenery and birdsong.   Read the entire article […]

 

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