Sabtu, 20 Februari 2010

Paul Anastas is EPA's new research chief

Paul Anastas, a Yale University chemist who is considered to be the father of the green chemistry movement, is now in charge of EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) Office of Research and Development. Anastas remains firmly committed to green chemistry, which is defined as the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances:

"Sustainable design like green chemistry, green engineering and industrial ecology are absolutely the future of environmental protection", he states.

I think that this might prove to be a very important development towards shifting Industrial Ecology (or at least one aspect of it) to the mainstream of environmental management and practice.

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