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Associations
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Plastics and Hormones
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Videos
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www.americanchemistry.com |
American Chemistry Council, Plastics Division- represents the leading manufacturers of plastic resins. |
www.napcor.com |
National Association for PET Container Resources is the trade association for the PET plastic industry in the US and Canada. NAPCOR was founded in 1987 to promote the introduction and use of PET packaging. |
www.sustainableplastics.org |
Sustainable Plastics site discusses problems with fossil-fuel based plastics and explores the potential of bio-based plastics - plastics made from plants such as corn, potatoes, sugarcane, and trees - to mitigate these problems. The web site provides information about existing bio-plastic composting practices and lessons learned from the early adopters. It also offers a listing of bio-based product companies and associations along with other resources. |
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org |
Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative (SBC) is a network of organizations working together to spur the introduction and use of biomaterials that are sustainable from cradle to cradle. |
| Plastics and Hormones: | |
e.hormone.tulane.edu |
e.hormone run by Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, provides information and educational resources on environmental signaling research. Endocrine disruption is one of the most studied areas of inadvertent environmental signaling. Endocrine disrupting chemicals are the pesticides, plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, and other pollutants that interfere with estrogen and other hormone system signals. |
www.ourstolenfuture.org |
Our Stolen Future brought world-wide attention to scientific discoveries about endocrine disruption and the fact that common contaminants can interfere with the natural signals controlling development of the fetus. This website tracks the most recent developments. |
| Videos: | |
www.msnbc.msn.com |
Paper or Plastic. MSNBC. A helpful video. |
www.ted.com |
Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas. TED Video. Feb 2009. *** |
Recent Issues Blog Posts
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Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
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essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
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