Public Resources and Links

• Green Chemistry Network: The Green Chemistry Network (GCN) aims to promote awareness and facilitate education, training and practice of Green Chemistry in industry, commerce, central, regional and local government, academia and schools. The Network was initially established in 1998 by the Green Chemistry Centre at the University of York, with funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry, and is now funded on a project-by-project basis.The project provides excellent resources and newsletters on how Green Chemistry is being used in the manufacture of safer products. As part of a pilot phase of work an interactive exercise on the lifecycle of soap was created and later further personal care products: moisturiser, shampoo, toothpaste and lipstick were added. These can be viewed at www.greenconsumerproducts.co.uk.
• Presidential Green Chemistry Awards: The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge was established to recognize and promote innovative chemical technologies that prevent pollution and have broad applicability in industry. The Challenge is sponsored by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute and other members of the chemical community.
• American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute: The Green Chemistry Institute is a project of the American Chemical Society and offers resources to academic programs, electronic tools, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, private sector, employment, and publications.
• "This I Believe" essay on Green Chemistry: Asking the Right Questions, John Warner – Lowell, Massachusetts. As heard on NPR's npr.org, March 24, 2008. Chemist John Warner is proud of the new compounds he's helped create. But when his son died from liver failure, Warner began to wonder why he was creating those chemicals at all. Now he believes in challenging the old assumptions of science. Read the essay for NPR's "This I Believe," (pdf) by Green Chemistry co-founder, John Warner.
• Great Lakes Green Chemistry Network: The Great Lakes Green Chemistry Network promotes Green Chemistry through business collaborations, educational outreach to students and teachers particularly young scientists, dialogue with government regulators, public education and engagement, and promoting green chemistry as a driver of economic development.

• Clean Production Action: Clean Production Action promotes the use of products that are safer and cleaner across their life cycle for consumers, workers and communities. See their excellent fact sheets: Why We Need Green Chemistry (pdf) Why Promote Green Chemistry (pdf)

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The EPA Green Chemistry site includes links to basic information on Green Chemistry, projects & programs, grants & fellowships, international activities, and tools & literature.

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