(Humboldt State University) — For Clara Lazen, 10, a classroom assignment turned into a scientific finding. As Chemistry Professor Robert Zoellner confirmed, the fifth-grader’s curiosity led to a new molecule, and her first mention in a scientific journal. When Kenneth Boehr instructed his fifth grade class at Border Star Montessori School in Kansas City, Mo. [...]
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And the “From Chemistry to Energy” Zooppa contest winners are…
Last December, we invited independent filmmakers and motion design enthusiasts on Zooppa.com to help us tell the “From Chemistry to Energy” story — and to illustrate why that story matters to America’s energy and economic future. What we got in return were more than three dozen unique takes on an important American manufacturing narrative, each [...]
Styron: “Paul Moyer Discusses ‘Energy Recovery’ at Plastics News Executive Forum”
(Styron.com) – Paul Moyer, Vice President & General Manager of Plastics, was a featured speaker at the Plastics News 14th Annual Executive Forum, January 30 – 31 in Tampa, Florida. This conference brings together high-level executives from the plastics industry each year to share thoughts and insights on the direction of the industry and their [...]
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Pennsylvania, Two Neighbors Vie to Procure Cracker”
“There’s a whirlwind of competition swirling among Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia for the chance to start a new generation of industry and manufacturing,” Timothy Puko wrote in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Sunday, referring to an opportunity to build a $3.2 billion petrochemical plant in one of the three states. The Shell “cracker” plant, used [...]
‘Sun-Believable’ solar paint a primer for meeting future energy needs?
(ND Newswire) – Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light—electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside. A team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame has made a major advance toward this vision by creating [...]
ACC launches “From Chemistry to Energy” video contest with $20,000 in cash prizes; Submit your video by January 23, 2012!
We’re very excited to announce the launch of a user-generated video campaign! It’s easy to sign up and free to enter. All you need is a camcorder or some motion graphics skills, a bit of creative inspiration and an interest in learning how chemistry is creating energy solutions for a strong, secure and sustainable future. [...]
Online webinar seeks to raise awareness of energy recovery, leveraging the energy value of plastics
At 1:30pm EST today, Greg Wilkinson, president of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, will lead a webinar about how we use and reuse plastics in America, and how best to leverage the impressive and underutilized energy value of plastics. As you’ll see, it begins with education – letting the public in on the magic behind [...]
Latest BPA studies try to throw a wet blanket on one of America’s most cherished traditions
Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, when American families get together to unwind, enjoy good company and a good meal, a controversial Harvard report published in JAMA about soup cans with BPA epoxy resin lining tries to throw a wet blanket on one of America’s most cherished traditions. The report follows on the heels [...]
November in review: A month dedicated to energy innovation and finding ways to secure our nation’s energy future
November has brought many thought-provoking conversations about energy innovation and ways to secure our nation’s energy future: from the White House GreenGov Symposium on products and practices that would improve energy efficiency in government operations, to the Atlantic’s Green Intelligence Forum on green building design and construction, to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s [...]
Daniel Yergin: Natural gas from shale “the biggest innovation in energy” we’ve seen this century
Business and sustainability blogger Marc Gunther reported earlier this month that Daniel Yergin, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates Chairman and bestselling author of The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World, told Aspen Institute’s Walter Isaacson that shale gas is not only reshaping America’s energy landscape, it’s also “the biggest innovation in [...]
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