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Synthetic Skin From Spider Silk Heals Wounds
10/11/2011

by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California Researchers have been looking for better alternatives for providing skin grafts to wounds, and it…

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Exclusive: Benchmark cotton LCA launched Monday
10/11/2011

NEW YORK – A new life cycle inventory and life cycle analysis of cotton products has been completed by US-based Cotton…

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H&M confirms it will meet Greenpeace demands
10/11/2011

STOCKHOLM – Fast fashion retail giant H&M has joined Nike, Puma and adidas in an eye popping commitment to eliminate the…

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Did JCPenney Renege on Promise to Compensate Bangladesh Factory Fire Victims?
10/11/2011

by Nicole Abene JCPenney has allegedly backed out of negotiations to compensate the families of victims killed at a Bangladesh factory…

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Jeanologia laser increases environmental credentials
10/11/2011

MADRID – Jeanologia, the Spanish research and development firm has increased the speeds of its laser technology, enhancing the environmental potential…

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In 2011 the Arctic’s Ozone Layer Hole Grew to an Unprecedented Size
10/11/2011

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada Left: Ozone in Earth’s stratosphere at an altitude of approximately 12 miles (20 kilometers) in…

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C&A commits to sustainable African cotton
10/11/2011

HAMBURG – C&A, one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers has said that next year it will take up to 1,000 tonnes…

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Water, Water, Everywhere, But Not Enough To Waste
10/10/2011

by Dan Charles Here’s a fact worth pondering: Farming accounts for 70 percent of all the water that’s used for any…

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Is It Safe to Drink? The Problem with the Nation’s Drinking Water Standards
10/10/2011

More than 6,000 chemicals pollute U.S. drinking water, yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added only one new pollutant to…

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Creating 1 Million Energy Efficiency Jobs is “a No-Brainer”: Bill Clinton
10/10/2011

by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York Retrofitting old buildings to make them more energy efficient is often described as the least…

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