News Coverage Of Green Business Report
Several media outlets covered the release Tuesday of “Safer by Design: Businesses Can Replace Toxic Ingredients Through Green Chemistry” at UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. The report, which was commissioned by the advocacy group Environment Maine, looked at 14 businesses using environmentally friendly green chemistry in their work. Maine Public Radio included comments from Steve Taylor of the Environmental Health Strategy Center who pointed about UMaine programs such as the Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative and AEWC Advanced Structures and Composite Center are well-developed programs that use the principles of green chemistry. The Maine Insights website interviewed UMaine engineering graduate student Travis Wallace, who has started a business for the marketing of thermoelectric power to the maritime industry, who noted a connection between safer products and boosting Maine’s economy. The Bangor Daily News also covered the release of the report.
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