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Green Chemistry in practice implies designing safer, economical, efficacious and efficient processes and products. All of these aspects are symptoms of good product design and good manufacturing processes and can result in economic benefit for institutions that implement these practices. Green Chemistry can be a tool for regional economic development and jobs creation. Education and training at the academic and technical level are required to support a workforce that can meet societies needs for sustainable technologies.

Green Chemistry offers a concrete path to achieve sustainable and safe laboratory practices. The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry establish a framework for practicing chemists to follow along this path.

Fall 2011 Courses, Seminars & Workshops

• Mechanistic Toxicology - Simmons College

  Survey of the relationship between chemistry and industrial technology and their impacts on human health and the environment. Investigation of how industrial organizations can address health and environmental issues in the early design stage for products and processes. Within the framework of the twelve principles of green chemistry, case studies of industry/government activities will be analyzed in order to link molecular structure to societal implications.

  Course/Section	CHEM 342 - 01
  Section Dates	Sept 8 - Dec 12
  Meets	Wednesdays 5:30-8:30PM
  Room	LEF L305
  Seats	13
  Credits	4.00

  
  For more information and to register, visit Simmons.Edu
  
  

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Implementing Green Chemistry at the University & College level impacts students for a lifetime in the workforce.

John Warner : "Intellectual Ecology"
from Bioneers on Vimeo

John Warner: Intellectual Ecology from Bioneers on Vimeo.

"Green Coming to a Job Near You"

From The Eagle Tribune
April 20, 2009

"Anybody searching for a job may want to think green." In mid-April, John Warner, Congressman John Tierney, and several business leaders met at the Warner Babcock Institute to discuss the green industry. Inspired by that meeting, the Eagle Tribune's article discusses the growing demand for a green workforce, especially in local Massachusetts companies. The article cites John Warner's perspective on workforce development through Green Chemistry and education; it also includes a video interview with Congressman Tierney, who co-authored the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which includes $500 million in funding for the Green Jobs Act.

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iSUSTAIN™ Alliance Launched

in Business Wire

Beyond Benign, Cytec Industries Inc. and Sopheon announced today that they have formed the iSUSTAIN Alliance to promote Green Chemistry awareness in the global chemical industry...