February 25, 2020
In 2018-2019, Eric Nash led his high school chemistry class in inventing with green chemistry through bioplastics. Students created novel products while formulating bioplastics. They were able to use their […]
Categories: Green Chemistry Education, K-12
February 2020 According to Andy Dicks, a Teaching Stream Professor at the University of Toronto, a Green Chemistry Commitment signing institution, being green isn’t difficult. It’s being smart. Read more here!
February 7, 2020
February 2020 According to Andy Dicks, a Teaching Stream Professor at the University of Toronto, a Green Chemistry Commitment signing institution, being green isn’t difficult. It’s being smart. Read more here!
Categories: Green Chemistry Education, Higher-Ed
Sally B Mitchell, of Sally B Chemistry, talks with Beyond Benign’s cofounder John Warner about the importance of inspiration and nurturing inventive minds in the quest to use chemistry to better our planet. Listen to “The Importance of Creativity in Chemistry and Beyond” Podcast here:
December 9, 2019
Sally B Mitchell, of Sally B Chemistry, talks with Beyond Benign’s cofounder John Warner about the importance of inspiration and nurturing inventive minds in the quest to use chemistry to better […]
Categories: Green Chemistry Education, Higher-Ed, K-12
“The focus of Green Chemistry is not just to create more sustainable chemical products and processes—they also have to be cost-effective and they have to work,” says Amy Cannon, who holds the world’s first PhD in Green Chemistry and is the executive director of Beyond Benign, a nonprofit devoted to Green Chemistry education. “It’s a common platform and language that adds value for both the sustainability folks and industry.” In 2013, UM-Flint signed Beyond Benign’s Green Chemistry Commitment—pledging to continually improve the implementation of Green Chemistry learning objectives for its students.
Not content with only being a commitment signer, UM-Flint introduced the first Bachelor of Science in Green Chemistry in the fall of 2018. Read more here
October 22, 2019
“The focus of Green Chemistry is not just to create more sustainable chemical products and processes—they also have to be cost-effective and they have to work,” says Amy Cannon, who [...]Categories: Green Chemistry Education, Higher-Ed
Lead Teacher, Erika Fatura, published an article with ChemEdX titled, “‘Why Green Chemistry? Or Better Yet, Why Not Green Chemistry?” Within the piece, she writes her 5 reasons why she teachers with green chemistry, and then gives stepwise advice for how other high school teachers can implement green chemistry into their classrooms. Read her article here.
August 5, 2019
Lead Teacher, Erika Fatura, published an article with ChemEdX titled, “‘Why Green Chemistry? Or Better Yet, Why Not Green Chemistry?” Within the piece, she writes her 5 reasons why she […]
Categories: Green Chemistry Education, K-12
This summer our co-Founder, John Warner, testified during the Research & Technology Subcommittee Hearing – Benign by Design: Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry to support the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019.
July 25, 2019
This summer our co-Founder, John Warner, testified during the Research & Technology Subcommittee Hearing – Benign by Design: Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry to support the Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development […]
Categories: Green Chemistry Education
In partnership with CPALMS, an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards, we created ‘Chemistry with a Conscience.’ Explore green chemistry and what it means to be benign by design in this interactive tutorial.
June 11, 2019
In partnership with CPALMS, an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards, we created ‘Chemistry with a Conscience.’ Explore green chemistry and […]
Categories: Green Chemistry Education, K-12
