Home Renovation With Vinyl Siding Becomes State Energy ProjectARLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 5, 2008 – Using vinyl clapboard in a home make-over, a couple is gets state support and utility funding to test the effectiveness of innovative materials in saving energy.
JM Eagle Launches Partnership With H20 Africa to Help Address Water CrisisApril 14, 2008 – Plastic pipe manufacturer JM Eagle will be the official supplier of infrastructure materials to the H20 Africa Foundation, providing high-strength PVC piping products at cost, and commit $150,000 to the organization.
Centerport Church Hoping to Hold Back the TideApril 3, 2008 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Centerport, N.Y. is currently knee-deep in plans to install a 310-foot seawall, consisting of vinyl sheeting, in front of a failing ballast-rock barrier at the rear of its Prospect Road property.
What’s In a Name?Jan. 18, 2008 – Ask Philip Morris, the holding company for a tobacco producer who changed its name to the benign, sunny-sounding ‘Altria.’
The Vinyl Frontier: Dispelling Myths About PVC and SustainabilityAug. 2, 2007– Assessing the facts about polyvinyl chloride ends up dispelling myths about this oft-maligned, but invaluable polymer used extensively in packaging.
In Praise Of PVCJune 25, 2007 – Hazel Cook, contract marketing manager at Gerflor, challenges the view that, when it comes to floors, natural equals green.PVC may be man-made but, due to the highly efficient manufacturing processes and a continuous drive amongst responsible manufacturers to use ever cleaner processes, its green credentials stand up to stringent comparison even amongst so-called ‘natural’ flooring equivalents.
New Pipe Systems Mean Renewed Life for Thousands in West AfricaApril 27, 2007 – The grant will be used by World Vision to purchase extensive amounts of polyvinyl chloride piping for its West African Water Initiative operations in Ghana and Mali. Made of chlorine, the PVC piping is bacteria-resistant, which helps maintain the quality of water when it flows from local borehole wells to rural communities. That is essential to ensure residents receive safe and clean water.
Lake Elsinore to Inaugurate Oxygenation SystemApril 22, 2007 – When you're trying to stay fresh as rain while being undermined by algae and carp, a breath of fresh air could be just the recipe for keeping the green water and the swampy stink at bay.
Panel Rejects Plan that Would Deter PVC UseMarch 2, 2007 – A decision to make no definite decision on PVC use in construction may be a victory of sorts for PVC makers, say some industry officials. The Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council released its final report Feb. 26 on PVC use in construction.
Eco-Intimidation Bypasses Scientific DebateJan. 11, 2007 – Junk science traditionally has been pretty much of an in-your-face phenomenon. Activist-generated scary headlines that are followed by a hysterical rush to adopt new laws and regulations is standard fare. But that may be changing.
Wish I'd Said That!Jan. 3, 2007 – We recently referred to a Time Magazine story on vinyl toys as a “scare story.” The Chicago Tribune was not nearly so polite.
More Good News from EuropeJan. 3, 2007 – Good news! From the continent that has banned or restricted some phthalates? Yes, indeed. Those bans and restrictions were voted by legislators, but when Europe’s health and science experts got together to review the safety of phthalates as they are used today, the news is very positive.
PVC Pipes to Cultivate Endangered SpeciesNov. 27, 2006 – The environmentalists placed live pieces of corals on small PVC-pipes arranged in right-angled order on a PVC-frame.
Sustainability Without BordersNov. 22, 2006 – The scope of the project included feasibility studies, environmental impact assessment, water survey, drilling 100 meter deep borehole, well development, test pumping and water quality testing, well treatment, solar power and solar pump installation, building of a 30,000 litres reservoir tank and laying of PVC pipes and taps at designated water collection points in the community.
Sustainable Vinyl Featured At Green Building ExpoNov. 13, 2006 – DENVER (PRWEB) – Vinyl’s numerous energy-saving, environmental and health benefits are on display this week at the nation’s principal green building expo.
Good Qualities of Vinyl Ignored in StoryNov. 1, 2006 – The writer is president of The Vinyl Institute, a nonprofit trade association representing vinyl resin manufacturers in the United States.
The Carpet Cleaner Nov. 13, 2006 – Ray Anderson's conversion—what he calls a "spear to the heart"—came in 1994 while he was reading Paul Hawken's The Ecology of Commerce. In it, the Smith & Hawken cofounder argued that business should inspire a more sustainable model that respects, and even mimics, the natural world. Anderson, CEO of carpet maker Interface, was so struck by Hawken's message that he sent his staff to tally up the resources used by Interface and its suppliers. The results were staggering: 1.2 billion pounds of raw material were extracted from the earth to produce the roughly $800 million worth of carpeting Interface sold in 1995. Anderson, you might say, was floored.
Activist Tactics Seen Scaring ConsumersOct. 6, 2006 – Activist groups are trying to scare consumers and retailers by raising phony safety concerns about many useful, needed and safe everyday products made of vinyl (PVC) and other plastics, a major industry group said today.
Enviros Target TargetSept. 28, 2006 – Target’s ubiquitous red-and-white logo has proved prophetic. The discount retailer has become the bullseye-du-jour for a nationwide protest-attack by an environmental group that equates plastic with “poison.”