- Chemical Structure of BPA
You try and choose foods that are as free as possible of harmful chemicals such as pesticides. But if you consume canned soups, beans and soft drinks, organic or not, you also may be swallowing residues of a controversial chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) that can leak out of the can linings into your food. Nearly all can liners contain BPA, says Geoff Cullen, director of government relations at the Can Manufacturers Institute in the United States. BPA has also been found to migrate, under some conditions, from polycarbonate plastic water bottles.
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Household, Industry
Bisphenol A, BPA, United States
By Paul Crossley
Green is everywhere these days. Even in tough economic times, governments are speaking about ‘green jobs,’ the ‘green economy’ and such noble concepts.
Talk like this can give us hope that these harsh economic days, months and years to come will see the birth of new industries focussed on giving us what we need albeit in a greener overall package.
So, in a Canadian province ostensibly on the forefront of everything green it seems incredible that the province’s power company has turned down green power. British Columbia’s Crown Corporation, BC Hydro says that it now requires that any new technology which would provide power to the grid must have at least three years of ‘proven commercial reliability’. In short, BC Hydro is saying, “Sell your power to someone else, and after you’ve done that for three years, then you can come and talk to us.” Read more…
Industry
BC Hydro, British Columbia, Energy
