Audio & Video Links
Dr. Terry Collins on sustainability, renewable energy, and green chemisrtyJun 21, 2007 Audio Podcast Dr. Terry Collins (Carnegie Mellon University) speaks to the host of the “Science and Society” podcast about a wide range of related issues, from sustainability writ large, to specific green chemistry issues. |
“The Large Promise of Small Things”Dec 01, 2006 Video This video interview features David Rejeski and Andrew Maynard of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The two discuss the promise of nanotechnology, as well as the need to use a green approach in developing nanotech. |
Dr. Paul Anastas talks about several aspects of green chemistryJun 21, 2006 Audio Podcast Dr. Paul Anastas (Yale University) speaks to the host of the “Science and Society” podcast about green chemistry. The interview covers industrial implementation of green chemistry technologies, educational advances in the field, and barriers that need to be overcome to help speed the adoption of green chemistry across all sectors. At the time this podcast was recorded, Dr. Anastas was Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. |
Basics of Nanotechnology and green nanotechnologyJun 01, 2006 Video The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts have together established the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. The Project is “dedicated to helping ensure that as nanotechnologies advance, possible risks are minimized, public and consumer engagement remains strong, and the potential benefits of these new technologies are realized.” This video, in which nano experts are interviewed by a very young journalist, takes a look at the basic concepts of nanotechnology and green nanotechnology. |
“Pesticide Pioneers”May 10, 2006 Radio Story The nationally syndicated radio program Market Place features a story about AqraQuest, Inc. and the company’s biopesticides. Agraquest won a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in 2003 for the development of Serenade, a biofungicide. |
“Green chemistry hitting the market”Mar 23, 2006 Radio Story Market Place, the American Public Media radio show heard on NPR stations around the country, features green chemistry. The story includes interviews with Dupont, Cargill, and Paul Anastas. |
“Three Share Nobel for Chemical Process”Oct 05, 2005 Radio Story When Yves Chauvin, Robert Grubbs, and Richard Schrock won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the prize committee called it a significant advance for green chemistry. This story, broadcast on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” explores the winners’ achievements and includes references to green chemistry. |
Dr. Jim Hutchison discusses green nanotechnologyJun 08, 2005 Audio Podcast Dr. Jim Hutchison (University of Oregon) is interviewed on the “Science and Society” podcast |