Tag: precautionary principle

(continued from an earlier article) Down in the Quantum World Nano particles are less than 100 nanomicrons in width, meaning that a human hair is approximately 80,000nm wide. Down at the molecular level, materials behave differently to the way they …

[The Vector] Nanotechnology – A Disappointment? (Part Two) Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The ability of nanotechnologies to deliver cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions has come under attack in a recently released report by the environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth. The nano technology industry has over-promised and under-delivered, according …

Nanotechnology – A Sandwich Without the Beef? (Part One) Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Many of the great consultants in green business practices have developed ways of introducing their clients to topics like LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design – the internationally recognized green building certification system) and biomimicry (taking lessons from the …

The Precautionary Principle and the Gulf Oil Spill Read More »

Tagged with: , , ,