What is Green Chemistry?
Green chemistry protects the environment, not by cleaning up, but by inventing new chemistry and new chemical processes that do not pollute. Green chemistry emphasizes renewable starting materials for a bio-based economy. Click here to see the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry.
Who Are We?
The Canadian chapter of The Green Chemistry Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to promote green chemistry to protect human health and the environment.
What's New?
CANADIAN GREEN CHEMISTRY WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS to McGill University. Assistant professors of Chemistry, Audrey H. Moores and U. Marcus Lindstrom are teaching a new "high profile" Green Chemistry course. We're excited to welcome them, along with their students and research associates to CGCN! For more information on lectures in the Chemistry Department at McGill, see http://www.chemistry.mcgill.ca.
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS (02/10/2007): The Green Chemistry Institute of the American Chemical Society is looking for a new Director to establish and lead the strategic direction for the Institute, as well as the daily operations of the organization; build its brand and reputation; expand its sources of funding; and lead the development of short- and long-term strategies for the success of the ACS GCI. For more details about the Institute visit the home page at http://www.acs.org/greenchemistry or click here to see the job announcement.
NOMINATE CHEMISTRY PROFESSIONALS! Recognize outstanding scientific discoveries through a variety of ACS Green Chemistry Awards, deadlines vary and range from November 1st, 2007.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Submit your abstracts now for the Spring 2008 91st Canadian Chemistry Conference in Edmonton, Alberta and the Fall 2008 236th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.