Not Easy Being Green: Trade Secret Holders May Be Singing the Blues Over Green Chemistry

It isn’t easy to change the mindset of a capitalistic society. Although the science of ecology dates back more than 150 years and has its roots in ancient Greece, society as a whole has only become more environmentally aware in the last 40 some years. It remains a struggle to make people aware that, really, we are not the only organisms on the planet. So let’s start by making sure that we aren’t using any secrets, including trade secrets, to contaminate our little place in the universe.

One of the latest efforts to minimize the effects of man on the world’s diverse, delicate ecosystems is “Green Chemistry,” which encourages products and processes that reduce use and generation of hazardous substances. To further the goals of Green Chemistry, the California “Safer Consumer Product (SCP) Regulations” became law October 1, 2013.

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