Ford is the first automaker to develop and implement environmentally-friendly wheat straw-reinforced plastic in a vehicle. Before you get carried away, the car itself, a Ford Flex, isn’t made of ...

The overall carbon footprint of a vehicle is more than 90 percent composed of the fuel used to move it around, but manufacturing plays a role too. Many automakers are quietly working to include more ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— Traditional forms of thermal insulation used to regulate temperatures in homes and commercials buildings are often energy-intensive to manufacture, resulting in significant greenhouse ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) "” A company plans to roll out a new line of tissues and paper towels this month that incorporates wheat straw and bamboo, which it hopes will provide a rapidly renewable and ...

When Brandrud Furniture crafted its first sofas filled with environmentally friendly foam six years ago, then-owner Larry Green said he had no idea that eventually most of the company's products would ...

HERMISTON, OR--(Marketwired - Nov 10, 2015) - Pacific Ag, the nation's largest crop residue harvest company, has recently completed its largest harvest of wheat straw on record. Working closely with ...

ROORKEE: As north India braces for another stubble-burning season — a major contributor to air pollution across Delhi and ...

The Horticulture Department has appealed to farmers to use wheat stubble as mulching material in orchards and vegetable fields to save environment. Narinderjit Singh, Assistant Director, Horticulture, ...

Wheat straw and dust blow from the back of a combine harvesting the grain in a field near Mullinville, Kansas. The maker of Kleenex and Scott brand products is unveiling a line of tissues and towels ...