As the world watches the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico go from bad to worse, people are asking whether there isn’t another solution to petroleum-based oils. As the world watches the BP oil spill ...

Nylon-based products such as clothing and fishing nets are notoriously slow to degrade, especially in marine environments, contributing significantly to global ocean pollution. Using spill-treating ...

Biodegradable oil? For race cars? Huh? As oddball as it may sound, there's now "green" oil, and it's being promoted as not only better for the earth, but better for racing, too. And the team running ...

The official motor oil of the American Le Mans racing series will be biodegradable, non-toxic and made from saturated animal fat for at least the next two seasons. But that doesn't mean it'll actually ...

If you order takeout from an eco-friendly restaurant, you might find your meal accompanied by compostable plastic cutlery. Some fashion brands now deliver your clothes in clear biodegradable plastic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If a product is biodegradable, it means that it can break down safely into a natural form such as carbon dioxide or water without ...