Media Coverage Archives
Record Amounts of PET and HDPE Bottles Recycled in 2008 [PlasticsToday.com, 11/1/2009]
The History Of Plastic: From Billiards To Bibs [National Public Radio, 10/30/2009]
Greenpeace Co-founder Praises Benefits of Vinyl Products in New Video [Vinyl News Service, 10/29/2009]
Climate Legislation Threatens U.S. Chemical Industry, ACC's Dooley Says [ICIS News, 10/28/2009]
ACC Touts Plastic-based Fiber Materials in L.A. Haute Couture Show [PlasticsNews.com, 10/27/2009]
Chemical Plants Bristling at House Terrorism Bill [Houma Today, 10/26/2009]
ACC Strategy is Effective in Shaping Public Policy, Official Says [Reuters/GreenBiz, 10/21/2009]
As Goes Montana's Chemical Industry, So Goes all Industry [Big Sky Business Journal, 10/16/2009]
Utilization of Green Chemistry Can Entail Multiple Benefits [Law.com/The National Law Journal, 10/15/2009]
County Council in Hawaii Decides Against Polystyrene-ban Proposal [The Maui News, 10/13/2009]
Sack the Plastic-bag Levy [The Washington Times, 10/12/2009]
Bagging a Successful Recycling Program [San Diego Union Tribune, 10/10/2009]
Chlorine is Called a "Pharmaceutical Industry Workhorse" [ICIS Chemical Business, 10/9/2009]
ACC is Sponsoring Chemistry-week Activities [Chemical & Engineering News, 10/9/2009]
ACC Pushes for Prioritization in Toxic Chemicals Reform Bill [The New York Times, 10/7/2009]
Laws Targeting Plastic Don’t Achieve Intended Goal [San Francisco Examiner, 10/5/2009]
ACC Backs EPA's New Research Strategy on Nanotechnology [Royal Society of Chemistry, 10/2/2009]
Driving Innovation—How Plastics are Making Vehicles More Fuel Efficient [Gas 2.0, 10/1/2009]
ACC Offers Support to Planned Overhaul of Federal Chemical Rules [The News Journal, 10/1/2009]
EPA Gives Congress a Heads-up on Toxic Chemicals [USA Today, 9/30/2009]
ACC Agrees with EPA on Need to Overhaul Toxic-Substance Act [The Denver Post, 9/30/2009]
RCU Hosts ICCA Responsible Care Meeting on Chemicals Management and Product Stewardship [Powder Bulk Solids, 9/30/2009]
Taxes to Support Recycling Need a Broader Discussion [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 9/27/2009]
Use of Plastics Could Help Reduce Waste [Plastics News, 9/25/2009]
California City Gets Help from ACC with Recycling Drive [Sacramento News, 9/25/2009]
Tiny Technologies Could Produce Big Energy Solutions [CNN, 9/22/2009]
Corporate Push for Recycling [The Sacramento Bee, 9/19/2009]
Bag the Tax [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 9/15/2009]
California Effort to Ban BPA Fails [Plastics News, 9/14/2009]
Biodegradable Waste Bags "More Damaging" [Waste & Recycling News, 9/14/2009]Controlling Litter—Not Plastics—the Answer to Ocean Trash [Santa Cruz Sentinel, 9/13/2009]
U.S. Chemical Industry Is More Secure but Fear "Overkill" from Congress [ICIS News, 9/11/2009]
ACC: California BPA-ban Advocates Rely on Rhetoric, Not Science [Mercury News, 9/9/2009]
Plastic Practicality: Plastic Bags Come Out Of The Kitchen [The Daily Link, 9/8/2009]
Chemical Industry Urges Use of Existing Safety Regulations [ICIS News, 9/8/2009]
Climate Bill Doesn’t Protect Virginia Workers [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 9/6/2009]
Climate Bill Could Hinder U.S. Industry's Ability to Compete and Innovate [Cleveland Plain Dealer, 9/6/2009]
Seattle Voters Right to Sack Bag Tax [Yakima Herald-Republic, 8/26/2009]
Chemical Industry Works to Set Up Green Standards [Pharmtech.com, 8/20/2009]
Seattle Voters Reject 20-Cent Fee on Shopping Bags [The Seattle Times, 8/19/2009]
Chemistry Group Acknowledges Need for Modernization of Laws [Safety.BLR.com, 8/18/2009]
Chemical Firms Lower Energy Use with New Technologies [ICIS Chemical Business, 8/11/2009]
Plastics Used in Winning Designs [Plastics News, 8/10/2009]
ACC Favors Overhaul of Chemical Regulations [Chemical & Engineering News, 8/10/2009]
Chemical Industry Professionals Want EPA Regulation [The Washington Post, 8/9/2009]
Chemical Industry Targets Change in Toxic Substance Control Law [Midland Daily News, 8/5/2009]
ACC, Environmentalists Agree on Need to Rewrite Toxic-substances Law [USA Today, 8/4/2009]
Seattle's Bag Tax is a Bad Idea Without Substantive Environmental Impact [The Seattle Times, 8/4/2009]
Who’s Left Holding the Bag Fee [The Seattle Times, 7/29/2009]
Chlorine Replacements Would Add Billions to Water Costs [ICIS Chemical Business, 7/24/2009]
Overrating Chemical Risk—Scientists Say Journalists Get It Wrong [Forbes, 7/22/2009]
The Chemical-law Formula, by Cal Dooley [The Hill, 7/6/2009]
ACC Sets Priorities and Revamps Communication via Social Media [ICIS Chemical Business, 6/3/2009]
Cal Dooley of ACC, Randy Dearth of LANXESS, and Chris Pappas of Nova Chemicals Talk About the Chemicals Industry in the Pittsburgh Region. Part 1 | Part 2 [WPXI, 5/17/2009]
Global Chemical Industry Reports Product Stewardship Progress to ICCM-2 [Powder Bulk Solids, 5/14/2009]
Cal Dooley Discusses Climate Change [Politico, 4/23/2009]
Makers of Plastic Bags to Use 40% Recycled Content by 2015 [USA Today, 4/21/2009]
American Chemistry Council's Dooley Calls for Reform of Toxic Substances Law [E&ETV, 4/13/2009]
Public Concern, Not Science, Prompts Plastics Ban [NPR, 4/1/2009]
How Big Is That Widening Gyre of Floating Plastic? [The Wall Street Journal, 3/25/2009]
ICCA and ICCTA Cooperate on Responsibility Initiatives Worldwide [Powder Bulk Solids, 3/13/2009]
Industry Group Calls for "Modernization" of Toxic Chemical Law [The New York Times, 2/27/2009]
America’s Love-Hate of Chemicals (An Interview with Cal Dooley) [White House Chronicle, 2/13/2009]
Industry Lost Fewer Jobs in January, but Still Bleeding [Plastics News, 2/6/2009]
Cal Dooley—Memo to Homeland Security Chief: Chemical Plant Security is Working [Washington Times, 1/26/2009]
Viewpoint—Chemistry Industry Seeks Partnership with Obama Administration, Congress [Industry Week, 1/21/2009]