US charity launches $100 million green chemistry initiative

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to fund seven year project headed by sustainable chemistry pioneer Paul Anastas

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a private philanthropic organisation based in California, is to spend nearly $100 million (£73 million) on a new green chemistry initiative. The programme is the first chemistry-focused investment in the foundation’s history, and will be headed up by green chemistry pioneer Paul Anastas.