WARSAW — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, announced its participation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings, Better Plants program. Zimmer Biomet entered into the voluntary agreement with the DOE in January as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint at locations across the United States …read more.

By DREW JOHNSON Senior Fellow, Taxpayers Protection Alliance WASHINGTON D.C. — Let’s be honest: the future of the U.S. economy is bleak. A new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts that the U.S. economy will grow only 2 percent this year; a downward revision of the already anemic 2.4 percent growth …read more.

If Purdue University researchers have their way, the term “biofuel plant” will take on a whole new meaning. A team received a $5.2 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop a plant that can make substances that could be used directly as a biofuel. The idea is to reroute carbon that plants currently use …read more.