An Undeserved Award
Earlier this week, Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) awarded Dow Corning its "Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program Award." The award was created "to recognize facilities and their community partners who have worked together on environmental and natural resource projects to improve the local environment in their communities." Dow Corning, based in Midland, Michigan, was given this award for creating a recycling program at its facility that employs mentally handicapped individuals. While this effort is admirable, Dow Corning's environmental record is far from praiseworthy.