Green chemistry is an approach to the design, manufacture and use of chemical products to intentionally reduce or eliminate chemical hazards. “While U.S. industry has begun to implement green chemistry principles across a range of chemical applications, U.S. investment in green chemistry training and research lags behind. The U.S. has four fledgling green chemistry university programs but the much smaller United Kingdom has two well-developed regional programs based on providing technical expertise to businesses and advice to government policy decision makers, and even Australia boasts a center with over 3.5 million U.S. dollars in funding for 2005. China has multiple green chemistry centers and is actively expanding expertise in this issue. India officially requires green chemistry training for its chemistry students while in the U.S. such students face no requirement even to understand basic toxicology. Although some chemistry programs in the U.S. are beginning to integrate green chemistry principles into their curriculum a concerted effort is still needed to mainstream green chemistry in the United States.