Living With Limits – Catastrophe Awaits

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is excellent the weekly glossy news magazine of the American Chemical Society, the largest scientific

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Cash Flows from China’s Water

Jean-Francois Tremblay, C&EN Hong Kong (Chemical & Engineering News Digital Edition – May 11, 2009) writes: “In this highly

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Taxing Carbon – Part 4 | Mother Jones

There’s an interesting dialog on taxing carbon between Kevin Drum at Mother Jones and Jeffrey Sachs (Sachs is, among other things, Director of

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Something’s just not right

From the New Yorker, by Alex Gregory ID: 122479, Published in The New Yorker May 22, 2006 Related articles by Zemanta Marcela Yolanda Polo Ángeles :

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Conversation with Sarah Chayes, former NPR correspondent about life in Afghanistan

Image via Wikipedia Once again, Sarah Chayes impresses with her down-to-earth understanding of life in Afghanistan and its relevance to the rest of

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Congratulations to AIDSfreeAFRICA

Image via Wikipedia AIDSfreeAFRICA celebrated its third birthday on April 19, 2009. AIDSfreeAFRICA was founded by Dr. Rolande Hodel and is developing

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Fire Retardant Dilemma Symposia

Image via Wikipedia Upcoming Conference: The Green Science Policy Institute Fire Retardant Dilemma Symposia How can we achieve fire and environmental

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Longest-Running Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in the World

May 4, 2009 Dear Colleague: The widely acclaimed and longest-running Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in the world is being held June 23-25

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Olga Speranskaya, Goldman Prizewinner, for Excellence in Protecting the Environment

Image via Wikipedia Olga Speranskaya works to identify and eliminate chemical stockpiles in former USSR countries. “Russian scientist Olga

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Substantial work ahead for water issues, say scientists at ACS’ Final Report briefing

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2009 — Scientists and engineers will face a host of obstacles over the next decade in providing clean water to millions of

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Unlocking Bolivia’s Lithium Wealth

Image via Wikipedia High in the Andes lie the world’s largest reserves of lithium, the metal which is likely to help power the electric and

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EPEAT: Green Electronics Made Easy

EPEAT is a system to help purchasers evaluate, compare and select electronic products based on their environmental attributes. The system currently

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