QUOTES OF THE WEEK

13 March 2006 00:00  [Source: ICB]

“This is an opportunity to improve the sustainability of our use of energy and increase competitiveness of EU business”

Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission on the launch of its Green Paper on a common energy strategy for Europe

“We applaud the USGS report but note that simply detecting trace amounts of pesticides does not equate to a problem”

Alan Noe, communications director for CropLife America, commenting on the 10-year water sampling study by the US Geological Survey

“The new structure, which groups related assets and technologies, is focused on ensuring growth in our core businesses”

Brian Ferguson, chairman and ceo of Eastman Chemical, discussing the company’s recent restructuring

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