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  • FDA conflict of interest in BPA

    Here's more drama brewing in the world of bisphenol A (BPA) . A US Congressional committee, which has been investigating the BPA issue since January, is said to be investigating a possible instance of conflict of interest involving the chairman of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-15-2008

  • The rise and fall of mercury

    The use of mercury could slowly die out as Europe and the US recently passed a ban to export one of the most infamous element in chemical history. Yesterday, the US Congress approved the Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2008 , which would ban the export of elemental mercury, prohibit federal agencies...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-30-2008

  • Drilling to save the environment

    Here is another interesting economic analysis (with a little facts and numbers for those who like hard data) from the New York Times on US offshore drilling . According to Robert Hahn, director of the Reg-Markets Center at the American Enterprise Institute, and Peter Passell, senior fellow at the Milken...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-15-2008

  • Phthalates ban in toys coming soon

    I am traveling today and tomorrow for Evonik's plant groundbreaking event in Mobile, Alabama. The facility will produce alkoxides, which are used as catalysts in biodiesel production. Aside from the biodiesel industry, Evonik will also give an update on the lithium ion batteries market as well as...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-29-2008

  • US offshore drilling un-banned

    Just saw this news from ICIS that President Bush is lifting an executive ban on offshore drilling that has long stood since his dad was president. The presidential offshore development ban was put in place by the first President Bush in 1990 while Congress also banned oil and gas drilling off the US...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-14-2008
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