Friday, May 1, 2009

Scientific Debate of Climate Change on Social Networking Sites

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Climate change, or global warming, is a popular topic of scientific debate on various social networking sites. Proponents on either side st...
Sunday, April 26, 2009

SURPRISE!! - US Government Asks for Public Input on Scientific Integrity

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In a surprise move, the US government published in the Thursday, April 23rd Federal Register a " request for public comment " on a...
Saturday, April 25, 2009

More Chemical Testing from EPA - The 3rd HPV List

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Coming soon to a Federal Register near you, the USEPA is expected to publish its third list of high production volume (HPV) chemicals. Tech...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

TSCA Reform Seems Inevitable - But Which TSCA Reform?

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It's a done deal. Okay, not actually a "done deal." But it seems clear that some sort of TSCA reform is on its way. TSCA, o...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

USEPA Seeking Scientific Information on CO2-caused Ocean Acidification

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Think global warming affects only the air temperature? Think again. The oceans matter also when it comes to climate change. Carbon dioxid...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

"Architect of the REACH Regulation" Calls for UN Panel on Chemicals

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Margot Wallström is European Commission vice-president and the force behind the development and passage of the European Union's Registra...
Saturday, April 11, 2009

Cleaning Products Coming Clean - What Really Is In Windex?

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Sure, we all know what is in Windex. Right? Isopropanol, 2-Butoxyethanol, Ethylene glycol n-hexyl ether, Water, and Ammonia. Well, now y...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Chemical Control Reform - Kids Safe Out...ChAMP In?

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As discussed here previously, the US is taking a hard look at its 30+ year old chemical control law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA...
Monday, April 6, 2009

Ten Replies...Advocacy vs Science (From Helicity)

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I came across a very interesting blog called Helicity that was replying to the replies of a climate change skeptic (to his earlier post). ...
Sunday, April 5, 2009

European Trade Union Lists 306 "Substances of Very High Concern" - Will this Blacklist Safe Chemicals?

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The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), based in Brussels, published a " Trade Union Priority List for Reach Authorisation ,...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

New NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Says Science is Her Top Priority

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Dr. Jane Lubchenco took over the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on March 22, 2009. A day later she did a join...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

USEPA Offers "Strategic Plan" for Evaluating the Toxicity of Chemicals

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This week the USEPA released a " Strategic Plan for Evaluating the Toxicity of Chemicals ," which departs from "the tradition...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Scientists as political activists?

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I mentioned previously the climate change conference held in Copenhagen , which was designed to stimulate some activism on the part of scien...
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Global Warming Denialists Turning on Themselves as Their Climate Change Titanic Sinks

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I did a post a while back about a " Climate Skeptics Conference " held in New York City. According to Andrew Revkin, writing in t...