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Chemistry World May 10, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU struggles to fix faltering carbon trading scheme A plan to bolster the flagging price of permits to emit carbon dioxide that are traded in the EU's Emissions Trading System appeared dead last month after being voted down by the European parliament.
National Defense June 2013 Dan Parsons	Marines Hope to Preserve Advances in Renewable Energy Over the past 10 years, the Marines have made significant inroads to becoming self-sustaining in the field because saving energy and water translates directly to moving faster and killing more bad guys.
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 James Urquhart	Greener, cleaner steel US researchers have developed a greener way to produce metals such as steel. Their process could cut greenhouse gas emissions while using earth abundant and affordable metals.
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 Philip Ball	Materials for a sustainable future This multi-author volume edited by Letcher and Scott does an excellent job of explaining how we can make better use of available resources. It considers the dwindling of elemental sources, biomass and chemical feedstocks, and materials for energy and the built environment.
National Defense June 2013 Stew Magnuson	Catching Terrorists Carrying Bombs Still a Tough Problem to Solve When police in Watertown, Mass., honed in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat stored in a backyard in April, they had several tools familiar to service members who fought in the Iraq and Afghan wars at their disposal.
Chemistry World May 2, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Suspect charged over ricin letters A martial arts instructor from Mississippi has been charged with sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a Republican Senator and a state judge last month. The letters were intercepted at postal screening facilities.
Chemistry World May 1, 2013 Rebecca Trager	UCLA chemist to stand trial for safety violations linked to Sheri Sangji death The chemist who supervised a research assistant who died from injuries sustained in a University of California, Los Angeles lab more than four years ago will go on trial in connection with her death.
IEEE Spectrum May 2013 Jean Kumagai	The Smartest, Greenest Grid What the little Danish island of Bornholm is showing the world about the future of energy
IEEE Spectrum May 2013 John Voelcker	Fisker Automotive: Fraught With Failure Does the U.S. Department of Energy have the guts to tolerate defaults on its loans?
Registered Rep. April 22, 2013 Stan Luxenberg	The Upside to Doing Good Advisors have traditionally steered clear of socially responsible investment funds, but some SRI funds excel in downturns. Many investors -- with no interest in SRI -- are starting to notice.
Chemistry World April 30, 2013 Laura Howes	Europe to ban controversial pesticides Three neonicotinoid insecticides are to be banned from use on crops that attract bees for two years in the EU. This follows a vote by member states yesterday.
Chemistry World April 30, 2013 Anthony King	Lean green microbe machines For its proponents, algae hold the promise of a green and clean source of fuel, food and even drugs. What is the evidence?
Chemistry World April 29, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Appeal reverses ECHA call for animal tests An appeal has overturned the European Chemicals Agency's request for additional animal toxicity testing on the automotive air-conditioning refrigerant 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf).
Chemistry World April 29, 2013 Michael Parkin	Food safety test for harmful dye It may soon be easier to protect consumers from dangerous condiments thanks to an electrochemical method developed by Chinese scientists that can spot the toxic azo dye, Orange II.
Chemistry World April 29, 2013 Maria Burke	Finishing line in sight for libel reform Parliament has agreed a new libel law. The landmark piece of legislation, which applies to England and Wales, should provide more protection for individuals, including scientists, newspapers and broadcasters, who criticize big companies.
National Defense June 2013 James E. Rainey	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories What can we do right now to improve how we fight modern wars? Second, how do we create, in the words of Gen. Robert Cone, "a structural imperative that ensures we do not lose the lessons of the last decade of war?"
Chemistry World April 25, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Portable detector shines light on fake drugs The CD-3 counterfeit detection device uses a variety of different wavelengths of light to visually compare tablets, capsules and their packaging with genuine reference samples.
Chemistry World April 24, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	US sues Novartis over alleged kickbacks Novartis has used illegal payments to induce pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients onto its immunosuppressant drug Myfortic (mycophenolate sodium), a US government lawsuit alleges.
Chemistry World April 19, 2013 James Urquhart	Solar boost for gas power stations US researchers are developing a system that could boost the efficiency of gas-fired power plants while reducing their greenhouse emissions.
Chemistry World April 16, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Biofuels are expensive and unsustainable, report says A report from independent policy analysts Chatham House has concluded that current European policy on biofuels fails to ensure that they are produced sustainably, and means that they are not a cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions.
Chemistry World April 16, 2013 Amy Middleton-Gear	Sieving silica sieves from biomass ash A team, led by Duncan Maquarrie at the University of York, developed an efficient route for extracting the silicates by forming alkali silicate solutions. 'We have to become more sustainable and re-evaluate what we currently call waste,' says Maquarrie.
National Defense May 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Industry, Academia, Government Grapple With Dwindling STEM Workforce The problems associated with a weak STEM applicant pool can threaten national security, some experts have said. In response, industry, academia and the government have funneled millions of dollars into STEM-education initiatives. But the numbers aren't budging.
National Defense May 2013 Dan Parsons	3D Printing Provides Fast, Practical Fixes While most 3D printing applications have been whimsical rather than practical -- the Army's mobile lab is producing real-world objects that are saving lives in war zones.
National Defense May 2013 Valerie Insinna	Companies Vie for Chance to Update Bomb Disposal Robots With a chance to build the Navy's next bomb-disposal robots at their fingertips, unmanned systems manufacturers have an opportunity to tap into one of the only fully funded programs in the autonomous vehicle pipeline. Eager industry officials believe a contract award is imminent.
National Defense May 2013 Dan Parsons	Booming Unmanned Aircraft Industry Straining to Break Free of Regulations The advent of unmanned aerial vehicles taking flight within U.S. national airspace could mean an enormous economic windfall for aviation entrepreneurs and the nation's economy.
Chemistry World April 14, 2013 Andy Extance	Split water splitting raises green hydrogen hopes UK scientists say that they have developed the first widely-useable electrolysis system that splits water and releases hydrogen and oxygen in separate stages.
Chemistry World April 12, 2013 Melissae Fellet	Elusive atmospheric intermediates reveal some secrets Scientists have found further evidence for the existence of an elusive intermediate implicated in chemical reactions that degrade atmospheric pollutants.
Chemistry World April 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Veolia and Total open oil recycling plant Environmental services firm Veolia Environnement and oil company Total have opened a new plant near Le Havre, France, to regenerate used oils into engine lubricants.
Food Processing April 2013 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: The Dangers of the Dangers of GMOs It looks like marketing and profiteering are trumping science.
Food Processing April 2013 Rory Gillespie	Fear and Loathing Haunt GMOs It's difficult to balance the lack of negative scientific evidence against consumers' right to know what's in their food.
Chemistry World April 9, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Chinese scientist arrested for attempted research theft Hua Jun Zhao is alleged to have used his position as an assistant researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin to illegally acquire patented cancer research, and to pass it to Zhejiang University in China. Other Chinese scientists have also been involved in research theft.
Chemistry World April 9, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	European project to boost industry energy efficiency The European Chemical Industry Council has launched a two-year, Europe-wide project to help chemical companies improve their energy efficiency.
National Defense May 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	DHS Struggles to Find Effective Measures for Border Security Since 2010, the Department of Homeland Security has been working on its Border Condition Index. The index -- which is meant to evaluate the state of border security -- will examine data and trends, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
National Defense May 2013 Stew Magnuson	Special Operations Missions to Require New Doctrine Whether it is called "soft power," or the latest buzzword, "the seventh warfighting function," special operations forces are entering a new chapter in their storied history, senior SOF leaders said.
National Defense May 2013 Stew Magnuson	Mali Crisis Offers Lessons for Special Operations Command A strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific, along with a hope for gradual disengagement in the Middle East and South Asia, will usher in a new era for Special Operations Command as it returns to its roots, which is carrying out foreign internal defense missions.
Chemistry World April 5, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Controversial pesticides down but not out The US Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by environmental groups and beekeepers over the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids. The European Food Safety Agency also issued a report highlighting several risks posed to bees.
Chemistry World April 5, 2013 Helen Carmichael	Canada investigates silenced scientists Canada's information commissioner, Suzanne Legault, will investigate complaints that the government restricts or prevents its scientists from sharing and discussing their environmental and other research openly with the media and the public.
Chemistry World April 4, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Massachusetts crime lab scandal explodes The arrest of another forensic lab chemist has prosecutors scrambling to check drug cases she worked on.
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Peter Fairley	Residential Solar Power Heads Toward Grid Parity Some rooftop photovoltaics are already cost-effective
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2013 Schlosberg & Kuhn	Affordable Green Leasing Sustainable upgrades aren't just for institutional landlords. Because environmentally responsible leasing is costly, many landlords and their leasing agents often dismiss it without even investigating the possibility.
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