The News Review:
- Grapeline endures with winning formula of commentary and chemistry
- n fuel cells paper battery and Nobel prizes
- ‘Everywhere chemicals’ in plastics alarm parents
- Activists Fight Chemical Lobby n Security
- District girls lead the way for Voyageurs hockey team
- Raptors will defend crown
- Cal given $10 million by Dow Chemical to work on sustainability
Grapeline endures with winning formula of commentary and chemistry
Globe and Mail – Oct 31, 2007
He told CFRB chairman Mac McCurdy he wanted to help his client and friend Don Cherry launch a syndicated radio show. Patterson was gently dismissed by McCurdy who suggested he talk to Prior Smith a reporter at the station. "I responded in a jocular way" said Smith who had experience in syndication. "I said 'Gerry the line of people who want to do a radio show on hockey in this country starts down the hall and around the corner.
n fuel cells paper battery and Nobel prizes
Hindu – Oct 31, 2007
Pradeep finds the unmistakable nano thread in the Chemistry Nobel too this year which recognised the pioneering contributions of Gerhard Ertl of Germany. “Chemistry at the surfaces has been central to industrial revolution modern agriculture etc. Now it is being recognised also in the context of environmental protection atmospheric processes and so on” he says. “Chemistry discovered in the laboratory is fast becoming industrial products. This is happening in surface chemistry too… Pradeep finds the unmistakable nano thread in the Chemistry Nobel too this year which recognised the pioneering contributions of Gerhard Ertl of Germany. “Chemistry at the surfaces has been central to industrial revolution modern agriculture etc. Now it is being recognised also in the context of environmental protection atmospheric processes and so on” he says. “Chemistry discovered in the laboratory is fast becoming industrial products. This is happening in surface chemistry too. In fact this year’s Nobel prizes in Chemistry and Physics are very much linked to applications around us.
‘Everywhere chemicals’ in plastics alarm parents
USA Today – Oct 31, 2007
Under the law any product made for young children that contains more than one-tenth of 1% of phthalates cannot be sold or distributed in California beginning in 2009. The chemical industry disagrees with that approach. “We know that exposure to phthalates is very low” American Chemistry Council spokeswoman Marian Stanley says. “We believe that for the amount in which they’re used and the amounts that people are exposed to there is not a problem. “Today’s mothers are leading the push for “greener” consumer goods says Jeremiah McElwee who oversees health and beauty products at Whole Foods Markets. Whole Foods tries to keep up with consumer demand and science McElwee says. The chain stopped selling baby bottles made of polycarbonate plastic in January 2006 because of concerns about a form of bisphenol A used in the plastic… “We don’t want to say all other bottles are evil. You have this brand-new life so why not start out with materials you know aren’t harmful?”The chemical industry has responded quickly to the threat to its market share. The American Chemistry Council through a complaint filed with the Better Business Bureau forced BornFree to change its marketing this year. The company used to pitch its bottles as a safer alternative but was ordered in February not to claim its products were more child- or eco-friendly. Ron Vigdor BornFree’s president and chief executive officer says: “Now we are the ‘safe and smart feeding system. ‘ We used to be the ‘safer smarter’ feeding system. “In December the National Toxicology Program part of the U.
Activists Fight Chemical Lobby n Security
CBS News – Oct 31, 2007
5 million to lobby on chemical plant security in 2006 according to a recent report from Greenpeace an industry rival that tracked lobbyists who registered publicly to advocate on the legislation. The campaign included trade associations such as the American Chemistry Council the American Petroleum Instituteand the U. Chamber of Commerce as well as large chemical producers such as Dow Chemical and ExxonMobil. The industry also gave $8. 7 million in political action committee contributions to candidates in the 2005-2006 election cycle.
District girls lead the way for Voyageurs hockey team
fftimes.com – Oct 31, 2007
?We?re trying to make sure that occurs because I believe that creates team chemistry? he stressed. ?We did not have that last year. ?Team chemistry is something that needs to be monitored and encouraged like any other part of team conditioning Wickstrom noted and is just as important as any other aspect of their play. Chemistry leads to consistency and cohesiveness and the little things make his job easier in the long run. He said he?s already seen the benefits of this team?s chemistry saying his job with the Voyageurs is much easier now than in years past. ?The easiest coaching game is me going stand at the door open the door and let ?em walk out? he grinned… ?We did not have that last year. ?Team chemistry is something that needs to be monitored and encouraged like any other part of team conditioning Wickstrom noted and is just as important as any other aspect of their play. Chemistry leads to consistency and cohesiveness and the little things make his job easier in the long run. He said he?s already seen the benefits of this team?s chemistry saying his job with the Voyageurs is much easier now than in years past. ?The easiest coaching game is me going stand at the door open the door and let ?em walk out? he grinned.
Raptors will defend crown
Toronto Star – Oct 31, 2007
the chemistry you can’t overlook that" said Colangelo. "It’s something that might not show up in those pre-season (predictions) but it’s certainly something that’s going to help us find the success we need to find.
Cal given $10 million by Dow Chemical to work on sustainability
San Francisco Chronicle – Oct 31, 2007
She said examples of potential projects include increasing the level of clean drinking water in impoverished parts of the world or looking at alternative and renewable energy materials such as sugar cane. Sustainability focuses on meeting the needs of the present generation without jeopardizing fulfilling the needs of the future said McElhaney. In partnership with Cal’s College of Chemistry the program is being established initially with $2 million from the Dow foundation which has promised $8 million more over the next five years. The foundation said it will also help raise funding from other companies and foundations. UC Berkeley officials described the funding as a gift – not corporate-sponsored research – and said all proprietary rights will remain with the university. Critics have noted however that Dow executive Tony Kingsbury has been given a non-salaried position in Haas’ Center for Responsible Business which will oversee the program. He will also serve as a non-voting member of the faculty steering committee that will direct the program.