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Ontario bolsters green support as Europe backs off

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario is becoming a magnet for global heavy hitters in the green energy sector, drawn by alluring subsidies at a time when incentives are being scaled back elsewhere.

Obama to push climate change in White House meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will corral on Tuesday key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical for passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul energy policy.

Voluntary carbon offset buying still stagnant

LONDON (Reuters) - Buying activity in the voluntary carbon market remains slow due to seasonally weak demand in the first quarter.

EU climate chief wants Europe to "lead by example"

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's new climate chief sought to reinvigorate international climate talks on Tuesday, laying out a strategy for the EU to lead the world by example.

China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favored by the United States.

Italy needs incentives to hit 2020 renewables target

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy should boost incentives for renewable energy sector to meet a 17 percent target for green energy in total energy use set by the European Union for 2020, a senior official at state energy management agency GSE said.

JPMorgan eyes share of China "green IPO" rush

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. bank JPMorgan will expand its 'new energy' team in China to win more business from what it sees as a trend to increasingly popular "green IPOs," its China chief said on Tuesday.

Huntsman in talks to set up 2 more China JVs

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. chemical maker Huntsman Corp is in talks to set up two additional joint ventures in China, its chief executive said on Tuesday, banking on the country's strong economy to drive demand for its products.

Industry Warns of New EU Feed Import Disruption

The European Union faces renewed disruption to animal feed supplies unless policymakers find a solution to traces of genetically modified organisms in soy imports.

UK considering more capital for offshore wind

LONDON (Reuters) - A government agency would report back to UK finance minister Alistair Darling within weeks on the options for a green bank to stimulate offshore wind and other big infrastructure projects, treasury officials said on Tuesday.

Safer Automated Drum Tumbling

Safer Automated Drum Tumbling

4 hours ago | Products

Now available from Morse Mfg. is an advanced automated control package that can achieve better productivity and safety for Morse tilt-to-load drum rotators.

Measure Twice, Criticize Less

Measure Twice, Criticize Less

4 hours ago | CHEM Blog

The reality of the situation is that experts are predicting a world population of 9.5 billion by 2050 — meaning that our global food production will have to double.

A Top-Down Approach

A Top-Down Approach

4 hours ago | Articles

Reflective roof restoration became popular not only for extending roof life, but also for reducing energy consumption and creating a more comfortable work environment.

Drug Companies Increase Consumer Ad Spending

10 hours ago | News

Drugmakers spent a combined $4.51 billion on ads for prescription medicines aimed at consumers.

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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act (and CFATS) by Luke Simpson

Dec 17 2009

Chemical and water facilities are high on the current administration's list of security priorities, with the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009 under review by lawmakers. The bill would broaden federal juristiction over facility secutiry, and would also make inherently safer

SuperSite: dictionary of metabolite and drug binding sites in proteins.

Feb 10

The increasing structural information about target-bound compounds provide a rich basis to study the binding mechanisms of metabolites and drugs. SuperSite is a database, which combines the structural information with various tools for the analysis of molecular recognition. The...

MMsINC: a large-scale chemoinformatics database.

Feb 10

MMsINC (http://mms.dsfarm.unipd.it/MMsINC/search) is a database of non-redundant, richly annotated and biomedically relevant chemical structures. A primary goal of MMsINC is to guarantee the highest quality and the uniqueness of each entry. MMsINC then adds value to these...

Targeted small-molecule inhibitors of protein kinase B as anticancer agents.

Feb 10

Protein kinase B (PKB or Akt) is a central component of the PI3K - PKB - mTOR signalling cascade and is firmly established as an attractive target for pharmacological intervention in cancer. A number of small molecule inhibitors with well-defined, direct molecular interactions...

On the Edge of my Driver’s Seat

On the Edge of my Driver’s Seat

Mar 8

Do the Renewable Fuel Standard bill and other green legislation leave you stranded on the edge of your driver’s seat?

Stalking the Weather Report

Stalking the Weather Report

Mar 8

Why do I check the weather three to five times a day? I think it's that weird habit that I go to when I am distracted, or bored, or shifting from one task to the next.

Egg Crisis 2010

Egg Crisis 2010

Mar 3

The situation is nothing to rival the coffee crisis of 2009 or the interoffice email crisis. We lost many good Cubites in the conflicts that ended with the dismantling of the Great Foam Wall.

Riddle Me This, Small Business

Riddle Me This, Small Business

Mar 2

Unlike banks, small businesses will hire people to produce goods and services.

I'll Miss You, Olympics ... But Only A Little

I'll Miss You, Olympics ... But Only A Little

Mar 1

Talent, focus, skill cultivation and motivation are goals that transcend an individual sport or industry, and it’s a qualitative benefit if we take an Olympic caliber approach to our every day.

Here's $8 Billion — What Now?

Here's $8 Billion — What Now?

Feb 17 | Video

David Ratcliffe, Chairman, President, and CEO of Southern Company, reacts to President Obama's announcement regarding the first federal loan guarantees for new nuclear construction.

Chlorine Tankers Shifted Away from Olympics

Chlorine Tankers Shifted Away from Olympics

Feb 11 | Video

A Canadian chemical manufacturer will store fifty chlorine-filled rail cars in Washington as a security measure during the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic games.

Chemical Processing of the Future?

Chemical Processing of the Future?

Jan 27 | Video

A theoretical bench-top factory that uses nano-sized production lines to sort atoms and fabricate atomically-precise devices.

Boeing's Biofuel-Powered Hydroplane

Boeing's Biofuel-Powered Hydroplane

Jan 20 | Video

Boeing is racing a hydroplane that uses a 50/50 blend of sustainable biofuel and jet fuel.