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February 25, 2010
It's snowing in New York today – again. Luckily, it does not appear to be snowing much in Washington, or else we may get a repeat of this ridiculous "debate." Let me be...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Global-Warming-and-its-Discontents_24989.html January 21, 2010
The big political news in the U.S. this week is the victory of Republican Scott Brown in a special election for a Senate seat in Massachusetts. In a particularly bad twist for...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Scott-Brown-Blank-Slate_24246.html January 14, 2010
As Congress dithers on regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving ahead with a new set of rules that could regulate them...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-January-14-EPA-to-Stunt-Job-Growth_24133.html January 6, 2010
About 20% of the 84,000 chemicals used commercially in the U.S. are protected by a provision in the Toxic Substances Control Act that allows their names and properties to be kept...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-January-6-Shine-a-Light-on-a-Secret-Chemical_23937.html December 17, 2009
The U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act was passed 35 years ago and regulates 91 contaminants in U.S. drinking water. The list of contaminants has not been updated since 2000 (hey, I wonder...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-December-17-Chemicals-in-the-Water_23635.html December 9, 2009
Alex Scott's post earlier today about the 'religion' of climate change got me thinking about an odd parallel between climate change denialism and another debate here in the U.S....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Climate-Change-and-Scientific-Theories_23388.html December 9, 2009
Some U.S. House Republicans plan to accompany President Obama to Copenhagen, though they don't appear particularly interested in reaching an agreement. Representative Joe Barton...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-December-9-Copenhagen-Party-Poopers_23391.html December 2, 2009
Has the mess really been cleaned up?...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-December-2-25-Years-After-Bhopal_23233.html November 19, 2009
Let's get pessimistic!...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-November-19-Housing-Starts-Stop_22883.html November 11, 2009
Chem Links is our weekly round-up of stories and links from around the web related, in some way, to the chemical industry. If you have any suggestions, please email vvalk@chemweek.com... http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-November-11-Big-Week-for-Bonds_22721.html November 4, 2009
Chem Links is our weekly round-up of stories and links from around the web related, in some way, to the chemical industry. If you have any suggestions, please email vvalk@chemweek.com....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-November-4-Mapping-Climate-Change_22599.html November 3, 2009
I've spent much of the past day and a half at Carbon Market Insights Americas 2009 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel here in New York. Here are some major takeaways:...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Carbon-Market-Insights-Notes_22571.html October 28, 2009
Chem Links is our new weekly round-up of stories from around the web related, in some way, to the chemical industry. We'll be focsing mostly on stories that are under-the-radar or tangentially related to the industry, to give you a broader picture of where it sits in relation to the news of the day. We'll also try to include some links that are amusing, unusual, or otherwise quirky. We hope you enjoy it. If you have any suggestions, please email vvalk@chemweek.com... http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-October-28-Cap-and-Trade-Horse-Trading_22394.html October 20, 2009
Chem Links is our new weekly round-up of stories from around the web related, in some way, to the chemical industry. We'll be focusing mostly on stories that are under-the-radar or tangentially related to the industry, to give you a broader picture of where it sits in relation to the news of the day. We'll also try to include some links that are amusing, unusual or otherwise quirky. We hope you enjoy it. If you have any suggestions, please email vvalk@chemweek.com....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chem-Links-October-20-Peaking-Too-Soon_22212.html September 22, 2009
OK, so I was going to love this story. It involves a bottle that was supposed to be BPA free, but really isn't, a company that is trying to cash in on the BPA frenzy, and my favorite rock band....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Fake-Plastic-Bottles_21566.html September 17, 2009
The recession is "very likely over," according to U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Pop open some champagne, pile into the Gulfstream, and head to your new condo in Miami!...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/What-We-Talk-About-When-We-Talk-About-Recessions_21440.html August 25, 2009
U.S. officials, ranging from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to (predictably, considering the bill bears his name) California Representative Henry Waxman are urging the Senate to pass cap-and-trade legislation before December's Copenhagen climate talks. It's a worthy goal considering the leverage that would accrue to the U.S. as a result of passage, leverage that would be far less useful after the talks....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Cap-and-Trade-Before-Copenhagen-Is-It-Possible_21030.html August 4, 2009
Today, for the second time in the past several months, the New York Times published an editorial calling for a "tough chemical plant safety bill." The paper correctly points...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Plant-Safety-and-Optimism-Bias_20588.html July 9, 2009
Deloitte, the consulting major, recently released its mid-year outlook for the chemical industry. Here are some interesting takeaways, along with some other thoughts...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Consultant-Report-Industry-Set-to-Reset_20066.html June 30, 2009
The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill passed the House last week, by a vote of 219 to 212. But the legislation isn't out of the woods yet. The Senate still needs to pass a version of...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Waxman-Markey-Passed-the-House&hellipNow-What_19932.html |
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