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Chemical Reactions

This week the Obama Administration signaled its interest in chemicals management and hazards communication in two key ways. On Tuesday, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson delivered a speech to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, in which she outlined the EPA’s “ essential principles...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 4:04 PM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: OSHA, TSCA Reform, Chemicals Management

Will China Be the Home of the Next Great Innovation Revolution?

Tom “The World is Flat” Friedman, noted NYTimes columnist, has launched a shot across America's bow. His recent column, “ The New Sputnik ,” outlines a future in which China goes green – and cleans our clock on innovation. If that happens, and the next innovation revolution...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 12:54 PM by golds

Filed under: manufacturing

What's Next?

An op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal written by Kevin Warsh, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, is a must-read. Without striking a self-congratulatory tone about their apparent successes thus far in averting catastrophe, the article provides insights into the ramifications of...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2009 4:30 PM by Lego, Brian

Filed under: Economics

REACH-ing” for higher and higher costs

A study by the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health recently concluded that the REACH regulation in the European Union will require $13.6 billion to implement over the next 10 years— six times more than previously anticipated [T Hartung and Constanza Rovida, Nature , 2009, 460 , 27;...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2009 4:11 PM by Kohorst, Mark

Filed under: Environmental Design

Watch the Pots...They'll Eventually Boil

With every new presidential administration comes a different set of priorities and issues, and Congress' legislative agenda reflects this fact. However, while much of the media focus has been on the big ticket items--health care reform, climate change, regulation of the financial industry, and the...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2009 12:11 PM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Environmental Design, EFCA, climate change, Health Care, OSHA

Important nanoscale property needs standardization

A recent article released by Lawrence Berkeley Labs announced their new gold-based fabrication method that increases the electrical conductance of nanocrystals used in solar energy technologies by 100,000 times. Since electrical conductance is a critical element for solar electricity and solar fuels...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2009 12:28 PM by leibowitzm

Filed under: Nanotechnology

Still in the Early Innings

After enduring the deepest economic downturn of the postwar era, manufacturers are finally beginning to see some signs of recovery. For the second month in a row, industrial production and capacity utilization have posted decent-sized gains. A temporary rebound in the auto industry, thanks in part to...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2009 3:14 PM by Lego, Brian

Filed under: Economics

Competition is missing from the healthcare reform attempts

Yesterday, the long awaited Senate healthcare bill was introduced; I was hoping that it would promote sufficient competition, which is missing from all other healthcare bills. The lack of competition or the diminishing of competition in many sectors of the American economy is preventing improvement in...

Published Fri, Sep 18 2009 1:38 PM by Vastagh, Stephen

Filed under: Health Care

"Steely" Resolve on EFCA

This week the AFL-CIO is holding its 2009 convention in Pittsburgh, and two issues grabbing most of the attention are overhaul of the nation's health care system and the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560). And the big guns are out in full force. On Monday, U.S. Secretary...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 9:00 AM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Card Check, EFCA

Will Washington Take Manufacturing's Loss Seriously?

Can the future be built in America? Business Week asks this question in an enlightening article this week -- and the answer is, "It depends." If we can't maintain our lead in large-scale high-tech manufacturing, don't expect future generations of Americans to experience anything close...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 10:46 AM by golds

Filed under: manufacturing

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