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UN/WHO Says Glyphosate Unlikely Carcinogen

17.05.2016 - In an opinion published on the eve of the European Commission’s possibly final discussion over whether to extend the registration of glyphosate for a further 15 years, the United...

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Despair After Climate Conference, But UN Still Offers Hope

10.12.2012 - At the end of another lavishly-funded U.N. conference that yielded no progress on curbing greenhouse emissions, many of those most concerned about climate change are close to...

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ICCA Highlighting Sustainable Solutions Made Possible by Chemistry at Rio+20

19.06.2012 - Today at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) is showcasing the chemical industry's...

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UN Sees Natural Gas a Key to Forests, Helping Poor

19.06.2012 - Natural gas, including non-traditional shale gas, should play a major role in cutting greenhouse gases, protecting forests and improving the health and living standards of the...

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No Proof Of Drug Industry Sway On WHO In Pandemic

11.03.2011 - Independent experts who examined the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic said on Thursday they had found no evidence of drug industry influence on the U.N...

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UN Carbon Credit Investors See Prospects After 2012

29.10.2010 - Investors in the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) now have more confidence in the carbon offset market after 2012 after the number of post-2012 carbon credit deals...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Surviving Purple Fever

16.09.2010 - Labeling is Mission Critical - Within the last several years, the industry has seen an unprecedented change in the legislation that impacts the chemical industry and users of...