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Volume 91, Issue 7
Volume 91, Issue 7
Governments struggle to find best path to cut greenhouse gases, limit climate-change impacts
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February 18, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 7
February 18, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 7
Governments struggle to find best path to cut greenhouse gases, limit climate-change impacts
(pp. 12-15)
Features
Business
After 23 years of trials and tribulations, Isis wins first FDA approval for an RNA-targeted drug (pp. 31-33)
Career & Employment
Recruiters, hiring managers, and career consultants tackle frequently asked questions from job seekers (pp. 63-66)
Cover Story: Carbon Conundrum
California Begins Carbon Controls
Cap and trade to be modest yet critical element in new statewide greenhouse gas reduction program
(pp. 22-25)EU Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme In Freefall
Record-low carbon price threatens to derail transition away from fossil fuels and ability to meet climate-change targets
(pp. 16-20)News of the Week
Obama Unveils Agenda
State Of The Union: Ambitious plan includes manufacturing, other topics key to chemical enterprise
(p.7)Europe Invests $550 Million In Drug Discovery And Antibiotic Development
Pharmaceuticals: EU effort aims to revitalize drug discovery and development in Europe
(p.8)New Starting Point For Flu Drug Design
Structural Biology: Different flu antibodies interact with viral protein in similar way
(p.9)Report Calls For Track-And-Trace System For Drugs
Institute of Medicine says FDA needs authority to track pharmaceutical supply chains
(p.9)Antianxiety Drug Alters Behavior Of Fish At Concentration Close To That Found In Nature
European perch become antisocial and feed at an accelerated rate when exposed to oxazepam
(p.10)Gas Surplus Sparks Dispute
Resources: Senate hears differing views on how to develop, protect natural gas supplies
(p.10)Furniture Fire Fights Continue
Regulation: California’s proposed new standard for furniture is already generating heat
(p.11)Stacked RNA Base Analogs Could Be A Clue To Life’s Beginnings
Origin Of Life: Synthetic RNA bases defy expectations by self-assembling in water
(p.11)Departments
Business
Companies see opportunity to help customers meet sustainability goals
(p.34)
After 23 years of trials and tribulations, Isis wins first FDA approval for an RNA-targeted drug
(pp. 31-33)
The auto industry and its polymer suppliers averted a crisis when a key nylon intermediate was in short supply
(pp. 28-30)
Record-low carbon price threatens to derail transition away from fossil fuels and ability to meet climate-change targets
(pp. 16-20)Concentrates
(pp. 26-27)
(pp. 26-27)- Bio-Butanediol Ramps Up
- Dispute Continues Over Refrigerant
- Lightweight Car Powered By Evonik
- One Fatality At Air Liquide Plant
- Shell Plans More Linear α-Olefins
- Wacker Gears Up Polysilicon Plant
- Venture Funds Invest In Materials, Energy
- Solvay Boosts Output Of Guar Derivatives
- DuPont To Settle Herbicide Claims
- Sumitomo Issues New Business Plan
- Lycera Expands Pact With Merck
- GSK, Vanderbilt Team For Obesity Drug
- Cambrex Will Make Drug Polymer For Dow
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Society revises its positions on energy, on science and technology funding, and on innovation and entrepreneurship
(pp. 54-55)
July 21–24 meeting will be held in Corvallis, Ore.
(p.61)Awards(pp. 56-60)
(pp. 56-60)- 2013 ACS National Award Winners
- Ralph F. Hirschmann Award In Peptide Chemistry
- E. Bright Wilson Award In Spectroscopy
- James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award For Interpreting Chemistry For The Public
- Nobel Laureate Signature Award For Graduate Education In Chemistry
- Gabor A. Somorjai Award For Creative Research In Catalysis
- James Bryant Conant Award In High School Chemistry Teaching
- ACS Award In Separations Science & Technology
- E. V. Murphree Award In Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
Government & Policy
Health scientists struggle to merge data from different disciplines in a meaningful way
(pp. 40-41)
Flame retardants, bisphenol A among targets of legislation being considered around the U.S.
(pp. 37-39)
Cap and trade to be modest yet critical element in new statewide greenhouse gas reduction program
(pp. 22-25)
Governments struggle to find best path to cut greenhouse gases, limit climate-change impacts
(pp. 12-15)Concentrates(p.36)
(p.36)- EPA Releases Data On Manufacturing, Processing, And Use Of Most Widely Produced Chemicals
- European R&D Budget Lower Than Expected
- Stricter Rules On Hazardous Chemicals Spur Companies To Innovate New Substances, Report Says
- Curiosity Drills Martian Rock
- Canadian Pacific Railway And Chlorine Shippers Fight Over Liability For Accidents
Books
Better investigative techniques are not being implemented despite the fact that simple changes would reduce wrongful convictions
(pp. 50-51)
Science & Technology
Cold War espionage mission and imprisonment put a chemist on the trail of a missing Holocaust hero
(pp. 47-49)
Scientists are using the machines to make inexpensive and custom equipment and are sharing their designs to accelerate progress
(pp. 44-45)Career & Employment
Recruiters, hiring managers, and career consultants tackle frequently asked questions from job seekers
(pp. 63-66)