Who to believe?
US research has confirmed what many in the chemical industry already believed: that environmental pressure groups tend to overstate the potential health risks of chemical usage. Neil Eisberg US re...
Will it be just the fittest that survive?
Often attributed incorrectly to Charles Darwin, the term ‘survival of the fittest’ was coined by British philosopher and sociological theorist Herbert Spencer after reading Darwin’s On the Origin of S...
Hanging by a thread?
Here we are at the beginning of a new year, but depending upon whom one listens to this will be either a bad year for the chemical sector or simply a disaster. Neil Eisberg Here we are at the begi...
Distaster or not?
‘Fragile’ was the word used to describe the UK chemical sector recently by Steve Elliott, the chief executive of the UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) (C&I 2009, 9, 4). And at the same joint SC...
Waving or drowning?
Is he waving or is he drowning? In fact he is emerging. This sculpture of Poseidon emerging from the waves is located in the main square of the city of Syracuse in Sicily. Neil Eisberg Is he wavin...
Feeding the world
Following the concerns expressed at the recent American Chemical Society meeting regarding global security, including food (C&I 2009, 17, 4), a new study by global risk analysis company Maplecroft shows that the US has the most stable food supplies, ahead of France, Canada and Germany.
Sleeping giant awakes
Science looks to be back in fashion in the US with the inauguration of a new president. Even before taking up office, the 44th US president Barack Obama signalled the importance of science with his st...
Safety - an essential issue for leadership
Top management involvement in safety is not an option. It is part of the job. Recent events like the Texas City refinery explosion in the US and the Buncefield storage terminal explosion in the UK sho...