Conflicts Clot HHS Cord Blood Stem Cell Committee At least 11 of the 25 voting-members of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Council of Blood Stem Cell Transplantation have financial ties to cord blood-banking and transplantation industry despite a committee charter stating that such conflicts should be limited. The council, which …
Inside Clean-Tech
Sign up today for California Clean Innovation 2008, May 9th at UCLA Presented by UCLA Anderson, CalTech and UCSD Rady, CACI 2008 is one of the largest university sponsored cleantech conferences in California. Compete for $10,000 at the FastPitch. Keynotes by Ira Ehrenpreis, general partner at Technology Partners, and Stuart …
Integrity in Science Watch – May 5, 2008
Groups, GAO Fault EPA’s Risk Assessment Process The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to add a new layer of external review when updating its toxic chemicals registry drew a sharp rebuke from environmental and consumer groups last week. The groups’ protest letters charged that the new process will add extensive delays …
New Energy News
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World Resources Institute: Food Price Crisis Triggers Questions about Global Food Security
Skyrocketing food prices have triggered riots across the developing world and forced the world’s largest food aid agency to confront a $500 million deficit. The media are focused on short-term consequences, but there are also concerns about the long-term forecast for global food security, poverty, and hunger. Read more…
Conscious Consumers in a Nutshell
by Martha Shaw It turns out that when you ask people how environmentally responsible they are, you can expect creative latitude in their answers. The truth is, green consumers are a moving target for media planners, and the shelf life of research reports can be shorter than milk. One poignant …