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• Veterans sue U.S. over military experiments
Experience an audio slide show of the best news and sports images from around the world and close to home. SAN FRANCISCO - Six veterans who claim they were unwittingly exposed to dangerous chemicals and germs during government-sponsored Cold War ...
• Algae used in biofuel on U.S. jet test flight
Jennifer Holmgren, general manager of renewable energy and chemicals at UOP, said one of the big obstacles facing the industry is finding enough affordable feedstock to produce the large quantities of biofuel needed. Still, as production ramps up in ...
• Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum
He has purchased a fleet of German machines that clean sidewalks with steam and chemicals, and is looking at launching a public-awareness campaign. "When you finish chewing a piece of gum, you either have to put in a piece of paper and deposit it in a ...
• Drug created from genetically engineered goats
Its approval would be a major step toward new kinds of medications made not from chemicals, but from living organisms genetically manipulated by scientists. Similar drugs could be available in the next few years for a range of human ailments ...
• Is your sofa toxic? Switch to eco-furniture
There are many good reasons to seek out green furniture: keeping excessive manufacturing waste out of landfills; saving endangered forests; and improving indoor air quality by reducing the use of toxic chemicals are a few of a the big ones. And as ...