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Chemistry World January 7, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	All hail shale The US shale gas boom has continued to drive recovery for the country's chemical industry this year. Access to cheap feedstocks and energy has allowed US producers to compete strongly in the global market
Chemistry World December 5, 2013 Martin Smith	Renewable From the perspective of someone who knows little about energy systems, Jeremy Shere sets out in his book, Renewable, to survey where energy will come from in the future and how that will impact life.
CRM December 2013 Leonard Klie	Despite Outages, Customer Satisfaction with Electric Utilities Brightens Improved communication in Web self-service and proactive outreach have bolstered customer sentiment, according to a J.D. Power study.
Chemistry World November 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Fracking risks are manageable, says UK industry body The risk of contaminating groundwater aquifers as a result of shale gas exploration in the UK is 'negligible', says the Chemical Industries Association, and proper regulation will minimize the risk of contaminating surface water with fracking fluids.
Registered Rep. November 5, 2013 Debbie Carlson	Investing in the Shale Gas Boom Hydraulic fracking may be controversial, but there is little doubt it has brightened the prospects for some U.S. energy companies.
Chemistry World October 25, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Critical isotope threat to two-thirds of US nuclear reactors The congressional Government Accountability Office is warning that the US government has failed to adequately address the threat to the supply of a critical isotope required for more than half of the country's nuclear power plants.
Chemistry World October 14, 2013 Andy Extance	Ineos raises axe over Grangemouth petrochemicals Speciality chemicals producer Ineos has warned that it will shut its Grangemouth, UK, petrochemical operations by 2017 unless its employees, the UK and Scottish governments agree to a survival plan.
Chemistry World October 9, 2013	Solvay expands surfactants business with Chemlogics buyout Speciality chemicals group Solvay has agreed to buy Chemlogics -- a US firm specializing in chemicals for oil and gas exploration -- for $1.3 billion ( 840 million) in cash.
Chemistry World September 26, 2013 Martin Smith	Clearing the air about the hydrogen economy It's a curious thought that multi-billion dollar investment from the likes of Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, Shell, Total, BOC, the EU, state governments and others is ill-considered.
National Defense October 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Fears of Devastating Cyber-Attacks on Electric Grid, Critical Infrastructure Grow Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned that the United States faces "a major cyber-event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy and the everyday functioning of our society."
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