Jill Hilbrenner, The Missourian, November 26, 2006 Fred vom Saal, an MU biological sciences professor, holds a plastic baby bottle that contains the chemical bisphenol A. The prominent chemical has been the focus of years of research for vom Saal, who believes it can cause reproductive problems, brain damage, cancer and many other issues. PHOTO: [...]

Richard Fagerlund, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2006 Q: Your answer to a recent question about black widow spiders includes mention of Dursban. What’s happened to this product? A: Dursban, a chlorpyrifos pesticide, is no longer allowed in residential pest control. The following agreement between the EPA and Dow Chemical specifies the cases in which [...]

Kathleen Parker, National Columnists, November 16, 2006 WASHINGTON — The next time you pass a homeless man on the street, you might ask in which war he served. In the next several years, chances are good that he (and increasingly she) will say Iraq or Afghanistan.That grim prediction is based on several facts:One in three [...]

K. Oanh Ha, San Jose Mercury News, November 24, 2006 HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Dang Hong Nhut smiles broadly when she speaks about her first-born, a son she describes as tall and handsome, born before American combat in Vietnam intensified. Her face wrinkles up in revulsion when conversation turns to her other child, [...]

UPCOMING.ORG, SAN DIEGO, NOVEMBER 25, 2006 Data ©Navteq,TeleAtlas</small Saturday, December 2, 2006 12:00 PM Horton Plaza 324 Horton Plaza San Diego, California 92101 32.7141, -117.161 The event will be a re-enactment of the tragedy of December 2nd 1984 in Bhopal, India. The Association for India’s Development and Amnesty International volunteers will perform a dien-in and [...]

THE HINDU, NOVEMBER 23, 2006 New Delhi, November. 23 (PTI): Bhopal’s heritage architecture has largely been given a miss as it does not conform to any genre – but therein lies the beauty of the designs influenced by the French, Mughal, Persian, Arabic, British, Afghan and closer home Rajasthani and Gond styles. An Indo-French venture, [...]

Youth on Cycles for Cuddalore – 28 November to 2 December Cuddalore is another Bhopal in the making. Youth from Chennai, Cuddalore and Mettur will cycle from Cuddalore to Chennai to raise awareness about the environmental issues confronting residents of SIPCOT, Cuddalore, and highlight the threats of pollution-intensive industrialization facing Cuddalore. The cycle tour will [...]