Obama Advisor Talks about Technology for the Global Good (11/16/09, Center for Nanotechnology in Society at UCSB); also see Oregon Senator Talks about Technology and Climate Change

New Post Carbon Institute Study Concludes No Combination of Alternative Energy Systems Can Replace Fossil Fuels (11/13/09, Post Carbon Institute)

U.S. Adult Smoking Rates Remain Stalled (11/12/09, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Predicting the Environmental Effects of Transgenic Bt Crop Lines (11/12/09, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

NIAID Announces New Award to Study the Effects of Radiation and Aging on the Human Immune System (11/12/09, National Institutes of Health)

Record Highs Far Outpace Record Lows Across U.S. - Daily Record High Temperatures Occurred Twice as Often as Record Lows Over Past Decade (11/12/09, National Science Foundation)

Wisconsin Is First State with Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (11/12/09, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seeks Public Comment on Draft Safety Culture Policy for Nuclear Facilities and Nuclear Material Users (11/12/09, NRC)

Federal Regulators Reopen Comment Period for Correspondent Concentration Risks Guidance (11/12/09, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Dangers of the Graveyard Shift… – Chronobiology International Has Published a 14-Year Study That Shows Nightshift Workers Are at a Significantly Increased Risk of Impaired Glucose Metabolism (11/11/09, Chronobiology International)

FTI-International Risk Publishes Final Article in Series on Corporate Risk Mitigation. FTI-International Risk, in conjunction with a well-known media organization, has released the final in a series of six articles on corporate risk mitigation. The article "Protecting Your Employees - A Duty of Care" focuses on the important considerations and measures that corporations should address to protect the welfare and safety of company employees. Read the full article in PDF or a shortened version in PDF that was published in the South China Morning Post.

Links to the previously released articles in PDF include "Mitigating Corporate Risk in Asia - an Overview," full article and shortened version; "Protecting Corporate Value in an Adverse Environment," full article and shortened version; "Dealing with Mass Staff Defections," full article and shortened version; "Mitigating Against Corporate Fraud in Asia," full article and shortened version; and "Corporate Crisis Containment - Dealing with the Unforeseen," full article and shortened version. (posted 11/2/09)

The New Zealand (NZ) Pump Company manufactures and distributes the EZI-action product range, which includes the Drumpump, Safety Measure Kit (equipment for the safe dispensing and transfer of chemical fluids), Powder Measure, Shallow Well Hand Pump, and Marine/Kayak Water Pumps. Read more. (posted 10/22/09)

ITEM Software develops and supplies the latest in software technology, technical support, consulting, and training for businesses involved with reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) evaluation or risk assessment. Read more. (posted 10/6/09)

ISCRAM2010 Calls for Papers. The 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management will be held May 2-5, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The conference will include a track on "Planning, Foresight, and/or Risk Analysis." Read more. (posted 8/28/09)

Bonneville Power Administration seeks a Risk Analyst to establish and to maintain BPA's enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, program, and infrastructure. Click here for details on posting job openings in RiskWorld.

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