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Agriculture More Resilient to Global Crisis Than Other Sectors - OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2009-2018 Published (6/17/09, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

 

Global Zero Commission to Make Recommendations Before Obama/Medvedev Nuclear Weapons Summit Commission Meeting in Washington, D.C., June 28-29 (6/17/09, PRNewswire)

 

European Public Health Agencies Evaluate Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus Aureus (6/16/09, European Food Safety Authority)

 

May Trade Data: More Good News (6/16/09, Panjiva Inc.)

 

Pedestrians, Cyclists Among Main Road Traffic Crash Victims - Half of 1.27 Million People Who Die in Road Traffic Crashes Every Year Are Pedestrians, Motorcyclists and Cyclists, Finds New WHO Study (6/15/09, World Health Organization)

 

Renewable Energy Could Contribute to U.S. Electricity Needs, Yet Challenges Remain (6/15/09, National Academies); see link to full report

 

Scientific Evidence of Health Problems from Past Contamination of Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune Is Limited and Unlikely to Be Resolved with Further Study (6/13/09, National Academies); see links to full report, report in brief, and briefing

 

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Call for Papers: Special Edition of Nursing & Health Science, December 2009 – "Disasters and Emergencies: Preparing, Managing, and Experiencing." Manuscripts must be submitted on line by July 20. Read more. (posted 6/29/09)

 

Delta-V Experts, a leading forensic engineering and safety solutions consultancy, offers a wide range of specialist services to the legal, insurance, workplaces, and transport industries and to the world at large. Read more. (posted 6/17/09)

 

Enviance, a well known environmental, health and safety and compliance software provider, delivers software that automates and improves greenhouse gas (GHG) and environmental, health and safety compliance management activities. Read more. (posted 6/9/09)

 

Forge Dynamics has engineered an innovative on-line risk management systemthe OPTIC System™that provides companies with a powerful risk management application at a reasonable cost. OPTIC was designed by OH&S personnel for OH&S personnel to support and enhance an organization’s health, safety, and environmental initiatives. Read more. (posted 5/28/09)

 

Fronteira Global, a specialized consulting firm with a focus on the globe’s frontier markets, provides political risk analysis, market strategy, trade barrier solutions, due diligence, business matchmaking, and other international business services. Read more. (posted 5/16/09)

 

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