email December 28th, 2007
American Destroyer Chases Pirates
Javno - According to the CNN, the hijacked ship contains a large amount of an inflammable, cancerous substance benzene, which was unknown to the destroyer s crew as they shot the first barrage. Army officials voiced great concern for the cargo and its
email December 27th, 2007
Hanson cement considers moving planned quarry pit
San Jose Mercury News - Also, while Hanson was the second highest stationary source of benzene - a carcinogen - in the Bay Area in 2005 and a major emitter of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides, its emissions of these chemicals pale in comparison to those
email December 26th, 2007
Taking Stock
Slate - Take, for example, the much-repeated account that he wrote about escaping death after a gang soaked him with benzene at a roadblock in Nigeria during civil war. Irony, in the form of demonic laughter, saved his life. John Updike worshipped him
email December 25th, 2007
South Korea Stocks Fall to Lowest in 2 Months; Posco Leads Drop
Bloomberg - The refiner said it will build a second aromatics complex to produce 900,000 metric tons of paraxylene and 280,000 tons of benzene at its Onsan refinery in Ulsan for completion by June 2011. “S-Oil’s annual sales should increase by 1.4