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Is it time to ban PVC? Ohio freight train crash reopens the debate

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In reviews, ‘Flying Green’ author Christopher de Bellaigue admits the title of his book might sound unlikely given the record of aviation’s first century, but hopes the sector can rediscover the pioneering zest of its earliest years. Will air travel ever be guilt-free?

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Letters to the editor: volume 18, issue 8

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David Williams CEng MIET Fusion needs focus In the Book Interview (August 2023), Nick Smith reviewed Matthew Moynihan’s book Fusion’s Promise. There are no steps or ladders to get between the floors. So, as usual, the output of an AI system needs a human to sanity-check it. Two comments in the article are particularly significant.

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Interview: Chris Miller, author of ‘Chip War’

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And yet, for the author of ‘Chip War’, it’s not a particularly helpful comparison. A decade ago, the laurels were routinely scooped by authors writing on economics, banking, and the rise (or fall) of corporate giants. These days the popular press likes to make the point that computer chips are the ‘new oil’.

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Interview: ‘Sustainability is a guiding principle for today’s buyers’ - Camilla Kaplin, Outokumpu

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But authorities want to regulate what you can call ‘green’ because otherwise it’s just a jungle of corporate claims.”. Image credit: Nick Smith. Many companies say that what they are producing today is better than they used to do it, better than their competitors and so on.