FDA pulling Menthol Cigarettes

The FDA is saying that the supply of menthol-flavored cigarettes is rising due to the number of children and African Americans smoking nowadays, and they are suggesting they be taken off the market.  The menthol in the cigarettes is increasing the chance of addiction in adults and even in children.  The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee's final report must be submitted to the FDA by March 23.

For more information go to Pull menthol cigarettes, FDA advisers urge,
by Saundra Young

Chemical Weapons Stockpile In Libyan

Arms experts have stated that Libyan still has atleast 10 tons of mustard gas in stock.  The problem is, that Libyan, in 2003, agreed to destroy all there chemical weapons.  Now an international agency has taken over the destruction of the chemical weapons, in which they move the deadline back to May 15

For more information go to CNN at :
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/24/libya.mustard.gas/index.html?iref=allsearch
By Pam Benson

U.S. Drinking Water

The government had virtually no oversight of drinking-water quality before the 1970s, leaving the job to a patchwork of local laws that were often weakly enforced and widely ignored.  The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 by the EPA to keep down the death rate of polluted tap water drunk by Americans.  It is said that American tap water is one of the best tap water systems in the world, compared to many other countries who do not have any filtration system.  Written by Russell McLendon


For more info go to http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/how-polluted-is-us-drinking-water?hpt=Sbin
Written by Russell McLendon

Coal Rivals Merge

Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) has recently acquired its rival in the energy industry Massey Energy in a $8.5 billion deal, which was announced on Saturday.  Massey Energy, is the company whom owned the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia which is the site of the tragic explosion last April.  ANR bought Massey Energy for $69 a share, 21% more than Massey's current stock price.

For furthermore information please refer to the website:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/29/news/companies/massey_alpha/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
By CNN Money, NEW YORK