Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies | Tamsin Edwards :: I became a climate scientist because I care about the environment, but we have a moral obligation to be impartialAs a climate scientist, I'm under pressure to be a political advocate. This comes mainly from environmentalists. Dan Cass, wind-farm director and solar advocate, preferred me not to waste my time debating "denialist morons" but to use political advocacy to "prevent climate catastrophe".Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist, urged climate scientists to sound a "more desperate note … Be arrested if necessary." A concerned member of the public judged my efforts at public engagement successful only if they showed "evidence of persuasion".Others ask "what should we do?" At my Cheltenham Science Festival event Can we trust climate models? one of the audience asked what we th...
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VIDEO: New app to share food leftovers :: A new app is aiming to help you make better use of the world's resources by letting you pass on your restaurant "doggy bag" - or uneaten food.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23863703#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Watch Out, China, Pork-Flation Is Coming :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Pigs may seem like an unlikely candidate on the list of things that keep a country's leaders up at night, but in China, they could lead to social unrest.</p>
<p>Half the world's pigs -- more than 470 million of them -- live in China, but even that may not be enough to satisfy the growing Chinese appetite for meat.</p>
<p>Pork prices have been rising rapidly, up by 13 percent now since they bottomed in mid-May, which raises an important question: Would the latest rise be temporary or grow into a serious inflation threat?</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/watch-out-china-pork-flation-coming-1400939
German MPs Worry About Neo-Nazis, But Turkish Drug Gangs May Pose Greater Threat :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>German MPs have called on the government to impose tighter scrutiny and surveillance on neo-Nazis in the wake of the sensational trial of a far-right cell that murdered 10 ethnic Turks and Greeks over a period of seven years.</p>
<p>The cross-party parliamentary group also condemned state security and police agencies for failing to coordinate their intelligence as well as for incompetence.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/german-mps-worry-about-neo-nazis-turkish-drug-gangs-may-pose-greater-threat-1400995
South Korean Plastic Surgery 'Smile Lipt' Mocked As Producing A Joker-Like Face :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The latest plastic surgery fad in South Korea involves small incisions in the corners of the lips to raise both corners of the mouth, leaving the lips in a permanent smile. The popular surgery is, apparently, not only for debatable aesthetic improvements, but practical and helpful for one's career, according to a defender of the procedure.</p>
<p>South Korea has come to be known as a country where visiting the plastic surgeon is as ordinary as visiting the spa. In Seoul, one in five women has had some type of procedure, according to a 2009 survey by Trend Monitor.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/south-korean-plastic-surgery-smile-lipt-mocked-producing-joker-face-1401005
Vermont Vs. Arizona: The Fall Foliage Feud That's Making Headlines :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/vermont-vs-arizona-fall-foliage-feud-thats-making-headlines-1401231
Washington DC Eyes 2024 Olympics With New Campaign :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Washington, D.C., officially put its name in the running for the 2024 Summer Olympics Tuesday in a bid to bring the Games to one of the few major world capitals where it has never been. In this city known for its long election campaigns, the new exploratory committee hopes to become an early favorite, and believes it has a strong shot at winning the coveted title of Olympic host.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/washington-dc-eyes-2024-olympics-new-campaign-1401223
Jamie Oliver: Migrants are tougher :: TV chef and restaurant owner Jamie Oliver says young British people are "wet behind the ears" and European immigrants are "tougher" workers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23860811#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Will It Be Months Before Tesla (TSLA) Can Deliver Its Model S Sedan To Mainland China Customers? Tesla Faces More Than Just A Trademark Dispute :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Tesla may have underestimated China's red tape.</p>
<p>The Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of the luxury Model S sedan is keeping largely mum on details of its efforts to meet a year-end goal of selling cars in China, but the campaign is causing considerable chatter in the Chinese press.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/will-it-be-months-tesla-tsla-can-deliver-its-model-s-sedan-mainland-china-customers-tesla-faces-more
Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch Gearing Up: Are Consumers Ready? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As Samsung (KRX:005935) prepares to introduce the Galaxy Gear smart watch on Sept. 4 in Berlin ahead of the IFA 2013 trade show, there are still concerns whether the device can entice consumers at a time when wearable technology is still in its infancy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-gear-smart-watch-gearing-are-consumers-ready-1401263
Syria concerns push up oil price :: The possibility of military action against Syria sends the price of oil higher and global stocks lower.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23860841#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Crabbie's backs £1m Grand National :: Ginger-beer maker Crabbie's is named as new sponsor of the Grand National, which will be run for a £1m purse for the first time in 2014.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23852597#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Workless households at record low :: The proportion of UK households where no adult aged 16 to 64 is in work is at its lowest since comparable records began in 1996, official figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23862993#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Lamar Odom Reunites With Wife Khloe Kardashian, Moves Back Into Family Home :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Lamar Odom, who was rumored to be missing since news of his dependence on recreational drugs came to light, has reunited with wife Khloe Kardashian and has moved back into their home after the NBA player threatened to file for divorce if she did not let him back into the house.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/08/27/lamar-odom-broke-down-in-tears-reuniting-with-khloe-kardashian/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HollywoodLife</a>, Odom had been staying in a hotel ever since Kardashian kicked him out of their gated community home near the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lamar-odom-reunites-wife-khloe-kardashian-moves-back-family-home-1401249
Ryanair-Aer Lingus Decision :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/toaKrVLEKlQ/intv-ryanair-aer-lingus-decision.cnn.html
Germany FM: 'I don't see' more bailouts :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ByJS7NG8muU/index.html
Moon's Surface Has Water From Mysterious Underground Source: NASA :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Scientists have discovered evidence of magmatic water on the moon's surface, believed to have originated from an unidentified source deep in the lunar core, according to NASA.</p>
<p>The latest discovery, based on data from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper, or M3, instrument on board the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, is the first of its kind to detect magmatic water on the moon's surface from its lunar orbit. Earlier studies had shown the existence of magmatic water in lunar samples brought to Earth by the Apollo mission four decades ago.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/moons-surface-has-water-mysterious-underground-source-nasa-1401221
Google slashes Nexus 4 price and offers new Nexus 7 around the world :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jv3kJxt7Mxs/
Taylor Swift Parties With Harry Styles After Allegedly Dissing Him At VMAs :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A video of Taylor Swift allegedly swearing when former flame Harry Styles took to the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Sunday, has sparked speculation that there might still be some beef between the two singers.</p>
<p>The couple's short-lived romance ended in December, but Swift seems to be holding on to a grudge as she was heard mouthing the phrase "Shut the f--k up" when Styles, along with his band members, came on stage to present an award.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/taylor-swift-parties-harry-styles-after-allegedly-dissing-him-vmas-1401239
Nissan: Self-driving car on roads in 2020 :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/lb4YPOlscJ0/index.html
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