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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Big retail's interest in loyalty startup Belly grows: 7-Eleven chips in on $12M round :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WXF23Eii6BQ/
Fenerbahce fail in Europe ban appeal :: Turkish side Fenerbahce fail in an appeal against their ban from Europe following involvement in domestic match-fixing.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23769348
GigaOM Chrome Show: What's new in Chrome OS and where did the Chromeboxes go? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/JjDi3cUDEkM/
VIDEO: Shopping around for pensions :: BBC Breakfast's Dominic Hughes explains how pension annuities can vary by as much as 40% on retirement.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23862639#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
No botulism found in Fonterra probe :: New Zealand says that Fonterra products at the centre of a global contamination scare did not contain bacteria that can cause botulism, as Fonterra operations resume in Sri Lanka.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23860452#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
N.Y. Times down in likely attack :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Ms6wokvuOQI/index.html
Japan raises Fukushima alert :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/WoO8EG2IV5Y/index.html
Family Sues Miami Beach Police Department And Chief Of Police After Teen Dies From Tasering :: <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 family of a Florida teenager, who died earlier this month after the Miami Beach Police Department used a Taser on him, is suing the department saying it violated the 18-year-old's civil rights, Associated Press reported on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/family-sues-miami-beach-police-department-chief-police-after-teen-dies-tasering-1401267
As Gareth Bale Prepares To Move To Either Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) Or Real Madrid, Fans Sigh At The Bottomless Wallet Of Modern-Day Football :: <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 the sale of Gareth Bale takes more turns than a doorknob in a brothel, the soccer world waits to see if it will be the revered Welshman that will replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's most expensive soccer player.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gareth-bale-prepares-move-either-manchester-united-nysemanu-or-real-madrid-fans-sigh-bottomless
VIDEO: 'Sigh of relief for NZ government' :: New Zealand has said that Fonterra products at the centre of a global contamination scare did not contain botulism-causing bacteria.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23862640#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
U.S. Stocks Could Open Higher Despite A Global Selloff Over Syrian Crisis :: <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>U.S. stock index futures suggest a higher opening to markets on Wednesday, despite growing fear of a possible U.S.-led military strike in Syria, which rattled global markets and triggered panic sell-offs. U.S. investors are also awaiting the release of pending home sales data on Wednesday. </p>
<p>Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.13 percent, while futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index were up 0.15 percent and those on the Nasdaq 100 Index were up 0.19 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stocks-could-open-higher-despite-global-selloff-over-syrian-crisis-1401269
China On A Roll Recalling Foreign Cars, Government Says It's Targeting Honda (HMC), BMW, Volkswagen (VOW3) To Protect Consumers :: <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>It's been a busy August for China's product quality watchdog, and at least four major foreign automakers have faced the costly prospect of recalling vehicles in the past three weeks.</p>
<p>Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7267) became No. 4 when China's <a href="http://english.aqsiq.gov.cn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine</a> (AQSIQ) said Friday the Japanese auto company's popular CR-V crossover has "piston rod" problems. More than 400,000 vehicles are covered by the recall notice.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/china-roll-recalling-foreign-cars-government-says-its-targeting-honda-hmc-bmw-volkswagen-vow3
US-Georgia Military Cooperation Needed As Georgia's Energy Security Needs Rise With Oil And Gas Pipelines :: <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>Situated on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, the former Soviet republic of Georgia is looking west, to the U.S., for energy security needs as a new Georgia-Azerbaijan gas pipeline is under ecological review. If approved, the Red Bridge-Marneuli pipeline will bring natural gas to Samtskhe-Javakheti, a town in Georgia.</p>
<p>U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met his Georgian counterpart, Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, last week at the Pentagon, where they both agreed to expand defense cooperation.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-georgia-military-cooperation-needed-georgias-energy-security-needs-rise-oil-gas-pipelines-1397413
Donald Trump For Democrats? If It Suits His Interests :: <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>Donald Trump may be a frequent guest on Fox News and ardent critic of President Barack Obama, but that hasn't stopped him from donating to Democrats when it suits his business interests.</p>
<p>Trump has emerged as a political fixture on the right in recent years, acting as a supporter and surrogate for Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, accusing Obama of not being born in the United States, and even toying with his own presidential bid. But when it comes to his political giving habits, Trump is more practical than ideological.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-democrats-if-it-suits-his-interests-1400833
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
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