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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Markets volatile on Syria concerns :: The possibility of military action against Syria keeps the price of oil high and sends European stocks lower, while US share markets open flat.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23860841#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Three Remploy factories to close :: Three remaining Remploy factories in England and Wales are to close putting a total of 196 workers at threat of redundancy.
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Latest server numbers are in — and it's mostly bad news. Again. :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/H54Uq9tS2OU/
Facebook's share of digital advertising growing fast, thanks to mobile :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/bGLx9EJo9FM/
With a $226 cost to make, can the Moto X bring mo' profits to Google? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/3_S0gNl6Kdg/
Report: Apple acquires AlgoTrim, a data compression startup :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/FHubVgvwa3I/
Lessons from online learning :: Does the growth of online courses threaten the future of colleges?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23867548#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Shopify, too, launches a point of sale system, will compete with Square, GroupOn & others :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/3KwgzjlEPvU/
Andreessen Horowitz backs Local Motion, the car sharing startup for companies, cities :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/iQBdDGxZ80M/
European Hunter-Gatherers Had Domesticated Pigs As Early As 4600 BC [PHOTO] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/european-hunter-gatherers-had-domesticated-pigs-early-4600-bc-photo-1401361
Carney: Recovery measured, not rapid :: A "renewed recovery is taking hold" in the UK economy, but its pace will be "more measured than rapid", says Bank of England governor Mark Carney.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23865921#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
In Damascus, Many Support Impending Western Attack But Don't Know How to Prepare :: <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>DAMASCUS, Syria -- Few things about life in the streets of Damascus give away the sense that a countdown has begun for a NATO-led strike against Syria. Shops are open late into the evening hours and young couples stroll the streets. At the supermarket, there are no signs of people hoarding food or buying extra water in a panic.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/damascus-many-support-impending-western-attack-dont-know-how-prepare-1401341
Nissan wants self-driving cars on the road by 2020 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lgOJ0kMR9UE/
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
Bank Of England Ready To Inject More Stimulus - Mark Carney :: <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>Mark Carney used his first policy speech of his Bank of England governorship on Wednesday to push back against expectations in financial markets -- amid growing evidence the recovery is gaining traction -- that the BoE will raise the central bank's benchmark interest rate sooner than they predicted earlier this month. (<strong>Read the full text <a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/speeches/2013/speech675.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.)</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bank-england-ready-inject-more-stimulus-mark-carney-1401345
RIP One Direction? Directioners Don't Fall For #RIPOneDirection Twitter Death Hoax, Say RIP Stands For 'Really Inspiring People' [PHOTO] :: <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>Are the members of One Direction dead? Whoever started the Twitter trend <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#RIPOneDirection&src=tren" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#RIPOneDirection</a> is trying to dampen the day of Directioners, but fans of the British boy band are turning around the meaning of the obvious hoax by saying RIP stands for "Really Inspiring People."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rip-one-direction-directioners-dont-fall-riponedirection-twitter-death-hoax-say-rip-stands-really
Schaeuble: On the campaign trail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jFH-JhR6sS4/index.html
P. Diddy Addresses J. Cole Fight Rumors: Did Their Altercation At The VMA After-Party Turn Physical? :: <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>On Sunday night, P.Diddy and fellow artist J. Cole allegedly got into an altercation at a VMA after-party hosted by the entrepreneur and Jay-Z. The swanky after-hours celebration was held at PH-D rooftop lounge in lower Manhattan, and was attended by top artists such as Pharell Williams, Rihanna, Drake, Justin Timberlake, and J.Cole.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/p-diddy-addresses-j-cole-fight-rumors-did-their-altercation-vma-after-party-turn-physical-1401335
VIDEO: Faroe Islands in EU fishing row :: EU trade sanctions on the Faroese fishing fleets provoke anger on the islands.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23863331#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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