onsdag 28 augusti 2013

28-Aug-2013 20:33

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridt68040&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fscience%2Fpolitical-science%2F2013%2Fjul%2F31%2Fclimate-scientists-policies

Syria threat rattles global oil markets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8TYMkcdCmY0/index.html

LinkedIn University Pages are a case study in building big data apps the right way :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WkwDxt8yhIQ/

YouTube ain't just for kids anymore: older viewers start to embrace online video :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tVq0ILhTdCI/

Meet Flutter, an Arduino board with a half-mile wireless range :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/V-Q7vdiNZi8/

Germany: Greece needs till 2022 :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4ipbd05xahU/qmb-greek-debt-schaeuble-intv-1.cnn.html

Small loans help Indian women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eIHDW0TcbLE/kapur-india-rural-banking.cnn.html

Ryanair slapped over stake in rival :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/toaKrVLEKlQ/intv-ryanair-aer-lingus-decision.cnn.html

Come on, Kobo, a $399 tablet? Really? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/uOeKrrAn1bA/

The Nokia 515 makes a good case for keeping the feature phone alive :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/NnffbJzThh4/

How the HuffPo CTO plans to take on the trolls :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OUUDb9me54w/

European markets at close: 28.08.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/CYuULDZbT94/

Carney says there could be more BoE stimulus, warns on jobs optimism :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/_ITkbySGhO0/

What to expect at the 2013 San Francisco Science Hack Day :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/U_qPcz8wDTg/

No, the Justice Department didn't cripple Microsoft — the internet took care of that :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/oas3BBvM11E/

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

Service providers can "go cloud" to take on Amazon in various ways, but which is best? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/K6BjH8wTB_0/

HTC One Max for China Unicom smiles for the camera :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/EsafWSNdp9g/

Private patients 'paying too much' :: Most patients in UK private hospitals are paying more than they should for treatment because of a lack of local competition, an inquiry has found.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23860805#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Indian rupee tumbles further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/bBrKkMSdCTo/

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