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
South African Mining Still Troubled And Uncompetitive: Analysts Cite Regulatory Uncertainty, Labor Unrest :: <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>South Africa's profitable mining sector is still troubled and uncompetitive compared to global peers, according to research analysts and an industry survey.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/south-african-mining-still-troubled-uncompetitive-analysts-cite-regulatory-uncertainty-labor-unrest
Meet CW Seed: The CW's new platform for experimentation :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_Kpcrr4QZXo/
Why India's Currency, The Rupee, Has Plummeted To A Record Low Against The Dollar :: <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>If India's currency were a baseball team it would be a cross between the basement-dwelling Houston Astros and the soon-to-be basement-dwelling New York Mets.</p>
<p>Since January the rupee has plunged 20 percent, and in the last three months it's dropped 13.1 percent, the biggest such decline in nearly 18 years. On Wednesday India's currency posted its biggest one-day drop ever and now sits at a record low against the dollar.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-indias-currency-rupee-has-plummeted-record-low-against-dollar-1401400
John Sculley-backed Audax Health nabs $20M to help people take healthier steps :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ESPphPVvnh8/
Should Dr. King's family be able to control his "I have a dream" speech? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/rEJKbk1AV3A/
Acid Rain Legacy: Increasing Alkaline Levels In US Rivers :: <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>Acid rain was the environmental <em>cause celebre </em>of the 1980s and 1990s, but lately its spotlight has been usurped by newer concerns, like climate change and biodiversity. But its effects actually still linger in rivers and streams throughout the United States, researchers say in a new study.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/acid-rain-legacy-increasing-alkaline-levels-us-rivers-1401299
Galaxy Note 2 and 3 screens side-by-side: A larger display in nearly the same space :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/BbOyd71rtHs/
Manchester United Transfer News: David Luiz, Fabregas, Baines And Ozil Involved In Latest Speculation :: <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>David Moyes may have his first major Manchester United signing in his sights with Leighton Baines asking Everton to allow him to move to Old Trafford, according to <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-exclusive-leighton-baines-has-asked-everton-to-agree-deal-with-manchester-united-8788275.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Independent</a>. Baines has been linked to United for over a year and, since taking up his new role in Manchester, Moyes has tried to initiate a reunion with the left-back that served him so well at Goodison Park.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/manchester-united-transfer-news-david-luiz-fabregas-baines-ozil-involved-latest-speculation-1401408
Connected devices are coming to your closet and 911 call :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/v0OQPf3t-uE/
Hillary Clinton In 2016: Progressives Take Wait-And-See Strategy With Clinton :: <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>In the crowded Democratic presidential primary field of 2008, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton was not the first choice of progressive Democrats. Nor was she the second, or even the third.</p>
<p>But this time around, as the former secretary of state mulls a second presidential run in 2016, progressives are more open to backing her. As Democratic groups, women's groups and fundraisers pre-emptively join the pro-Clinton camp, and the media obsesses over her front-runner status, progressives are playing a wait-and-see game. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-2016-progressives-take-wait-see-strategy-clinton-1401359
Fantasy Football 2013 NFL Season: Wide Receiver Rankings; 4 Under-rated WRs To Consider For Your Draft :: <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>By now fantasy owners have read tons of articles, created spreadsheets loaded with stats, and some of the more devoted and mathematically inclined have developed complicated algorithms in anticipation of their drafts. <a href="http://web.mit.edu/sunx/www/FantasyFootball_BeckerSun.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here's a paper published in 2010</a> at renowned academic institution MIT that involves complex formulas well above the average fantasy player's head.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fantasy-football-2013-nfl-season-wide-receiver-rankings-4-under-rated-wrs-consider-your-draft
Arsenal Transfer News: Mata, Rooney, Ozil And Di Maria Linked To The Gunners In Latest Rumors :: <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>Arsenal safely secured their place in the Champions League group stage for the second-straight season, but it came at a considerable cost with Lukas Podolski, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere all suffering injuries of varying degrees. With several injuries already depleting a paper-thin squad, Arsene Wenger has again reiterated his desire to bring in players before Monday's transfer deadline.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/arsenal-transfer-news-mata-rooney-ozil-di-maria-linked-gunners-latest-rumors-1401405
Nintendo's low-cost 2DS takes on kid-friendly gaming tablets :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xDceG6JTSvk/
School fundraising grows up with mobile wallets, daily deals :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/W9tNAEr5OBM/
Trendrr Joins Twitter :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pKtJx25WeBM/
Japan Opens 'Fasting Camps' To Wean Kids Off Of Excessive Internet Usage :: <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>In response to rising numbers of young people who are "pathologically addicted" to the internet, Japan is opening up so-called "internet fasting camps" to wean youths off the web. According to a report in Vice.com, researchers at Japan's Nihon University estimate that about 8.1 percent of the country's students are addicted to the internet, meaning that more than half-a-million kids between the ages of 12-and-18 in the nation as a whole suffer from this affliction.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/japan-opens-fasting-camps-wean-kids-excessive-internet-usage-1401401
Immigration Reform 2013: Napolitano Spread Arizona's 'Shameful Infection Of Nativism,' Say Day Laborers :: <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>Not everyone will be sad to see Janet Napolitano leave her Department of Homeland Security secretary, or DHS, post next month for a job in academia, leading the University of California system.</p>
<p>Illegal border crossings dropped to a near 40-year low under her watch, and at least one pro-immigration organization holds Napolitano responsible for bringing what it believes is an Arizona-style approach to immigration reform to the national level.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/immigration-reform-2013-napolitano-spread-arizonas-shameful-infection-nativism-say-day-laborers
Tottenham Transfer News: Hulk, Lamela, Juan Mata, Involved In Latest Spurs Rumors With Bale Going To Real Madrid :: <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>There are seven stages of grief, and Tottenham may have finally reached the last stage of acceptance when it comes to winger Gareth Bale.</p>
<p>The Welshman should soon be departing to Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee that has reportedly ranged between £86 and £97 million, finally ending the summer saga.</p>
<p>But it's important to note that club president Daniel Levy and manager Andre Villas-Boas aren't just licking their wounds at White Hart Lane. They have instead earmarked the treasure chest of funds for notable reinforcements.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tottenham-transfer-news-hulk-lamela-juan-mata-involved-latest-spurs-rumors-bale-going-real-madrid
Syria threat rattles global oil markets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8TYMkcdCmY0/index.html
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