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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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Colombia farm strike deal offered :: The Colombian government offers concessions to small-scale farmers on strike for more than a week, including better prices for their products.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23862007#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Merrill Lynch settles US race suit :: Brokerage giant Merrill Lynch agrees to pay $160m (£103.1m) to settle a race discrimination lawsuit with more than 1,200 employees, say lawyers.
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How the truly smart home could finally become a reality :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4srI7gssx08/

BP loses second bid to halt payments :: BP loses a second attempt to suspend compensation payments over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23874418#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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

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

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/

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/

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

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

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

Schaeuble: On the campaign trail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jFH-JhR6sS4/index.html

Melbourne: World's most liveable city :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/n5TTU3V04vw/index.html

Germany FM: No more bailouts :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ByJS7NG8muU/index.html

Britain tells Ryanair to cut its Aer Lingus stake :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/2GDq5yQPbKU/