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
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
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.
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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
Britain tells Ryanair to cut its Aer Lingus stake :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/2GDq5yQPbKU/
Eurozone banks trim lending again :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/iEuwAaV1TMw/
New scam pushes up card fraud losses :: Online and phone scams rose by £36m in the last financial year, driven in part by a new variation of card fraud, figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23866821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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
Crabbie's backs £1m Grand National :: Ginger-beer maker Crabbie's is named as new sponsor of the Grand National, which will be run for a £1m purse for the first time in 2014.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23852597#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Indian rupee falls to fresh low :: India's rupee sinks by nearly 4% to a new low against the US dollar amid growing concerns about the health of the country's economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23860458#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Pay as you live :: How to live your life without lengthy contracts
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-23860017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNm6LiONyG0/index.html
How big data is changing the world :: What happens when the world is plugged into the network
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23253949#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Selling Serbia to foreign investors :: Belgrade bids for more foreign investment
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23818060#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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