Interesting Argument About Global Warming
I like the simplicity of this argument. The choice is yours. Please let me know what you think. http://view.break.com/311805 – Watch more free videos
Fuel economy standards to rise for 2015
Happy 犀利士 Earth Day! Click on the title for the story. ELMO
Sarah Chayes: Hope is irrelevant. It’s determination that counts.
I recently saw on PBS this wonderfully enlightening Bill Moyers interview about Afghanistan with Sarah Chayes, former New York Times correspondent. At the end of the conversation, they have the following dialogue: BILL MOYERS: There’s a thin line. As I listen to you, there’s a thin line we sometimes walk, we human beings, between hope …
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Bradley’s Open Notebook Science: Must-Read for Science Librarians
Chemists Without Border’s Jean-Claude Bradley recently did a presentation for my class at UBC on Open Notebook Science that has been called a must-read for science librarians. Chemists are sharing information openly, from every step of an experiment to sharing molecules on Chemspider. This can advance our knowledge much more rapidly, for example in Malaria …
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OA Week to celebrate US National Institutes of Health new OA mandate policy
Researchers are celebrating OA Week, in honour of the US National Institutes of Health new policy requiring open access to the results of NIH-funded research, which took effect today! For details on how to join in the festivities – and support the NIH in this important move which certainly takes us beyond borders – see …
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European Universities Association (EUA) urges universities to develop clear strategies to advance open access
The European Universities Association (EUA), at their spring meeting in Barcelona, unanimously endorsed a recommendation to develop and support open access at every university in Europe. Details of the recommendation have been posted in the EUA Newsletter. Details of the policy and my comments can be found on The Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics. Thanks …
Online NewsHour: Report | Climate Change Worries Bangladesh | March 28, 2008 | PBS
Online NewsHour: Report | Climate Change Worries Bangladesh| March 28, 2008 | PBS You can view the video (recommended), hear the audio and read the transcript. This is an excellent report on the flooding of Bangladesh and the impact of even a modest rise in sea level of just a few feet, a process which …
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Online NewsHour: Report | Fighting TB in Bangladesh | March 27, 2008 | PBS
Online NewsHour: Report | Fighting TB in Bangladesh | March 27, 2008 | PBS A success story about fighting tuberculosis in Bangladesh! I recommend watching the video on this page. There is also an audio link and transcript. One of the things that struck me about his was that this is not really an issue …
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CARB lowers standards
CA Air Resources Board caves to auto industry pressure yet again (click on the post title for the link). If I remember correctly, the National Research Council said within the last 2 years that it was achievable to raise fuel economy standards by 5-7 MPG without a significant effect on the cost of a vehicle. …
Author’s Rights 2-minute video
The 2-minute Author’s Rights Video by the Association of Research Libraries explains clearly and succinctly what scholars can do to make sure they retain the rights to use and share our work in the ways we would like to – including making them open access and so freely available to colleagues in the developing world.