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Chemistry World May 22, 2014 Angeli Mehta |
Australian science base eroded by budget cuts Australia's research community is reeling from what have been described as short sighted and politically motivated cuts, outlined in the new conservative government's first budget. |
Chemistry World November 15, 2013 Ned Stafford |
Major Australian research job cuts on the cards The announcement last week by Australia's prime minister, Tony Abbott, to cut 12,000 public service jobs through hiring freezes, including temporary positions at the country's premier national science agency. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2015 Angeli Mehta |
Universities bear brunt of cuts to keep Australian science running The budget of Tony Abbott's government holds very mixed news for research. |
Chemistry World September 5, 2014 Ned Stafford |
Australia's chief scientist makes pitch for science Australia's chief scientist Ian Chubb has presented an ambitious agenda to the government to bolster the nation's science base. |
Chemistry World December 3, 2007 Karen Harries-Rees |
Australian Scientists Await Rudd's 'Education Revolution' Australia's academics are waiting to see how Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will bring about the 'education revolution' promised during his election campaign. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2013 Angeli Mehta |
Australian climate body saved by crowd sourced donations Backing from the Australian public has helped resurrect a body set up to provide independent information on climate change to government and citizens. |
Chemistry World September 16, 2013 Ned Stafford |
Battle over carbon tax looms As newly elected Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott prepares to be sworn into office this week, opponents of his plan to abolish the so-called carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions are preparing for political battle. |
Chemistry World October 6, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
New science minister in UK reshuffle UK scientists have welcomed the appointment of multi-millionaire businessman Paul Drayson (Lord Drayson) as the country's next science minister. |
Chemistry World July 22, 2014 Angeli Mehta |
Australia scraps its carbon tax Climate campaigners say some form of carbon pricing is inevitable if the country is to meet its climate change targets. |
Chemistry World January 2007 Sue Ferns |
Comment: Who's Looking After British Science? As the union representing public sector scientists in the UK, Prospect is calling for urgent action to stem the loss of key science research facilities and staff. |
Chemistry World November 19, 2015 Mark Peplow |
O Canada... 'The war on science ends with the Liberal government.' So promised Justin Trudeau, leader of Canada's Liberal party, a month before sweeping to election victory on 19 October. |
Chemistry World April 29, 2010 Karen Harries-Rees |
Australian emissions trading scheme on hold The Australian government has shelved plans for an emissions trading scheme until at least 2013, blaming the opposition's determination to block the legislation and slow international progress on a new climate change deal. |
Chemistry World May 16, 2013 Angeli Mehta |
Australian budget hits higher education hard Catriona Jackson, chief executive of advocacy group Science & Technology Australia, warns that they are 'really going to get in the way of research'. |
Chemistry World June 11, 2007 Karen Harries-Rees |
Ten Year Plan for Australasian Science Australian scientists have launched a vision that sets out the next 10 years of synchrotron science in the country. Australia's synchrotron, which will open this year, will be a jewel in Australian and New Zealand science, they predict. |
Chemistry World July 10, 2015 Eugene Gerden |
Funding changes worry Russian scientists Despite massive cuts to state spending this year, the government will keep funding national science at the same level as 2014. But changes in the way that the funding will be distributed has caused alarm. |
Chemistry World September 8, 2010 Karen Harries-Rees |
Could science be the winner in Australia's election? Science in Australia could benefit from the more consultative approach that the newly elected minority Labour government will need to adopt. |
Chemistry World August 2010 |
We need more scientists in politics Scientist Michael Brooks stood for parliament at the last election against an MP who favours homeopathy and medical astrology. He lost. Should we worry? |
Chemistry World December 14, 2015 Emma Stoye |
World leaders agree climate deal at COP21 talks Nearly 200 countries have come to an agreement at the UN's COP21 climate conference in Paris, Frances, where world leaders have been discussing how to tackle climate change. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Bjorn Lomborg |
Technology, Not Talks, Will Save the Planet There are smarter alternatives to fighting climate change than cutting CO 2 emissions. |
Chemistry World July 21, 2006 Karen Harries-Rees |
Australia's First Synchrotron Springs to Life The country's only synchrotron has achieved first light, a key milestone for the facility that is due to open in April next year. |
Chemistry World August 2006 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Action Please, Not Reviews of Reviews Whether developing new materials for fuel cells, or contributing to the Council for Science and Technology's nano-review, chemists' voices in the UK must be heard by policy-makers. Given the current pause for further thought, now is the perfect time to chip in. |
Geotimes December 2003 Megan Sever |
Humans impact the climate, says AGU The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has adopted a new position statement on climate change that recognizes the increasing alteration of the Earth's climate by human activities. |
Chemistry World June 11, 2014 Dinsa Sachan |
Indian scientists call for commitment to science As a new government takes center stage in the world's largest democracy, the scientific community is demanding a renewed focus on science. |
Chemistry World June 30, 2009 Sarah Houlton |
Climate change roadmaps announced UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set out a 'Roadmap to Copenhagen' in advance of the climate change conference being held in the Danish capital in December. |
Chemistry World July 5, 2007 |
New UK Science Minister Ian Pearson, formerly of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is the UK's new science minister. |
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Heat on U.S. Climate Policy Recent events have focused a spotlight on the Bush administration's position on climate change on both the international and national stage. |
Chemistry World January 4, 2016 Matthew Gunther |
Chemists recognized in 2016 New Year's Honours list Paul O'Brien, David Cowan, and Alan Turnbull have received honors for contributions to British science. |
Popular Mechanics February 20, 2010 Tyghe Trimble |
Do Climate Scientists Need to Be More Transparent? Scientists at AAAS 2010 talk about the need for better transparency in science, particularly for climate research. Here is what they have to say. |
Geotimes August 2003 Megan Sever |
Climate change report reexamined One of the more controversial topics of the Bush administration's revised strategic plan for climate change research is the ongoing debate of how anthropogenic factors factor into global climate change. Discussion at a meeting this week between government scientists and the NAS proved no different. |
Geotimes November 2004 Naomi Lubick |
Past warming for the future As the Bush administration prepares for a second term, only time will tell how its climate change policy will change in the next four years. In the meantime, discussions of the science behind climate changes abound in the journals and within the scientific community. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Free legal help for embattled US scientists A pro bono network that will provide legal protection for US scientists in government and academia has been launched by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental group based in Washington, DC. |
Science News November 17, 2007 |
Science Safari: Climate of Debate This site aims to provide a quick response to developing stories on climate science. |
Chemistry World July 21, 2009 Anna Lewcock |
Degrees of freedom The global nature of the climate change offers both opportunities and challenges. The US, for example, is keen to establish international cooperation and collaboration in climate change research |
Chemistry World July 30, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Big business backs White House on climate change Thirteen of the US's largest companies, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Wal-Mart, have pledged to slash their carbon footprints. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2011 Tim Hanson |
Australia: The Country a Wallaby Could Run Stable economic growth and an increasing tax base are all but assured in the Land Down Under. |
Popular Mechanics December 1, 2009 Peter Kelemen |
What East Anglia's E-mails Really Tell Us About Climate Change What stolen e-mails from climate scientists corresponding with East Anglia University tell us about global warming and what they don't. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 William B. Gail |
Climate Control We will be able to engineer the Earth to our liking -- but we'd better start now. Before we picked a climate, we would need to evolve the political, commercial, and academic institutions to get us there. |
Nutra Solutions June 1, 2005 |
The Alpha of Omegas in Plants Scientists with Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have developed plants that produce DHA, an omega-3 oil vital for human health and normally found only in fish sources. |
Chemistry World April 3, 2014 Maria Burke |
Latest climate report sees a bigger role for adaptation The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that science can offer ways to adapt to climate change and reduce risk -- something that should be used in combination with cutting emissions. |
Chemistry World October 21, 2013 Philip Ball |
Chemistry's climate of scepticism It could be important for chemists to consider whether (and if so, why) there is an unusually high proportion of climate-change doubters in their ranks. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Robert F. Keane |
The Green Advisor: More On Climate Change Climate change can present some healthy investment opportunities for your clients, even if you don't believe it's real. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2006 Stephen Barlas |
U.S. Climate Technology Plan The U.S. climate technology plan represents the first time that federal spending on greenhouse-mitigation technology has been detailed and combined into a complete plan. |
Geotimes September 2005 Linda Rowan |
Congressional Climate: Changing or Chilling? A flurry of discussions and compromises on aspects of the energy bill included a level of activity on climate change that has never been seen before in Congress, including a confrontation in the House on specific science results that has brought scientific peer review to the forefront of the debate. |
Geotimes March 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Climate Report Points Finger at Fossil Fuels The world is warming, and the burning of fossil fuels is very likely to blame, according to a new report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Hamilton & Fay |
A Changing Climate for Development Climate finance can provide the resources developing countries need to mitigate and adapt |
National Defense August 2008 Sandra I. Erwin |
Oil Wars and Climate Woes: Two Sides of the Same Coin If rising waters and violent storms whipped into oblivion a key U.S. military base on the island of Diego Garcia, would such a catastrophe qualify as a national security crisis or as a climate change scourge? |
Science News August 4, 2007 Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Math Trek: Cloudy Crystal Balls Computer models may never be able to predict climate accurately. |
Geotimes September 2006 Lee Gerhard |
Testing Global Warming Hypotheses Global climate change has been a natural phenomenon driven by natural processes for 4.5 billion years. Nevertheless, cultural pressures exist to identify a human cause for current global climate change. |
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Climate Change: What Should the Pentagon Do? Among the topics that are being debated in the Quadrennial Defense Review is the impact of climate change on U.S. national security. |