Oct 14, 2007
Zero emissions needed to avert 'dangerous' warming - earth - 11 October 2007 - New Scientist Environment
Only the total elimination of industrial emissions will succeed in limiting climate change to a 2°C rise in temperatures, according to computer analysis of climate change. Anything above this target has been identified as "dangerous" by some scientists,
(tags: globalwarming)
Oct 12, 2007
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Sep 23, 2007
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented - washingtonpost.com
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journ
(tags: privacy surveillance)
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(tags: comedy)
Sep 16, 2007
Erwin Chemerinsky and the Post-9/11 Attack on Academic Freedom - CommonDreams.org
(tags: academicfreedom)
Aug 22, 2007
Coupon codes for thousands of online stores - RetailMeNot.com
Find a coupon the easy way by entering the web address of an online merchant or a keyword
(tags: coupons shopping discount bargains)
Aug 1, 2007
Snooth | Wine Recommendations - Wine Search Engine - Wine Forum
(tags: wine)
Jul 31, 2007
BBC NEWS | Technology | Social networks 'lure music fans'
"The survey found that some 53% of people actively surf social networking sites to find music."
(tags: music socialnetworking socialcomputing)
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Office printers 'are health risk'
The humble office laser printer can damage lungs in much the same way as smoke particles from cigarettes, a team of Australian scientists has found.
(tags: health printers)
Library Related Conferences
(tags: conferences librarianship)
Jul 24, 2007
Guardian Unlimited | Ethical shopping is just another way of showing how rich you are
The middle classes rebrand their lives, congratulate themselves on going green, and carry on buying and flying as much as before. It is easy to picture a situation in which the whole world religiously buys green products and its carbon emissions continue
(tags: environment green)
Alarm at US right to highly personal data | UK News ...
Jul 23, 2007
Steal this book? Don't bother | CNET News.com
When it comes to outsmarting the content establishment, your library may be your best accomplice.
(tags: libraries)
Jul 17, 2007
Open Library (Open Library)
Imagine a library that collected all the world's information about all the world's books and made it available for everyone to view and update. We're building that library.
(tags: libraries openaccess)