Saturday, January 30, 2010

An Englishman's Castle: Climate Change Cheating
Section 415 in The Indian Penal Code
Cheating.-- Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he would not do or omit if he were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to" cheat".
Explanation.- A dishonest concealment of facts is a deception within the meaning of this section.
IEEE Spectrum: More Climate Change Lingo
...Perhaps that’s why people tell pollsters that climate change is no great concern. After years of dire warnings, apocalyptic predictions, and the-sky-is-falling tirades, maybe they’re just tired.
How the World Works - Salon.com
Senate GOP plan to destroy earth doesn't poll well with al-Qaida
[Prepare for cooler weather]: UK firms to pioneer employee carbon cap and trade
A small group of UK firms is poised to trial an innovative personal carbon trading scheme that promises to slash employees' carbon emissions by offering the greenest members of staff financial bonuses.

The initiative, known as the personal allowance carbon tracking scheme, is being organised by environmental consultancy WSP Environment & Energy, which has successfully trialled its own employee carbon trading scheme for the past two years.
Copenhagen Accord Not Legally Binding: UNFCC
Seeking to put at rest doubts over the status of the Copenhagen Accord agreed upon at the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) in the Danish capital last year, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has issued a clarification saying that the agreement was not a legally binding document but merely a political one.

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