Scientists need the guts to say: I don't know (includes video)

From climate change to swine flu, we must rebuild trust by being honest about risk

Iceland prepares for second, more devastating volcanic eruption - Times Online

The island's worst eruption in modern times was in 1783, when the Laki volcano blew its top. The lava shot to heights of 1.4 kilometres and more than 120 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide was released into the atmosphere.

A quarter of the island's population died in the resulting famine and it transformed the world, creating Britain's notorious "sand summer", casting a toxic cloud over Prague, playing havoc with harvests in France — sometimes seen as a contributory factor in the French Revolution — and changing the climate so dramatically that New Jersey recorded its largest snowfall and Egypt one of its most enduring droughts.

Executive Shakeup at Nanosolar - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Nanosolar is one of several green technology firms that have replaced their leadership in recent weeks as top executives at Aurora Biofuels, Clipper Windpower and SolarReserve have stepped down.

Colorado Increases Renewables Requirements - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

“The large groups with the biggest lobbyists will end up driving those rules to their benefit,” Mr. Franklin said. The Colorado solar industry, “despite being the poster-child for new energy economy, still has a very small voice,” he added.

Twitter / Stephanie Vickers: @batlibrarian I do prefer ...

I do prefer 'climate change' since idiots don't understand global warming leads to both colder and hotter seasons.