Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Biologist spared jail for grant fraud : Nature News
The investigation reports, obtained by Nature under the US Freedom of Information Act, show that Van Parijs was found to be solely responsible for more than 11 incidents of data fabrication in grant applications and papers submitted between 1997 and 2004.
Carbon Offset Schemes: How it Works
The Carbon Lottery is an approved Online Lottery regulated in Malta, audited and overseen by KPMG, offering you the chance to be a part of carbon offset schemes that help offset your carbon emissions and to win large jackpot prizes. It is the first Green Lottery of its kind in the world.
Online Climate [Hoax Promotion] Explored at Google - NYTimes.com
I recently attended a gathering of scientists, communicators and information technologists at Google’s headquarters. The core participants were 21 Google Science Communication Fellows, a batch of accomplished researchers who were invited to come brainstorm and then seek grants for projects that employ “technology, new media and computational thinking” in the communication of climate science to diverse audiences.

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