A Sampling of Clips
for September 29^th, 2008

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Could Tipping Happen Any Time Soon?
Nature, Opinion, Sept. 26 -- I wrote here yesterday that ‘I don’t think that anyone knows for sure how close we are to reaching tipping points in the climate system’. As it so happens, a pair of articles published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week illustrates this point nicely. The first is a Perspective by atmospheric scientist V Ramanathan and postdoctoral researcher Yan Feng from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, who argue that the Earth is now committed to a 2.4°C rise in temperature above pre-industrial levels. More

Genetta Adams Named AP Entertainment Editor
Newsweek, Sept. 26 -- Genetta Adams, former assistant managing editor for features and entertainment at Newsday, has been appointed entertainment editor for The Associated Press. Adams, 41, is a graduate of UCSD. More

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Earth Angels
Boston Globe, Sept. 28 -- For nearly 20 years, Michael Oshman has been turning up the heat on the restaurant industry. in 1990, as a 19-year-old student at UCSD, Oshman founded the Green Restaurant Association. The nonprofit GRA, now located in Boston, does all the legwork - from basic research to cost analysis - to help restaurants go green without sacrificing profit or convenience. More

My Team vs. Your Team: The Political Arena Lives Up to Its Name
The Washington Post, Opinion, Sept. 29 -- With America divided right down the middle for the third presidential election in a row, most people would not be surprised to hear that Democratic and Republican partisans perceive a widening gap between their presidential choices. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

Ralph Nader Decries Country's 'Two-Party Dictatorship'
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 27 -- Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader lambasted the Democrats and Republicans on Friday as a "two-party dictatorship" that has squandered decades of power and allowed corporate greed to dictate American policy. Nader will make stops at UCSD and in Encinitas today. More

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Speed Up the Net or Get Left Behind
Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 29 -- One of the architects of the internet, Larry Smarr, is pushing for Australia's universities to roll out new superhighways to ensure that scientists and innovators are not left behind "the revolution in global research.” Smarr is the director of UC’s two-campus Calit2 institute. More
 
Editorial: As Emissions Grow, So Does Opportunity
Sacramento Bee, Opinion, Sept. 28 -- In recent weeks, the crisis in the world's financial markets has eclipsed concern over climate change. That's understandable. When your house is on fire, it's hard to get worked up about a hurricane on the horizon. (Mentions a study by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography that concluded that even if humans stopped generating greenhouse gases immediately, the world's average temperature would "most likely" increase by 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of this century.) More

City Ponders How to Overhaul Redevelopment
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 28 -- If the late San Diego City Manager Kimball Moore were alive today, watching the scandals at the city's two nonprofit redevelopment corporations, he might say, “I told you so.” (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

Is There a Proposition A Campaign?
KPBS, Sept. 24 -- The boldest step San Diego leaders have taken to boost fire protection since last October was to put Prop A on the ballot. Prop A would raise $50 million  for fire fighting resources though a new parcel tax. But so far there’s little evidence of a campaign to fight for the measure. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

UCSD’s StarCave Gives Scientists 3-D View of Research
San Diego Business Journal, Sept. 29 -- Scientists at UCSD are using a five-sided virtual reality cave with surround sound to plunge into the extreme edges of reality — from nanoparticles to galaxies. More

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