Science journal says Facebook experiment 'a concern'
Washington (AFP) July 03, 2014 -
The scientific journal that published a controversial Facebook experiment on mood manipulation said Thursday it was concerned that the company did not follow scientific ethics and principles of informed consent.
While it stopped short of retracting the study, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences said it typically publishes experiments that have allowed subjects to opt out of r ...
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Open Internet threats loom: study
Washington (AFP) July 03, 2014 -
The future of an open Internet faces threats from government crackdowns, and "balkanization" resulting from growing concerns over broad electronic surveillance, a survey of experts showed Thursday.
The Pew Research Center said a majority of experts and others in the opt-in survey were generally optimistic about Internet freedom but that a significant number expressed concerns.
"The exper ...
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Japan city launches legal bid to halt reactor build
Tokyo (AFP) July 03, 2014 -
A Japanese city on Thursday sought a court injunction to prevent a nuclear plant from being built, in a country that remains deeply suspicious of the technology three years after Fukushima.
Toshiki Kudo, mayor of Hakodate in Japan's north, appeared at Tokyo District Court on Thursday afternoon to demand an indefinite freeze on construction of the nearby Oma nuclear plant.
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Israeli inventor says chemical scanner will change the way we shop
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 3, 2013 -
Want to know what strange chemicals are in your Subway sub roll? Soon, consumers won't necessarily need to rely on investigative journalists or public safety advocates to find out that there's yoga mat plastic in their sandwich. They can just use the SCiO.
The SCiO is the soon to be released chemical scanner from Consumer Physics, a startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The product's inven ...
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Sixteen companies cleared for August wind energy auction in Maryland
Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2013 -
Sixteen companies are cleared to take part in an upcoming lease sale to develop wind energy off the Maryland coast, the U.S. government announced.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell joined Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Acting Director Walter Cruickshank to announce nearly 80,000 acres off the Maryland coast go on the auction block Aug. 19.
The D ...
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China's trade policies still too opaque: WTO members
Geneva (AFP) July 03, 2014 -
World Trade Organization member states on Thursday urged China to make its trade policies more transparent amid a "striking" lack of clarity on its rules.
China, which recently become the largest trader in the 160-member group, has failed to live up to key transparency commitments it made when it joined the organisation in 2001, WTO members said during a three-day policy review.
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OX2 acquires Polish wind power company, Greenfield Wind
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jul 03, 2014 -
The acquisition of the project development company Greenfield Wind gives OX2 the local expertise needed to finance and build high-quality wind farms in Poland. The goal is to expand the company, and to achieve a leading position in the sector.
OX2 has acquired Greenfield Wind, a Warsaw-based project development company focusing on wind power in Poland. The acquisition includes all operatio ...
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