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[Scientists for Global Responsibility]

** Scientists for Global Responsibility Newsletter **

No 33 - Winter 2007 - now available

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Feature articles include...

* Sustainable Energy at the Local Level - Making it Happen

Dr Philip Webber describes how a small council-based environment unit
implemented one of the UK's largest programmes on local sustainable
energy, despite a wide range of obstacles.

* Predators, Drones and Robofly: Robotics and the military

Dr Chris Langley describes how military interests have become
pervasive in robotic science and engineering and outlines the ethical
problems this causes.

* Moving beyond terrorism in the security debate

Prof John Sloboda argues that our governments' obsession with
terrorism is stopping us from tackling the underlying causes of
global insecurity

* Biofuels for transport - a dangerous distraction?

Biofuels are being proposed by governments and industry as a means to
mitigate carbon emissions from transport. Dr Andrew Boswell questions
how mature and sustainable these fuels are - could they be a
dangerous distraction in the urgent battle against climate change?

* Skills shortages - will nuclear or renewables lose out?

With the announcement of new nuclear power stations for the UK, Dr
Stuart Parkinson questions whether there will be enough skilled workers
to deliver them, and asks whether the attempt will divert workers
from sectors such as renewable energy.

* Right to Choose?

Prof Roy Butterfield argues that politicians' promises of 'choice' in
areas such as education and health are a deliberate deceit; they are,
in fact, reducing choice by colluding in transnational corporate
dominance of all our service industries.

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News from SGR includes...

* 'A few words...' column on Trident replacement

Dr Stuart Parkinson argues that government requires much less
evidence to take action over a potential military threat than for an
environmental one

* recent campaigning and research activities on nuclear weapons,
miltary science and 'missile defence'

* a new ethical careers publication, against the background of a new
survey showing greater interest from science and engineering students

* updates on activities on the topics of climate change and nuclear power

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Copies are free to members and associate members of SGR -
GBP 3.50 plus 70p p & p to non members.


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promoting ethical science, design and technology.

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