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SC police shooting case rekindles body camera debate
2015-04-09 12:25:29| Telecom - Topix.net
In this combination of still images taken from an April 4, 2015, video provided by attorney L. Chris Stewart, representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, Scott appears to break away from a confrontation with city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager, right, in North Charleston, S.C. In the video, as Scott runs away, Slager pulls out his handgun and fires at Scott, who drops to the ground after the eighth shot. Slager has been fired and charged with murder following the release of the dramatic video.
SC police shooting case rekindles body camera debate
2015-04-09 12:25:28| Telecom - Topix.net
In this combination of still images taken from an April 4, 2015, video provided by attorney L. Chris Stewart, representing the family of Walter Lamer Scott, Scott appears to break away from a confrontation with city patrolman Michael Thomas Slager, right, in North Charleston, S.C. In the video, as Scott runs away, Slager pulls out his handgun and fires at Scott, who drops to the ground after the eighth shot. Slager has been fired and charged with murder following the release of the dramatic video.
Climate change: no room for debate
2015-04-06 22:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Among the most contentious of issues in Washington right now is the issue of climate change. While both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate voted on an Amendment stating the climate change is not a hoax, that is pretty much the last thing the majority of both sides agree on. On this weeks "TechKnow," weve looked at some of the disputes involved with the debate on climate change and how at least one city is dealing with the effects now. Heres a guide to some of issues involved. 97%...
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In Alps, glaciers retreat as climate debate goes on
2015-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: The world's glaciers are disappearing. Climate change skeptics are not. The people who study our oceans and skies worry about both of these phenomena. But in wide swaths of 21st century America, the argument is still stuck on what to call the other side. "Denier" can also describe those who reject the Holocaust, so some who refuse to believe that human behavior is warming the planet prefer the label "skeptic." But scientists are de facto skeptics, and many resent that word being hijacked by...
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When Did Humans Start Shaping Earth's Fate? An Epoch Debate
2015-04-06 10:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Humans have had such a huge impact on the Earth that some geologists think the human era should be enshrined in the official timeline of our planet. They want to give the age of humans a formal name, just as scientists use terms like the Jurassic or the Cretaceous to talk about the age of dinosaurs. "If the Anthropocene began in 1945, then the entire story of changing the surface of the Earth by cutting forests and plowing prairies occurred before the Anthropocene. Does that make sense?" -...
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