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Again, none of the evidence adds up to absolute certainty, a rare commodity in any field of science. On Wednesday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that an independent panel of scientists, representing national science academies from around the world, would review the IPCC's research procedures - an effort to account for the 2007 report's mistakes, for which the IPCC has come under hard criticism. But while the U.N. group may benefit publicly from more transparency, it won't change the fact that more than 99% of the scientific details in the 2007 report have already withstood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report: The Case for Global Warming Stronger Than Ever | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

Massey characterizes the situation differently: "We were mining nearby and a lot of [Lindytown] residents approached us, interested in selling their homes," says company spokesperson Jeff Gillenwater; only then did Massey make offers to buy their property in an effort to protect residents' well-being. "We did it as an additional safety measure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In West Virginia, a Battle Over Mountaintop Mining | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...effort to increase the number of avenues students have to find jobs, the OCS has begun utilizing technology to connect students to opportunities...

Author: By Zoe A.Y. Weinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law School Students Survive Job Hunt | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...that the job search requires more effort, though, students spent more time mulling over their actual interests...

Author: By Zoe A.Y. Weinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law School Students Survive Job Hunt | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...effort to foster a more inclusive campus community, Harvard is actively putting its policy into practice...

Author: By Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Treating Transgender Needs | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

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