THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Mother Nature on the hot seat

December 16, 2006

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		Mother Nature on the hot seat Global warming and the tech industry's environmental role were hot topics this week as scientists convened at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union to discuss the latest information about the state of Earth, planets and space. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, in a speech at the San Francisco conference Thursday, urged scientists to come forward and help communicate to the public about the dangers of climate change. He warned that climate change presents an unusual, and dire, set of circumstances, and getting the public to understand the problem and then act upon it is not easy. Humanity will essentially have to make large changes in how it consumes natural resources, and instilling massive societal changes is difficult. And society has become more short-term in its thinking, he asserted. Read full story Michelle Meyers CNET News.com Video of the week Former VP on American media consumption >From the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference in San Francisco: Former Vice President Al Gore discusses how much television the average person in the U.S. consumes, and says the shift of media consumption from paper to television has created an apathetic audience. Watch this video Most popular stories Microsoft tries to stop Vista piracy monster Gloomy iTunes predictions premature Google launches patent search site New directions in car safety and navigation Google wins patent for search results page design Most e-mailed stories How to help the James Kim family Teens and media: a full-time job Mozart's entire musical works now free on Net FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool Senator: Illegal images must be reported Top photo galleries Big Blue invests in 'Second Life' Tech turns to prediction markets Finding friends on MIT's campus ThinkFree on the Web Solar flare heads toward Earth Blog Tough love for frail Wii strap What hurts more: Launching your new game controller into your new flat-screen TV, or having to tell the world that your hot new product is prone to breaking? Read full story Top 10 products this week Lexmark C532dn Kyocera Wireless Portable Speaker with Headset Etymotic Ety8 In-the-Ear Bluetooth Earphones w/ iPod Adapter Philips 9FF2M4 digital photo frame Lexmark E350d Onkyo SKS-HT740 Motorola Rizr Motorola Krzr K1m (Sprint) Fujitsu Lifebook T4215 ZT Group Reliant VPX6001 Related Newsletters CNET Photo and Video Weekly View preview  (Delivered Mondays.) CNET drops the highlights of the week's digital-imaging coverage right in your in-box. From capture to output and every stop in between, we tell you what to buy and how to use it. Subscribe free More from CNET News.com:  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Access  Threats  Media 2.0  Digital Life  Markets  Blogs  Most Popular  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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