Here's a great idea: a petition you can sign for "the re-introduction and passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act, which calls for open public access to federally funded research findings within six months of publication in a peer-reviewed journal." The petition is sponsored by the Alliance for Taxpayer Access. Why hasn't anyone thought of this before? The existence of this petition makes me want to learn more about the Federal Research Public Access Act.

(Via Dorothea Salo.)