Texting while driving 3 times more dangerous than drink-driving

Avatar Posted by Ben 17 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: general | Tags: road safety world news
A series of UK studies has found that driver reaction times for young drivers while texting are reduced by 35%, compared to 12% at the legal alcohol limit and 21% for cannabis users. Texting while driving 3 times more dangerous than drink-driving
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New Zealand introduces carbon trading but no targets

Avatar Posted by Ben 16 days ago (http://www.nzherald.co.nz)
Category: environment | Tags: carbon trading climate change
The bill establishing New Zealand’s Carbon Trading Scheme is now law, but is suffering from a lack of targets. The NZ Herald notes that the ‘golden goose’ of agriculture is actually the elephant in the room. New Zealand introduces carbon trading but no targets
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Woman rows a boat from USA to Australia

Avatar Posted by god 20 days ago (http://weirdnewsfiles.com)
Category: general
Did she take those directions from Google maps for real? Woman rows a boat from USA to Australia
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DNA enters Israel’s arsenal in the war against... dog poop

Avatar Posted by Ben 20 days ago (http://www.stuff.co.nz)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
An Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to smell out offenders. DNA enters Israel’s arsenal in the war against... dog poop
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Penis Eating Fish Plague Australian Harbor

Avatar Posted by god 21 days ago (http://www.nerve.com)
Category: environment
Look out! Note that it seems that nerve.com got the headline wrong and it's actually an Australian fish eating New Zealand penis. How embarrasing! Penis Eating Fish Plague Australian Harbor
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Can engineering the Earth save it from catastrophe?

Avatar Posted by Ben 24 days ago (http://www.independent.co.uk)
Category: environment | Tags: climate change science
Fears the world is not doing enough to cut carbon dioxide emissions are forcing scientists to "think the unthinkable" by contemplating altering the global climate artificially with mega-engineering projects. Can engineering the Earth save it from catastrophe?
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