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NTSB Recommends Ban on Driver Cell-Phone Use
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, research, safety, law, driving while texting, death, selfish attitudes, stupidity, focus, study, investigation, tech, environment, news )

Cal
- 164 days ago - azcentral.com
States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said
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Method Predicts Size of Fracking Earthquakes
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, energy, environment, earthquakes, fracking, interesting, research, science, world )

Kathy
- 167 days ago - nature.com
Small earthquakes are a recognized risk of hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', a procedure in which companies unlock energy reserves by pumping millions of litres of water underground to fracture shale rock and release the natural gas trapped inside.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Takes Off - NASA Science
Science & Tech  (tags: Mars Rover, New, technology, scientists, Planet, research, study, investigation, nasa, news, NewTechnology, space, interesting, environment, computers, design, Gizmos, science, concept, habitat, discovery, tech, world )

Elizabeth
- 180 days ago - science.nasa.gov
"We are very excited about sending the world's most advanced scientific laboratory to Mars," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "MSL will tell us critical things we need to know about Mars, and while it advances science, we'll be working on the....
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Anthropogenic (Human Caused) Global Warming Debunked
Science & Tech  (tags: world, society, news, interesting, greenliving, eco-friendly, business, technology, science, environment, climate, scientists, investigation )

Evelyn
- 186 days ago - sott.net
There has never in human history been a greater disconnect between the basic science and what is going on at the moment... ...it is absolutely astonishing the disjunct between the politics and the socio-economics of the "green agenda"..
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10 Most Incredible Volcanic Eruptions Seen From Space
Science & Tech  (tags: 10 Most, Incredible, Volcanic, Eruptions, Seen, from, Space, environment )

Agnes
- 189 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
Dangerously hot ash spewing forth from a volcanic vent and lava traveling at great speed down a mountainside and incinerating everything in its path
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New Evidence for Liquid Water on Europa - NASA Science
Science & Tech  (tags: Astronomy, space, study, research, nasa, news, interesting, discovery, world, environment, scientists, investigation )

Elizabeth
- 190 days ago - science.nasa.gov
In a potentially significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists studying data from NASA's Galileo probe have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy....
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Airdrop Design Pulls Water From Air to Irrigate Deserts
Science & Tech  (tags: Deserts, Airdrop Design, water, environment )

Katie
- 199 days ago - treehugger.com
A continent faced with severe droughts, it is no wonder that Edward Linacre from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne wanted to come up with a solution that will provide fresh water where there is no source on the ground.
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Permanently Protect the Arctic From Oil Drilling
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Agnes
- 202 days ago - treehugger.com
How does a Wisconsinite who grows pickles on a hobby farm become a Sierra Club Arctic Hero? Ask Duane Greuel, who last September backpacked through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where he trekked more than 40 miles alongside caribou, gazed at the
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Turning Green to Gold
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, Turning, green, to gold )

Agnes
- 211 days ago - web.mit.edu
The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research is not only MIT's first shared home for life scientists and engineers battling the disease, but also its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified research labora
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Birthplace for Primitive Life On Earth? Researchers Identify Mud Volcanoes in Greenland as Niche for Early Life
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, computers, discovery, environment, investigation, NewTechnology, research, science, scientists, study, technology, world )

Kit
- 211 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Almost four billion years ago, these volcanoes released chemical elements indispensable to the formation of the first biomolecules, under conditions favorable to life. It is the first time that such an environment, meeting all the requirements for the-->
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A New Approach to Solar Power
Science & Tech  (tags: solar power, solar energy, energy, environment, CO2emissions, pollution, Sustainabililty, technology, science, NewTechnology, interesting, solar race )

Organic
- 212 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems could provide advantages over conventional solar cells or solar thermal plants.
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SolarShips Solar Cargo Helium Plane
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, research, technology, Sustainabililty, transportation NewTechnology )

Alice
- 215 days ago - inhabitat.com
People have talked about building futuristic airships for zero emissions cargo shipping for a long time, but most of these green blimps remain on the drawing board. Read more:
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Alarming Scale of Global Shark Fin Trade Revealed in New Photos
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, Alarming, Scale, of, Global, Shark, Fin, Trade, Revealed, in, New, Photos )

Agnes
- 217 days ago - treehugger.com
Pew Environment Group this week released a series of photos that are simply jaw-dropping as they reveal the scale of shark fishing for fins. The group released a report earlier this year noting the world's 20 largest shark catchers, including Taiwan,
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Comet Storm in a Nearby Star System - NASA Science
Science & Tech  (tags: Astronomy, space, study, research, discovery, environment, investigation, science, nasa, news, interesting, world )

Elizabeth
- 218 days ago - science.nasa.gov
Oct. 19, 2011: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. The downpour resembles our own solar system several billion years ago during a period known as the "Late Heavy Bombardment," which may...
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Scorpions That Glow in the Dark
Science & Tech  (tags: Cal State, discovery, environment, news, science, scientists, scorpions, study, technology, world )

Dan
- 220 days ago - latimes.com
Scorpions possess an exoskeleton that contains a chemical that makes them fluorescent under a black light, and Cal State researchers just photographed them. Awesome pics that are recorded in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
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