New NBER paper finds that US crash deaths rise by ~15% on dates of major album releases. Distraction from smartphones is a likely culprit. www.nber.org/papers/w34866
Government’s plan to import LNG for electricity generation would cost households and businesses up to $8.3bn Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...
Solar, heat pumps ‘lower cost’ path than LNG for electrification, says NZGBC
A new report argues New Zealand can meet its looming energy shortfall by accelerating rooftop solar and electric hot water
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." —FDR, 1937
California governor ‘a loser’, says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK
California governor ‘a loser’, says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK
Gavin Newsom angers president over ‘inappropriate’ agreement on scaling up technologies and ties with UK Donald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate. “The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.” Continue reading...
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We need to examine the link between oversized vehicles and traffic-related fatalities/major injuries. Yesterday, a pedestrian - young woman in her 20s - was struck by a pickup truck at Laurier/Elgin in downtown Ottawa. Tragically, the woman died from her injuries. 1/ www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Pedestrian struck by pickup truck in downtown Ottawa has died: police
Ottawa police say a woman in her 20s has died after being struck by a pickup truck in downtown Ottawa Monday afternoon.
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Unmanned vehicles are increasingly becoming essential weapons of war. But with a potential conflict with China looming large, Taiwan is scrambling to build a domestic drone industry from scratch. www.wired.com/story/taiwan...
Taiwan Is Rushing to Make Its Own Drones Before It's Too Late
Unmanned vehicles are increasingly becoming essential weapons of war. But with a potential conflict with China looming large, Taiwan is scrambling to build a domestic drone industry from scratch.
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“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx
“… if you and your feline friend aren't bonding, maybe you're just not speaking their language.” “You just need to smile at them more. Not the human way, by baring your teeth, but the cat way, by narrowing your eyes and blinking slowly.” #scicomm www.sciencealert.com/study-reveal... 🧪 🐈 🦊
Study Reveals a Simple Technique to Communicate With Your Cat
Cats have a reputation for aloofness (and flooffiness), but if you and your feline friend aren't bonding, maybe you're just not speaking their language.
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