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Grønt er det nye sort: Europæiske energiselskaber har forstået budskabet 2017 har været et bemærkelsesværdigt år for statens energi­selskab Ørsted, som vi indtil 29. oktober kendte som Dong Energy. Den 2. februar annoncerede selskabet, at det sidste ton kul bliver skovlet ind i selskabets kraftværker i 2023. 24. maj blev det offentliggjort, at olie- og gasdivisionen bliver solgt til en temmelig ukendt schweizisk kemikoncern. Og endelig blev navneskiftet meldt ud 2. ok
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Michigan scrambles to address chemical contaminants in water While the city of Flint still recovers from a lead-tainted water crisis, Michigan is scrambling to combat potential health risks in other tap water that stem from chemicals long used in firefighting, waterproofing, carpeting and other products. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have been detected at military bases, water treatment plants and, most recently, an old industrial dump site
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Texting ban may soon be enforced on Florida's deadly roads Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Mark Wysocky says it is hard to separate texting drivers from drunken drivers as he cruises down a suburban interstate highway. Both weave. They speed up and slow down for no obvious reason and get too close to other cars. They endanger their lives and others. "There's one," he says, as a woman zips past. But even though he could see her texting , he couldn't ticket he
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The Most-Read WIRED Science Stories of 2017 Back at the start of the summer, WIRED science writer Megan Molteni dropped a bomb: " The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading. " The story went viral, (probably because we published the the words "meat allergies" during peak grilling season), but the piece was more than a clicky headline: Molteni dove deep into the molecular science behind what causes the adverse reaction. That sto
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The Bizarre Reason for a Man's Worsening Anxiety A British man's symptoms of anxiety were eventually traced to an unusual cause: his repeated exposure to a toxic substance while in the navy, a recent report of the man's case suggests. The man worked as a naval engineer for five years. During this time, he was exposed almost daily to trichloroethylene (TCE), or "trike," a solvent used for cleaning and degreasing ships and aircraft, accordi
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2017 Was The Year Of Extreme Weather This year will go down in history for its extreme weather. Researchers have now definitively attributed three major extreme weather events to climate change.
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Black Mirror: 'Hang the DJ' Explores Dystopian Dating Sophie Gilbert and David Sims will be discussing the new season of Netflix’s Black Mirror , considering alternate episodes. The reviews contain spoilers; don’t read further than you’ve watched. See all of their coverage here . I couldn’t agree more about “Crocodile,” David. I’m such a devoted Andrea Riseborough fan that I’d pay money to watch her read the phone book, so the episode felt like a co
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Busy year for storms Image copyright NASA/NOAA The past year has been a busy one for hurricanes. There were 17 named storms in 2017, 10 hurricanes and six major hurricanes (category 3 or higher) – an above average year in each respect. The 10 hurricanes formed consecutively, without weaker tropical storms interrupting the sequence. The only other time this has been recorded was in 1893. Are these storms getting worse
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New Year honours: Bussell, a Bee Gee and a Beatle among gong gang Arts He may have received the knighthood two decades after his former bandmate Paul McCartney, but Ringo Starr did not seem to mind. Starr, who was among those recognised in the New Years honours list, was exuberant in reaction to the news of his title, which he described as “an honour and a pleasure”. The knighthood comes 52 years after he was given an MBE for his global success as the drummer f
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The sony A7 Mark III is the best camera of 2017 It snuck in just under the wire, but the $3,200 Sony A7R Mark III is the best camera of 2017. This year, smartphone cameras continued their quest to decimate the low-end camera market, which has pushed manufacturers to compete at the high-end, and it has resulted in some truly amazing imaging machines. There were other contenders like Nikon’s super-powerful D850 DSLR, and the $10,000 Fujifilm GFX
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