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Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the recent phenomenon … [continued]
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Benzene: The Toxic Chemical in Both Gas Stoves & Cigarette Smoke
There are many dangerous pollutants emitted when we burn gas in our homes. Nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde are some of the worst culprits and we’ll do deep dives on each of these in a series of articles this year. But in 2023, a landmark research study published … [continued]
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House education budget would end direct funding for free school lunches
The Republican-supported school budget plan would pay for increased per-student funds by cutting direct spending on items like free school lunches and mental health services.
Alberta’s Renewable Energy Sabotage: Time For Federal Intervention
Alberta’s latest assault on renewable energy investors is as clear as it is cynical. The provincial government’s newly minted reclamation rules for wind and solar projects, effective as of May 31, 2025, are unprecedentedly severe, requiring project developers to post reclamation securities equal to 30% of total anticipated decommissioning costs … [continued]
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Four injured in crash involving LTC bus, police cruiser
A passenger on a London Transit bus suffered serious injuries when it collided with a London police cruiser in downtown London on Wednesday. The collision involving the bus and the marked police cruiser occurred at about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Queens Avenue and Talbot Street, London police said. One passenger on the bus […]