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POPSElectronic cigs beat the smoking ban The device, which retails at £39.99 for a starter pack, uses a small replaceable cartridge filled with a dose of nicotine. Users can choose between No nicotine, Low, medium or high nicotine, menthol, strawberry or cherry. The makers of the product at The Electronic Cigarette Company say the vapour produced is odourless and contains no tar or carbon monoxide, resulting in no risk of passive smoking. However the company say the E.cigs are just as addictive as the real thing.
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POPS Honda makes first hydrogen cars he number of engineers able to convert cars has finally put the pressure on. That and the need to survive finally forced them to say "no" to the oil corporations.
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POPSGreat Global Warming Swindle - Part 1 of 2 New Scientist magazine rebuts the Great Global Warming Swindle arguement - that the increase in climate temperatures is as a result of increased solar activity dampening down the effect of cosmic rays (which increase cloud cover and reduce global temperatures).
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POPSPollution control and new technology an uphill battle Such inventions deserve encouragement and funding.....but in the end it is treating the symptoms, not the illness. The world's population is increasing at a rate that may prove unsustainable.....and it is unlikely that countries such as China will ever adopt these technologies due to the cost factor.
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POPSGlobal warming.....bye-bye birdie Many animals may shift their range or immediate locality in pursuit of favoured food plants, but are unlikely to migrate large distances in response to an altered ecosystem.
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POPSClimate Change: Water vapour Although human activities have no direct effect on water vapour levels, temperature rises caused by human activity, do have an indirect effect in increasing quantities of water vapour in the atmosphere, thereby increasing global warming.