Companies that have spilled oil, carcinogens and dangerous bacteria into lakes, rivers and other waters are not being prosecuted, according to Environmental Protection Agency regulators working on those cases, who estimate that more than 1,500 major pollution investigations have been discontinued or shelved in the last four years. picked by drogue 3 weeks ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Even during the relatively short Apollo Moon landing missions nearly 40 years ago, astronauts reported difficulty breathing. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Carbon Monixide is dangerous to health, but cheap to monitor for, this Detroit exec tells of his experience. picked by singletrack 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Joel Klein led the Justice Department's attack on Microsoft for its alleged efforts to monopolize the software market. But Microsoft is a hotbed of competition compared to the organization Klein runs now. Klein is chancellor of New York City's public school system, a monopoly so heavily regulated that sometimes it's unable to fire even dangerous teachers. Allow me to present: An illustrated gui... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
Walter Marino and his 12-year-old autistic son were swept to sea by a rip current and left floating for 12 hours - 8 of those hours spent separated after currents drove them apart. 3 comments edit related share world"With many kids with autism, the thing that is so dangerous is that they have no concept of fear or fear of death," Marino said. "In this case, though, it perhaps saved him..." picked by Wingnut 2 years ago |
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These drawings are really good. And I like what they did with them. picked by pjanaway 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share arts |
Dogs should not be allowed to run around unattended on the ice. It’s dangerous for the dog, and many of them learn to steal fish from anglers when they aren’t looking. It’s also gross and bad for the lake when pets poop on the ice. picked by suebe 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Movie producers paid two Sukhoi Su-35 pilots to fly without a canopy at Mach 2.0, and have one of them eject in what probably is one of the most dangerous stunts ever filmed. picked by suebe 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
Slender, dark-haired Karen Jane Matthew was brought into the downtown King County Jail around 1 a.m. on Sept. 16 last year after being arrested for selling rock cocaine on Aurora Avenue. Over the next 30 hours, the 51-year-old inmate with a long, mostly misdemeanor record, including drugs and prostitution, lost consciousness and split open her head in a fall; told a cellmate she was "dope sic... read full post picked by bingo 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
I better start practicing my unicyle skills! picked by 86Apex 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The water crisis is a dangerous extra strain on Bulawayo, which is already reeling from the country’s hyperinflation, critical shortages of basic food and electricity supplies, and the political repression witnessed in the rest of the country. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Dangerous amounts of lead, and it makes me think just what other toys have lead in them. Scary... so just take a look at the .pdf and see if your kids, or anyone you know may have these toys and bags. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
I'm glad he has all the confidence in the world that he's going to win this thing, but I wonder if it going to hurt him in the end. I think this was a dangerous decision, but it could work out. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share politics |
Play with a pocket knife. Break glass. Throw things from a moving car. Drive a nail. Find a beehive. Glue your fingers together with superglue. picked by theclansman 2 months ago 24 comments edit related share plime.com |
No one knows ridiculously dangerous and downright foolish stunts like The Great Gonzo, and lets all be thankful for that. But that doesn't mean you can't help by lighting the fuse, so to speak, under the world's most daft daredevil. picked by wags273 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share entertainment |
Not only did these signs make it past the drawing board, most of them are still there. Some of them can cause major confusion and be dangerous in an emergency situation. Isn't there someone out there watching for this kind of thing? picked by iamamaniac 6 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Not long ago, I was talking with a couple of friends who are about a decade younger than I am. We got onto the subject of recreational drugs and how my friends had recently sworn off Ecstasy. "I know a guy who used to love it, and he's quitting, too," one of them explained. "He's learned a lot about it and says it's just too hard on your body." I remarked that since Ecstasy is ... read full post picked by nateebiinature 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
College students that mix alcohol with caffeinated energy drinks are at higher risk for alcohol-related injuries than students who drink regular cocktails, according new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. picked by wags273 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
Members of the public have been warned not to approach an aggressive tortoise which has gone on the run in Hampshire. picked by angtang 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
You think repossessing a car is difficult and dangerous? Try repossessing millionaires' toys such as lear jets. Instead of an angry soccer mom you have to face down militant white supremacist armies and more. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |