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Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has released a study showing direct links between an increase in carbon dioxide emissions and an increase in resulting deaths, a particularly relevant finding in light of the December decision by the EPA denying California and other states the right to set their own limits on carbon dioxide emissions.

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DETROIT–Drivers have never had so many distractions tempting them to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel.

Talking on cell phones and typing text messages while driving has already led to bans in many states. But now auto companies, likening their latest models to living rooms on the road, are turning cars into cocoons of communication systems and high-tech entertainment.

Some drivers are packing their car interiors with GPS navigation screens, portable DVD players and even computer keyboards and printers.

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