Blogging MPs are so last year
by Paul Miller
Now it's about blogging candidates. The Guardian has a story about Jody Dunn - the Lib Dem candidate for Peter Mandleson's old seat of Hartlepool - who will be blogging daily about the trials and tribulations of trying to get elected.
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There is no doubt that the new gas SF5CF3 is made by industry, or is produced during certain process involving industrial gases, but its exact source remains a mystery. The scientists speculate that SF5CF3, which is closely chemically related to SF6, originates as a breakdown product of SF6 in high voltage equipment. SF6 is used in electrical switches to suppress sparks, in protecting metals during a melting process, in tennis balls, car tires and even at one stage in running shoes. Due to its good insulation properties it was also used as a noise barrier in double glazed window panes. However, SF6 is a strong greenhouse gas and the molecule is very resistant against attack in the atmosphere. The natural self-cleansing property of the atmosphere is insufficient to deal with such super molecules. Therefore, it has a long lifetime, and being a strong greenhouse gas, its production is now restricted under the Kyoto Protocol