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Why Energy Conservation Will Remain Crucial

Legal Planet

According to a recent report of the International Energy Agency, we could see a near tripling in copper demand for solar panels, as well as big increases in demand for cadmium, tellurium, gallium, and lead, in different amounts and combinations depending on which technologies win out. Bottom line: if we use less energy, we use less land.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. There may also be requirements on what technologies must be used for mitigation such as the use of catalytic converters in cars that used older lead fuel (6). Risks to such species include overhunting/overfishing or gathering, toxic waste, a changing environment, deforestation and so on.

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

It's a great source of examining technologies from the simple to the complex, of acquiring, harnessing, storing and preserving water and its supply. Just as the technologies of Bedouin tribes have changed, so have the concept of a home which can be a tent, a stone building or even the desert land (30). Sponsored Content.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. The report also recommends strengthening laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, maintaining a strong science and technology base and improving domestic and international public health infrastructure.

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

Deforestation. The fewer sinks we have, the faster carbon emissions will accumulate in the atmosphere and it seems deforestation is increasing despite international efforts to slow it down and replace more trees than we are cutting down. Sponsored Content. What Climatology Is Not. The 1960s and 1970s.