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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

Currently, despite its relatively small population of about fifty million, it’s the world’s twelfth largest economy — about the same size as Russia’s economy. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%.

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Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West

Circle of Blue

If you look at this year, because it’s been so dry in Northern California, we’re going to move about 1.15 An acre-foot can supply about three households in the area for a year. Hasencamp reckons that 500,000 acre-feet, at this point, is about 8 feet of elevation in Lake Mead.

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What Danger Season Looks Like in the Midwest

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Midwest was warned about an increasing potential for rotating power outages during heatwaves this summer, but not because of storm damage. There were TEN different types of watches/warnings/& advisories active.

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Guitarfish Rock–Here’s Why

Ocean Conservancy

Take a deep dive with me to learn a few fun facts about one species in particular: the shovelnose guitarfish! Put simply, guitarfish are all about grand, explosive entrances. Much like the kickoff of a concert where a singer suddenly leaps onto the stage out of nowhere, guitarfish are all about surprising their targets.

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Sustainability at Retail

But first, a little about the consumer. Finally, the white paper includes both the POPAI France and POPAI UK & Ireland Eco-Standard initiatives and shows how companies have implemented these standards in their projects. Download today!

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Seeking the warm glow of the Unruh effect, reconfigurable hardware drives innovation in test and measurement

Physics World

You can read more about the Waterloo-MIT proposal for observing the Unruh effect in this Physics World article: “ ‘Warm glow’ of Unruh effect could be seen in the lab using accelerated electrons ”.

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IFIC: Lower prices prioritized over sustainability despite rising awareness of food’s environmental impact

Environmental News Bits

More Americans are worried about the planet’s health and understand that their dietary choices impact the environment, yet few are willing to pay significantly more for eco-friendly products – potentially squeezing companies undertaking expensive sustainability initiatives, suggests new data from the International Food Information Council.

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