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EU dispatch: EU ministers frame regulatory response to energy crisis as blackouts loom this winter

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The looming energy crisis in Europe is attributable to several factors such as the depletion of domestic gas resources and suboptimal weather conditions affecting renewable energy sources. It is reported that Russia supplied the EU with 40% of its natural gas before the invasion. She files this dispatch from Dublin.

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Ukraine dispatch: ‘Ukrainians are stocking up on firewood’

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People in Ukraine are returning to long-forgotten methods of heating due to the threat of an energy crisis during the war with Russia. People in Ukraine are returning to long-forgotten methods of heating due to the threat of an energy crisis during the war with Russia. Russia keeps on actively manipulating our energy market.

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Canada dispatches: citing environmental concerns, federal government ends controversial Grassy Mountain coal project

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In a statement released Friday, Wilkinson determined that proposed open-pit coal mines in the Crowsnest Pass region of Alberta would likely “cause significant adverse environmental effects” as defined by subsections 5(1) and 5(2) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEA).

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Comments on the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment: Sabin Center Urges Deeper Discussion of Climate Resilience Planning, Barriers to Climate Action by Local Governments, and Other Key Topics

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Global Change Research Program (the “Program”) for the purpose of “developing and coordinating a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.” 3096-3104, § 101(b).

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Siting Renewables in New York: Updates from ORES Executive Director Houtan Moaveni and Suggestions from Panelists on How to Further Improve the New Siting Process

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This blog post will summarize the highlights of the event, focusing on updates from Executive Director Houtan Moaveni of the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES), as well as recommendations from panelists on how to further improve the siting process. 94-c(5)(f). Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). Law § 75-0107(1)(b).

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Investing in Home-grown Leaders: Here’s How to Develop Effective Lawyer Leadership Skills

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Table of contents Defining Leadership The Five Pillars of Lawyer Leadership Skills Pillar 1: Leader Identity Pillar 2: Leadership Impact Pillar 3: Strategic Thinking Pillar 4: People Management Pillar 5: Personal Productivity and Peak Performance Pointers for Planning a Lawyer Leadership Skills Program Invest in People. Defining Leadership.

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Eliminate Waste by Going Paperless with Legal Practice Management Software

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And since the average pine tree produces 10,000 pieces of paper , this means that one lawyer alone can consume the paper of 10 trees each year. Paper production contributes to deforestation, which is a leading cause of climate change, and its production requires an enormous amount of energy, water, and land.

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