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September 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and :inflation rates and Lithuanian beer
September 15, 2022
Why Some People Want More C02

Thinking of the craft beer makers' CO2 shortages, we can say that not everyone is worried about too much CO2.

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September 8, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and Europe's drought
September 8, 2022
How More Salt Relates to Less Electricity

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September 7, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and solar power
September 7, 2022
The Ups and Downs of Sheep Burps

A market that has its environmental costs and its benefits has developed for solar farm sheep and sheepherders.

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September 4, 2022
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September 4, 2022
New Jersey Plastic Bag Ban Surprises

Created to reduce our use of plastic, the New Jersey plastic bag ban has had unintended environmental consequences.

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August 29, 2022
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August 29, 2022
How Whiskey Made Green Crabs Less Invasive

Knowing that green crabs are a vicious invasive species that are reproducing more rapidly, a distiller had a solution.

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July 14, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and heat waves
July 14, 2022
Why a Heat Wave Name Would Help

With temperatures rising to new heights during an increasing numbers of days, some cities have appointed officers to oversee heat waves.

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June 24, 2022
economic news roundup and electric vehicles
June 24, 2022
The (Chicken/Egg) Problem With Your EV

Wondering which comes first, the cars or the charging capability, we might have a chicken egg problem for our EV charging stations.

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June 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and stranded ship's oil spill
June 15, 2022
Why a Catastrophic Oil Spill Might Not Happen

How the world could prevent a catastrophic oil spill and avoid the tragedy of the commons according to an economics Nobel laureate.

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June 7, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and conservation or development
June 7, 2022
How a Flamingo and a Bear Have the Same Problem

The conservation or development tradeoff for flamingos and bears shows us the complexities of environmental decisions.

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May 26, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and overfishing
May 26, 2022
How to Reduce Overfishing and Increase Food Security

Threatened by overfishing, the world's fish stocks could be saved by a WTO agreement that limits subsidies and by fake fish.

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April 6, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food waste
April 6, 2022
Why California Will Send Less To Landfills

With our landfills filling, California's SB 1383 has taken a huge leap toward encouraging 39 million people to recycle their organic waste.

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March 31, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recycling soft plastic
March 31, 2022
The Mystery of the Missing Wrap

Although soft plastic recycling was supermarket chain Tesco's goal, it did not quite work out as they planned.

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