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Scientists Condemn Last Minute Push to Overturn EU Nature Law

DeSmogBlog

At the eleventh hour, right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”. Scientists have condemned the call, as well as six other amendments that could see the law delayed or weakened.

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Revealed: Ads Urging Canadians to Oppose Climate Laws Paid for by Gas Industry

DeSmogBlog

A national industry group representing gas producers is quietly paying for digital advertisements urging Canadians to “speak up” to their elected officials against laws addressing climate change and public health, DeSmog can reveal. Screencap from ad that doesn’t disclose CGA’s connection.

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When Would Russia's Cyber Warfare Morph Into Real Warfare? Refer To The Tallinn Manual

Jim Conca

The Tallinn Manual attempts to establish how international law governs cyberwarfare, use of force and responses to cyberattacks, which is especially important as our one-sided cyberwar with Russia escalates.

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The correct understanding of the Second Law of Thermodynamics enables a compelling refutation of the Radiative Forcing Greenhouse Gas Hypothesis

Energy Central

The Second Law of Thermodynamics correctly stated reads: "In a natural thermodynamic process the sum of the entropies of the interacting thermodynamic systems never decreases."

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Top U.S. Law Schools Accused of Creating a Student ‘Pipeline’ into Firms Serving Fossil Fuel Industry

DeSmogBlog

Elite law schools in the United States are disproportionately funneling their students into jobs serving fossil fuel clients, according to a new report published Thursday. LSCA, an organization of law students working to hold the legal sector accountable for its role in the climate crisis, has previously scrutinized the top ranked U.S.

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Breaking Down the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: An Introduction to BIL

Energy Central

What is the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law? Additionally, there can be bit of confusion over the various names for the law—when the bill was originally being negotiated, it was referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF); this framework eventually became the.

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How Defra's post-Brexit statutory instrument spree could weaken UK environmental law

Business Green

Detailed analysis of more than 100 EU exit statutory instruments laid by Defra prompts campaigners to warn of 'significant governance gaps in the application, interpretation and enforcement of environmental law' post-Brexit. Ministers have insisted that the process was necessary to ensure continuity of environmental legislation.

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