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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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The gas typically enters the atmosphere through emissions from vehicles, power plants, and industrial activities. The only other comparable events are short-term reductions in China’s emissions due to strict regulations during events like the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 2 over the same time period. Bauwens, M., Compernolle, S.,

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Opinion: Global Oil Supply More Fragile Than You Think

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But the collapse of prices in July—owing to the Iran nuclear deal, an ongoing production surplus, and economic and financial concerns in Greece and China—have darkened the mood. The growing acceptance that oil prices could stay lower for longer will kick off a fresh round of cuts in spending and workforces for the oil industry.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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By the mid-1990s, China was promoting it as a 'national champion' in the country's effort to build up industrial giants that could compete on the world stage. Huawei denies doing so, but as a result, the U.S. has pressured allies to exclude Huawei equipment from their 5G networks.

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Twitter Files reveal FBI’s role as “belly button”

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The first Twitter Files installment of 2023 revealed shared the events that led up to the intelligence community’s influence on Twitter. The FBI then informed Twitter that the GEC wanted to be included in their regular “industry call” between companies like Twitter and Facebook and the DHS and FBI. government (USG).

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