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Elon Musk’s Starlink blocked by French court after legal battle with environmental groups

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service effectively lost its frequencies in France following a legal battle waged by environmental groups. The Act for the Environment head also noted that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are a nuisance for people who would like to observe the skies.

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US and Russia sign agreement to further research and development collaboration in nuclear energy and security

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The agreement provides the legal framework necessary to expand cooperation between US and Russian nuclear research laboratories, institutes, and facilities in a broad range of areas, including nuclear technology, nonproliferation, fundamental and applied science, energy, and environment.

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Canada files to define outer limits of expanded Atlantic continental shelf; preliminary filing on Arctic, targeting North Pole

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Legal context. Legal certainty and international recognition is vital to developing our potentially immense resources. International collaboration, notably with the United States of America and the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as the innovative use of technology were used to collect the best data possible in this environment.

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Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford recently published a report recommending that individual governments take more action to curb their own greenhouse gas emissions and put pressure on other governments to do the same. International climate negotiations can only go so far.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Russia currently operates seven nuclear-powered icebreakers. Lead-cooled reactors have a similar advantage: The liquid lead would cool down and solidify in contact with cold water, encasing the reactor core and preventing nuclear material from being released into the environment, says Andrea Barbensi , engineering director at Newcleo.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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Digitalization and the field of mobility services in particular offer high earnings potential, said Müller, adding that the Group will soon form a legally independent, Group-wide company to promote business in the mobility services of the future with the necessary speed, entrepreneurial focus and the required agility. billion in total.

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Arctic oil on life support

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In Russia, Arctic dreams are also going to disappoint, although for different reasons. The macro environment has moved against us,” Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said after releasing the quarterly figures. Bloomberg reported on January 29 that Statoil does not plan on drilling in the Barents Sea this year. Shell announced $4.16

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