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Mysterious pipeline leaks, clandestine oil transfers from ship to ship, dire threats – Russia’s energy war with Europe has the makings of a thriller movie. But reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels is serious business, as the war in Ukraine grinds on and winter approaches.
Tufts University energy scholar Amy Myers Jaffe believes more energy shocks may be coming, whether they’re driven by sabotage, Russian manipulation or manpower shortages. In this complex and unstable arena, she writes, Putin has leverage as long as European countries rely on Russia for any fossil fuels.
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The new Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline connects Norwegian natural gas fields in the North Sea with Denmark and Poland, offering an alternative to Russian gas.
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Amy Myers Jaffe, Tufts University
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to use energy as a weapon. An expert on global energy markets analyzes what could come next.
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Environment + Energy
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Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Penn State
Hurricane Ian brought a devastating storm surge measured at over 7 feet into Fort Myers, Florida, and was forecast to be even higher just up the coast.
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Will Gorman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Bentham Paulos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Galen Barbose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A study of real-world disasters shows home solar and storage could keep the lights on and the air conditioner running during many outages, but not all.
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David S. Salisbury, University of Richmond
Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. Indigenous territory in many areas has blocked them.
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Arts + Culture
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Amy Cannon, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Ada Limón is the first woman of Mexican ancestry to be named U.S. poet laureate. Through her understanding of social media and the power of connection, she strives to make poetry accessible to everyone.
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Economy + Business
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Michael Okrent, Colorado State University Global
The bullwhip effect describes small changes in demand that become amplified as they move down the supply chain, resulting in shortages. The pandemic put that phenomenon on steroids.
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Politics + Society
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Monti Datta, University of Richmond
Global estimates of modern-day slavery by the United Nations reveal improving methods for calculating the data.
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Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida
While some parts of eastern Ukraine have been under partial Russian control since 2014, other sections continue to fight back. Most residents overall have said they don’t want to be part of Russia.
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Ethics + Religion
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Pardis Mahdavi, The University of Montana
A scholar of Iranian politics explains how Iranians have organized resistance movements for the past several decades while risking arrest and public flogging.
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Podcast 🎙️
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Daniel Merino, The Conversation; Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Today’s psychedelics researchers still have to deal with the fallout of the decadeslong freeze on research. Listen to ‘The Conversation Weekly’ podcast.
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