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A Warmer World

As Lake Powell's water level drops, some in the West must turn to more expensive energy sources

by Savannah Peters
Mar 23, 2022
Hydropower is a diminishing resources in a megadrought.
"The way that we're defining this...is not just about those water volumes, it's also about water quality, and also about access to water for the poor," Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison said about the business-led Water Resilience Coalition.
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A "new" periodic table shows Earth’s rapidly diminishing elements

by Anu Anand
Jan 24, 2019
A new chart shows elements sorted by quantities left on earth rather than weight.
A "new" periodic table of elements based on how much of the element is left on Earth.
European Chemical Society
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The Resource Curse

In oil-bust Venezuela, buying diapers on the black market

by Scott Tong
Apr 4, 2016
A journalist with a baby visits his diaper connection.
The barrios of Venezuela. 
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The logistics of fighting massive wildfires

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 14, 2015
A network of fire departments can call for help outside their jurisdictions.
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Shelf Life

Why having "too little" can focus the mind

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 3, 2013
Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan has written a book called, "Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much."
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News In Brief

Questions and answers about end-of-life care

by Caitlan Reeg
Jul 21, 2010
Today and yesterday on Marketplace, we ran a set of stories about end of life care. Yesterday, we looked at the economics of dying. Why is it so...
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