Pacific’s Hidden Treasures (Olam BaShavua 1.7) - July 3, 2024
INDIA’S COAL CUTS: Power Plot Twists
For the first time since the 1960s, now less than half of India’s electricity comes from coal power plants, surpassing the country’s goal to achieve 50% non-fossil fuel-based power generation capacity by 2030, reflecting a global decline in coal demand (Source Article: Economic Times India)
Energy in the Torah: In this article, the author discusses what we can learn from the Jewish tradition about how to use energy responsibly (Torah Article)
GrowTorah Value: 🌎 Stewarding the Earth 🌎
THE POLLUTER PAYS
The EU unveiled a new plan where companies (specifically medicine and cosmetics) must foot 80% of cleanup costs for microplastics in Urban Wastewater under the 'Polluter Pays' principle. (Source Article: The Guardian)
Impact Accountability in the Torah: In this article, the author discusses the biblical and talmudic obligation to “be a good neighbor” and the emphasis on avoiding causing any harm or damage to others. (Torah Article)
GrowTorah Value: ⚖️ Tzedaka ⚖️
SEAL SAVIOR SQUAD
Ocean Conservation Namibia has courageously freed 3,000 seals from fishing gear and other marine debris since 2020, sharing viral videos of their rescues and thus raising awareness about the issue of marine plastic pollution. (Source Article: The NY Times)
Animals in the Torah: In this article, the author explores stories and values in Judaism that implore us to have compassion for G-d's creatures, including and beyond halachic imperatives. (Torah Article)
GrowTorah Value: 🦋 Compassion for Creatures 🦋
PACIFIC'S HIDDEN TREASURES
Researchers say they discovered more than 100 new species during an expedition in the southeast Pacific. They identified species including deep-sea corals, glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods, squat lobsters, and others off the coast of Chile. (Source Article: ABC News)
Wonder in the Torah: This section of Tehillim serves as a reminder to express gratitude to Hashem for the extraordinary marvels of the seas and the beings that inhabit them. (Torah Source)
GrowTorah Value: ✡️ Incubating Emunah ✡️
