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5 Anti-Climate Practices Elsevier Must Cease: Scientists Call out Publisher’s Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this year, The Guardian ran a powerful article exposing the ties of Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishing companies, to the fossil fuel industry. The article caught my attention because I’d never considered the ways in which an academic publisher might be perpetuating and enabling a fossil fuel economy.

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Penn State Extension, Partners Host Volunteer Tree Plantings April 13 - Lebanon County, April 16 - Lancaster County

PA Environment Daily

Penn State Extension and the Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center's Greening the Lower Susquehanna Program will host two volunteer tree plantings/workshops on April 13 in Lebanon County and April 16 in Lancaster County. The tree planting will be at the Rockledge HOA, Cambridge Road in Palmyra, Lebanon County from 9:00 a.m.

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Wobbly physics of bowling balls, Stephen Hawking’s archive acquired for the UK

Physics World

That is what I learned from reading a wonderful article on the physics of bowling balls – written by Brendan Koerner and published on the Wired website. Called “ One man’s amazing journey to the center of the bowling ball ”, the article looks at the career of Mo Pinel, who revolutionized the design of bowling balls. Hawking’s office.

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The JISC UK National Open Access Agreement with Frontiers – Two Years in.

Frontiers

More than half of all UK articles published by Frontiers come from the growing number of universities participating in this agreement (see list below). UK universities and its researchers benefit from the advantages of publishing in open access, which include global immediate and unrestricted reading access and permanent open archiving.

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History Co-ops Dive Deep into Academy Archives

Academy of Natural Sciences

Over the spring and summer Drexel University Teaching Professor of History Lloyd Ackert, PhD , mentored a diverse group of co-op students in research projects centered on three Drexel archives and special collections. Exploring the archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences , Legacy Center and the Schramm Inc.

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Interstate Commission On Potomac River Basin Publishes A New Plan For A Fresh Path Forward For The Potomac River

PA Environment Daily

On March 13, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin has published an update to a comprehensive planning document that it hopes will be used as a tool to protect water supplies, drinking water sources, water quality, and aquatic life. The Potomac River watershed is home to 6.9 million people. As the saying goes, we all live downstream.

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Stroud Water Research Center UpStream: Student Stewardship; Stream Restoration Investments; World Environmental Ed Congress; Starting A Watershed Organization; World Water Day March 22; More!

PA Environment Daily

These laws have reduced extreme cases of pollution, such as rivers catching on fire or streams changing color due to industrial waste. However, despite this progress and decades of significant investments, half of U.S. rivers and streams do not meet standards for fishing, swimming, or drinking. and Matt Ehrhart examine why. Click Here to read more.