Circle of Blue

AUGUST 24, 2021

World Bank report sheds light on the nuanced connections between “water shocks” and human migration. Indications of migration due to water scarcity and groundwater depletion came as early as 2006 in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley where a combination of declining rainfall and factory farms caused community wells to go dry. Francisca Rosas Valencia dabs away tears while praying for her son, Florentine, who left home to work in Los Angeles. “It is not easy to be outside of one’s homelan

2006 363

2006 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Politics 363

Yale E360

AUGUST 25, 2021

Next month, an industrial facility in Iceland will join a growing number of projects to remove CO2 from the air and put it underground. But major hurdles, including high costs, remain before this technology can be widely deployed and play a key role in tackling climate change. Read more on E360 ?.

Climate Change 338

Climate Change Technology Technology 338

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 27, 2021

We can do a lot to make our transportation work better for everyone and reduce pollution by increasing access to different mobility options and reducing the overall need for driving.

Biofuels 261

Biofuels 261

Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

Every field has its texts that form part of its intellectual canon, and others that form a kind of anti-canon of rejected ideas. The same is true in environmental law. The issue goes beyond which side wins. From the pro-environmental side of things, some Supreme Court rulings form guideposts to rely on, whereas others represent dangerous pitfalls to avoid.

Clean Air Act 246

Clean Air Act Endangered Species Act Regulations Air Pollution 246

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

2024

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mah Meri village © Tian Yake / Flickr Creative Commons. In Malaysia, a proposed beach resort dubbed a “world-class eco-city” is threatening to evict Mah Meri families from one of their oldest coastal towns, what is today known as Bagan Lalang. The notices arrived in late April, and gave families 30 days to move out, Mongabay reports. The timing coincided with the state giving a lease for the land to Sepang GoldCoast resort.

2002 342

2002 Government Politics Conservation 342

New Scientist

AUGUST 25, 2021

For the first time, DNA has been extracted from a Stone Age person who lived on Sulawesi – the genetic data suggests Denisovans lived on the island and interbred with humans there

145

145

Legal Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Suppose we bring climate change under control and deal with its fallout. What will have we achieved? We will have prevented great harm. That, of course, is the main goal. Untamed climate change means an dangerous, ugly future for all of us on “Spaceship Earth.” Preventing that future is surely enough of a reason to dedicate ourselves to the effort. I’m asking about something different, however: how will the world be better off than it would have been if climate change had never been a problem?

Climate Change 244

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 244

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 23, 2021

Circle of Blue · What’s Up WIth Water – 8.23.21. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. In Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rise to power does not bode well for a water sector that is already troubled. That’s according to an international group of scholars. Over 70 percent of Afghanistan’s people are without access to clean drinking water, and most of the country experiences water stress.

2021 279

2021 Conservation 2025 Politics 279

New Scientist

AUGUST 26, 2021

An analysis of footage of octopuses off Australia throwing silt and shells suggests that they deliberately target others, and that females do most of throwing, often at males

145

145

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 23, 2021

Disinformation campaigns are not random rumors that catch on by happenstance. They are coordinated, funded, and organized--and spring from an infamous memo published 50 years ago today.

Politics 250

Politics 250

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

Clean Energy

Physics World

AUGUST 23, 2021

Noise from wind farms may be more bothersome at night than it is during the day – and not only for the reasons you might expect. While it’s true that competing sources of background noise (such as traffic) tend to die down at night, and people are more likely to notice sounds when they’re trying to fall asleep, scientists in Australia have found that physics as well as psychology plays a role in wind-farm-induced sleep disturbances.

145

145

Cool Green Science

AUGUST 26, 2021

When the water is not too hot, not too cold, expect fishy weirdness. Exhibit A: Matt Miller catches giraffe cichilds, native to Africa, in the desert. In Utah. The post 50 Fish, 50 States: Freaks in the Hot Springs appeared first on Cool Green Science.

Cooling 144

Cooling 144

Environmental Leader

AUGUST 24, 2021

The world is experiencing a revolution in how electricity is generated. As climate poses an existential threat to global ecologies and economies, the future—and increasingly the present—belongs to those companies that can reliably and efficiently generate electricity from low or no carbon sources. The post How AI Enabled Asset Management is Driving Down the Cost of Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Renewable Energy 142

Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy 142

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 25, 2021

The House of Representatives has now passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), named after the iconic civil rights leader, in hopes of restoring the strength of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965 and protecting voters of color from state intrusion upon their voting rights. This is a vital step to protect […].

206

206

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

2022

Physics World

AUGUST 21, 2021

If you’ve ever read Roald Dahl ’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , you must surely have dreamed of tearing back the silver foil from your favourite chocolate bar and winning a golden ticket. But on your tour of Willy Wonka’s factory, which of the physics-defying edible delights would you be most excited to witness? Would it be the everlasting gobstoppers that never get smaller no matter how long you suck them (surely a violation of energy conservation)?

Atmosphere 145

Atmosphere 2019 Conservation 145

New Scientist

AUGUST 27, 2021

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

141

141

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last spring, we released a report – Paying Polluters: Federal Financial Support to Oil and Gas in 2020 – that revealed the federal government announced a minimum of nearly $18 billion to the oil and gas sector in 2020. (It’s worth noting that due to a lack of transparency and public reporting, this number is likely a large underestimate of total support.).

Fossil Fuels 141

Fossil Fuels 2025 2020 Government 141

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tyson's PR spin doesn't protect workers and communities from COVID.

229

229

Advertisement

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

Sustainable Development

Physics World

AUGUST 27, 2021

Wood is an amazing material. It can be strong, flexible or lightweight – and sometimes all of the above depending upon the tree. Wood can be used on its own, or it can be processed to create materials with an even wider range of desirable properties. So, it should come as no surprise that scientists in Japan are looking at how wood could be used in space.

2023 142

2023 Biodegradable Waste 142

Inside Climate News

AUGUST 25, 2021

New attribution research shows that climate change primed the pump and increased the odds of deadly July floods in northwestern Europe. By Bob Berwyn While global warming shifts some parts of the world into an age of persistent fires, others have been ravaged by intensifying rainfall and deadly floods, sure signs that Earth’s water cycle is becoming more volatile, with increasingly intense rain and floods punctuating longer dry periods.

Climate Change 141

Climate Change 141

New Scientist

AUGUST 26, 2021

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

139

139

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 24, 2021

Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota outdoor workers need protections from killer heat.

Clean Energy 208

Clean Energy Climate Change 208

Physics World

AUGUST 27, 2021

A paradox that puzzled a generation of solar and atomic physicists – and occasionally pitted theories from one field against the other – has been resolved. The paradox concerns the polarization of light at a specific point in the solar spectrum, and previous attempts to explain it required either an extreme reduction in the Sun’s magnetic field (which solar physicists deemed unlikely) or changes to the physics of atom-photon interactions (which atomic physicists did not observe).

Radiation 140

Radiation 2013 2017 Atmosphere 140

Inside Climate News

AUGUST 22, 2021

As climate change brings longer, more destructive fire seasons, the wine industry scrambles to protect vineyards from the dreaded taint of smoke. By Liza Gross In August 2013, Ron and Cheryl Harms were eagerly anticipating the third harvest from their boutique vineyard in the Sierra Foothills when the massive, fast-moving Rim Fire zigzagged perilously close to their property.

2013 133

2013 Climate Change 133

New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2021

3D X-ray imaging and computer simulations suggest ants have developed a behavioural algorithm that allows them to excavate tunnels by using soil physics – the technique could eventually be harnessed to develop robotic mining machines

134

134

Eco Justice

AUGUST 23, 2021

A quick visit to the Teal-Jones Group website will show you much of what you need to know about how consumers are being misled into believing that the wood products. Read more. The post ‘Sustainable’ logging in old-growth forests: Consumers are being misled appeared first on Ecojustice.

131

131

Physics World

AUGUST 22, 2021

A correlation between the masses of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and the timings of fluctuations in the brightness of their accretion discs has been found by astronomers in the US and the UK. Colin Burke at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and colleagues believe that their discovery could help astronomers to better determine the masses of smaller supermassive black holes.

Radiation 134

Radiation 134

Cool Green Science

AUGUST 23, 2021

Research shows that, for northern paper wasps, it pays to recognize your neighbor. The post Wait. Northern Paper Wasps Recognize Each Other’s Faces? appeared first on Cool Green Science.

Cooling 128

Cooling Conservation 128

Frontiers

AUGUST 25, 2021

Author: Emma Phipps, Journal Specialist. Meredith Gore is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland , specializing in Conservation Criminology. She is a National Academies of Science Jefferson Science Fellow , US Department of State Embassy Science Fellow and Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leader. We talked about life in lockdown, sexism, and the importance of defining your own space.

Conservation 124

Conservation 2016 2017 Politics 124

Scientific American

AUGUST 24, 2021

The novel coronavirus, in contrast, can disrupt both things in unvaccinated men and women. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

145

145

Physics World

AUGUST 25, 2021

Julie Shade , a biomedical engineering PhD candidate in Natalia Trayanova’s lab at Johns Hopkins University, hopes her research will change how doctors manage cardiac sarcoidosis. Cardiac sarcoidosis is an inflammatory heart disease in which clusters of white blood cells gather in heart tissue and interfere with the heart’s electrical system. Some patients with cardiac sarcoidosis will have irregular heartbeats called arrythmias that may progress to heart failure or sudden cardiac arrest.

Electricity 129

Electricity 129

National Law Center

AUGUST 23, 2021

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes. The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: August 23, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

Law 122

Law 2021 122

New Scientist

AUGUST 24, 2021

A non-lethal device developed by the US Navy aims to surreptitiously render people unable to speak by beaming their own voice back at them with a tiny delay

125

125