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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 19, 2022
My colleagues and I here at the Union of Concerned Scientists were surprised when we saw the size of the “feed footprint” attributable to meat and poultry giant Tyson Foods.
Physics World
MAY 19, 2022
The Dutch photonic chip industry has been boosted with €1.1bn of public and private investment.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 18, 2022
Space missions are a federal matter, but states determine energy policy and infrastructure decisions. Right now, states and the federal government have a choice that will define our country’s options for clean energy and planning the power grid for the challenges ahead.
Yale E360
MAY 19, 2022
Despite decades of studies and climate summits, greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar. Energy scientist Vaclav Smil says it’s time to stop ricocheting between apocalyptic forecasts and rosy models of rapid CO2 cuts and focus on the difficult task of remaking our energy system. Read more on E360
Energy & the Law
MAY 18, 2022
Co-author David Leonard. If perpetuation of a mineral lease beyond the primary term is contingent upon continuous operations, do traditional notions of “production in paying quantities” always matter? Spoiler: No. In Thistle Creek Ranch, LLC v.
Circle of Blue
MAY 19, 2022
$4 billion transmission line to deliver Canadian hydropower to New York illustrates tradeoffs in the energy transition. The Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line will stretch on the bottom of Lake Champlain. Photo courtesy of John Virgolino /Creative Commons.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 18, 2022
UCS is honored to be a mobilizing partner for the Poor People’s Campaign , a nonviolent call to moral revival. If you can join us in Washington, DC on June 18 th in solidarity with their march and assembly, I hope you will. Buffalo. Charlottesville. El Paso. Pittsburgh. Charleston.
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Yale E360
MAY 18, 2022
Urban designer Peter Calthorpe has a plan for the shuttered and financially troubled strip malls that dot the suburban landscape: Convert the malls into housing that would be part of green communities where people could be closer to their jobs and get out of their cars. Read more on E360
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 18, 2022
The DOE has announced $15.3 billion in energy savings through the Better Buildings Initiative, a public-private partnership pursuing energy, waste, water, and/or greenhouse gas reduction goals and sharing their solutions. The post DOE Announces $15.3
Environmental News Bits
MAY 19, 2022
by Gisèle Yasmeen, University of British Columbia Nearly one in three people in the world did not have access to enough food in 2020.
Physics World
MAY 18, 2022
The mystery why of small explosive bursts occur on some accreting white dwarf stars appears to have been solved by a team of astronomers led by Simone Scaringi at the UK’s Durham University.
Ocean Conservancy
MAY 16, 2022
My family loves spending time at the beach—the sun, the sand, the crash of the ocean waves. But what I treasure most are those moments when we get to witness all the creatures that dwell along the shoreline.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 17, 2022
Google's Bay View Campus, with innovative heating and cooling and solar energy systems, opens. The post Unique Sustainability Features Open Google’s Bay View Campus appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Circle of Blue
MAY 16, 2022
Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 17, 2022
As human activities continue to spew heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, temperatures rise and cause the air to become “thirstier.” This thirstier air evaporates more water from rivers, lakes, and canals, as well as from soil, forests, vegetation, and crops, making drought conditions extreme.
Physics World
MAY 14, 2022
A new technique that keeps two photons entangled while greatly increasing the frequency of one of them has been demonstrated by researchers in Germany. The work could prove useful in quantum computation, imaging and quantum communications.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 16, 2022
by Nicholas P. Sullivan, Tufts University People in the world’s developed nations live in a post-industrial era, working mainly in service or knowledge industries.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 18, 2022
Cemex, a building materials company, is the first company to announce it aims to use Coolbrook’s Roto Dynamic Heater to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from cement production. This comes in addition to Coolbrook’s existing partnerships with ABB and Shell.
National Law Center
MAY 19, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: May 19, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 19, 2022
Minnesota needs substantial investments now to build toward an equitable clean energy future. The good news is, Minnesota legislators have a chance to pass the level of investment needed to set the state on a path to a carbon-free economy.
Physics World
MAY 20, 2022
The American-Danish physicist and Nobel laureate Ben Roy Mottelson died on 13 May at the age of 95. Mottelson made critical contributions to determining and understanding that certain nuclei could have asymmetrical shapes. The work earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975.
Cool Green Science
MAY 15, 2022
A new database will help protect the world's most imperiled group of birds. The post A New Database to Drive Seabird Conservation appeared first on Cool Green Science. Birds & Birding Birds Climate Restoration TNC Science
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 16, 2022
Evoque and Archer are teaming to build a 100 MW data center campus. The post Evoque, Archer Building Tennessee Data Center Campus appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Data Centers Energy Management Plants & Buildings Solar & Renewable Energy
Environment, Law, and History
MAY 15, 2022
Dan Farber recently posted at Legal Planet on "The Arkansas Origin of National Parks". Farber writes: The origins of the national park system is usually traced back Lincoln’s 1864 signature of the Yosemite Grant Act.
Scientific American
MAY 18, 2022
Parasites play an outsize role in balancing ecosystems, and some species may be in danger. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com. Features Biology Conservation
Physics World
MAY 20, 2022
New levels of precision control over the quantized energy levels of mechanical resonators have been achieved by teams in the US and Switzerland, who independently measured the number of phonons in a cavity without disturbing it.
IMFBlog
MAY 20, 2022
By Philip Barrett. After a pause in popular protest during the first year of the pandemic, people are returning to the streets. This year, large and long-running anti-government demonstrations have occurred in some advanced economies where unrest is relatively rare, such as Canada and New Zealand.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 16, 2022
GenCell Energy and RedHawk Energy Systems announced a partnership to deliver GenCell’s zero-emission fuel cell backup power systems to support critical infrastructure requirements in the US rail and other key industry sectors.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 19, 2022
by Alessandro Ossola, University of California, Davis As lockdowns went into effect in the spring of 2020 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, reports emerged of a global gardening boom, with plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs sprouting in backyards and on balconies around the world.
National Law Center
MAY 19, 2022
The Constitution of the United States is made up of hundreds of clauses. Article VI is known as the Supremacy Clause. The post Procedures: Federal Preemption appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. Procedure Samantha Mikolajczyk
Physics World
MAY 20, 2022
In 2017, Kenichiro Itami and colleagues made the first carbon nanobelts, which can be as little as three atoms thick. Based at Nagoya University in Japan, Itami’s team has managed to tweak the topology of their nanobelts to create Möbius carbon nanobelts (see figure).
IMFBlog
MAY 19, 2022
By Jean Chateau , Florence Jaumotte and Gregor Schwerhoff. An international floor price for carbon could speed the world’s transition to green energy without compromising countries’ competitiveness. Recent surges in food and fuel costs are hurting households everywhere.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 16, 2022
A report finds the industrial waste management market will significantly increase over the next decade. The post Industrial Waste Management Market Value Could Top $2 Trillion by 2031 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Breezometer
MAY 17, 2022
With annual wildfire seasons worsening and COVID-19 raising general air quality awareness, more people than ever are now looking to protect themselves from breathing unhealthy air and avoid harmful smoke exposure. However, not all air quality reporting is the same.
Earth 911
MAY 20, 2022
Markets are characterized by competition over exclusive control of resources, but as our guest today, The post Earth911 Podcast: Frank Dalene on Decarbonizing the World With ICEMAN appeared first on Earth911.
Physics World
MAY 16, 2022
A form of manganese oxide that incorporates crystals of water between its layers could make an ideal heat-storage material.
A Greener Life
MAY 17, 2022
By Anders Lorenzen. A coalition of organisations has called for more significant efforts toward sustainable finance. In a joint statement, The World Council of Churches (WCC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Muslim Council of Elders and the NY Board of Rabbis made the appeal.
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