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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Science and Democracy 2020 election civic engagement early career scientists science rising student voting voter registration voter turnoutScience Network community and partnerships manager Melissa Varga shares her rundown of recent student voter data–it's good news for democracy.
Environmental and Urban Economics
DECEMBER 27, 2020
An observer with access to my high frequency cell phone geotagged data would see the following patterns in my 2020 data; 1. The real action begins if one could access my Amazon Prime data in 2018, 2019 and 2020 as well as my geotagged data. The observer would see a more than $1 to $1 crowd out of face to face shopping in 2020 as we do almost all of our non-fruit shopping online. Several excellent urban economics research teams have access to U.S geocoded cell phone data.
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Environmental and Urban Economics
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Congratulations to Nick Kristof of the New York Times. I am really impressed with this discussion between him and Carol in Berkeley. My mother's name is Carol and she has been to Berkeley and I'm wondering if my mom wrote the following response; Here is the NY Times Source and my remarks appear below. By all means, let’s talk about “personal responsibility”’ — Nicholas Kristof Carol in Berkeley, Calif., on “ Who Killed the Knapp Family? ” (Jan.
Environmental and Urban Economics
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Post-pandemic many educated people will be working from home 3 days a week. Some of these people will choose to live further from city centers. How will such "sprawl" and reduced work trips affect the profitability of ride sharing companies? For urban economists to be useful here, we need to make some progress on a few core questions. Does Uber make more money on short urban trips versus picking people up in the far flung suburbs?
Global Green
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
and its Founder and CEO, Dan Bilzerian; Ongoing 2020 Programs Focus on Kangaroo Island and the Amazon Via Public Donations and Corporate Partnerships. The post 2020 Vision for Earth Campaign appeared first on Global Green.
JANZEN AG
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Here are the news articles and stories getting the most interest on the Janzen Ag Tech Blog in 2020. There is no summary of 2020 that does not include the Covid-19 pandemic. 2020 was the year when carbon sequestration programs entered the farming landscape.
NAEP Leadership Blog
MARCH 11, 2020
On March 10, 2020, NAEP submitted comments to the Council on Environmental Quality on CEQ’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking revising its regulations for implementing the procedural requirements of NEPA.
NAEP Leadership Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
In the mid-19th century, Henry David Thoreau wrote, “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” This thought marked the beginning of this country’s literary American Renaissance and it became the cornerstone of America’s environmental consciousness.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Driven by technological advances, facilities are being built with storage systems that can hold enough renewable energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes. The advent of “big battery” technology addresses a key challenge for green energy — the intermittency of wind and solar. Read more on E360
NAEP Leadership Blog
AUGUST 10, 2020
One of the human attributes that I absolutely believe in is a code of ethics or standard by which to live – professionally and personally. NAEP expects environmental professionals to live by their “Code of Ethics and Standards for Practice for Environmental Professionals.”
Yale E360
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Wall Street has begun trading water as a commodity, like gold or oil. The country’s first water market launched on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this week with $1.1 billion in contracts tied to water prices in California, Bloomberg News reported. Read more on E360
Environmental and Urban Economics
DECEMBER 29, 2020
In recent decades, U.S Clean Air Regulations have focused on reducing the emissions of new cars, new factories and new power plants. Old cars, old factories and old power plants have often been "grandfathered" and haven't faced regulations. Given the durability of capital, this differential regulation creates long lags between "cause" and "effect". In this case, the cause is the new regulations and the effect is environmental progress.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Residents of Alabama’s Lowndes County lack adequate wastewater systems and must contend with sewage backing up into their yards and homes. Environmental activist Catherine Coleman Flowers says this problem affects many low-income, rural parts of the U.S. and can no longer be ignored.
Environmental Progress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Shellenberger, Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020 Good morning Chairwoman Maloney, Ranking Member Comer, and members of the committee. Michael D. Shellenberger, Founder and President, Environmental Progress.
EPA
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
As we look at our homeland security program in 2020, we see a more agile and resilient program using a risk-based approach to prioritize preparedness under the five national planning frameworks. By Paul Kudarauskas. Deputy Associate Administrator, EPA Office of Homeland Security.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 8, 2020
The impact of introduced plants on native biodiversity has emerged as a hot-button issue in ecology. But recent research provides new evidence that the displacement of native plant communities is a key cause of a collapse in insect populations and is affecting birds as well. Read more on E360
Yale E360
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Even without strong action by Congress, President-elect Joe Biden will have a wide array of tools — from expanding renewables on federal lands to pushing the financial industry on climate change — that could put the U.S. on a trajectory to decarbonizing its electricity sector by 2035.
NAEP Leadership Blog
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
What does the term “Environmental Professional” mean to you? I recently met a person actively engaged in urban planning, green activism, and urban forestry in a government role that didn’t consider himself an environmental professional.
Water Research & Technology
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology was delighted to sponsor prizes at the 6th International Water Industry Conference 2020 , which took place both online and in Daegu, Korea from the 22 nd – 23 rd September 2020. A 5-minute pitch contest was held, which was attended both virtually and in person.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Aided by advances in deep-drilling technology for fracking, engineers are developing new methods of tapping into the earth’s limitless underground supplies of heat and steam. But the costs of accessing deep geothermal energy are high, and initial government support will be crucial. Read more on E360
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Scientists have created the first global distribution map for bees, analyzing nearly 6 million public records of where individual species have appeared around the world.
IEAM Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The following post is one of a series previewing the research that will be presented at the SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting (SciCon2), 15–19 November 2020.
IEAM Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
The following post is one of a series previewing the research that will be presented at the SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting (SciCon2), 15–19 November 2020.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
The Karen people of eastern Myanmar have long fought for autonomy over their lands. In a bold move, they have turned a war zone into a protected area that respects their cultural traditions and looks to save the Salween, one of the world’s last free-flowing international rivers. Read more on E360
Global Green
DECEMBER 3, 2020
CHRIS JOHNSTON DECEMBER 2, 2020. Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
Environment, Law, and History
DECEMBER 28, 2020
EPA
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
By Alexandra Dapolito Dunn. Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Good decisions start with good information.
Manning Law
JUNE 8, 2020
In celebration of Environment Day 2020 on June 5, we publish here in full the speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. “World Environment Day is a day of celebration. It is a day upon which, for over forty years, people the world over have advocated and acted for a healthy environment.
Water Research & Technology
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Changseok Han is currently an Assistant Professor in Department of Environmental Engineering at the INHA University, Korea. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Department of Environmental Engineering at Yeungnam University, Korea, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. Dr. Han achieved his Ph.D
SPR Law
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 (CLCPA) sets requirements and goals for statewide greenhouse gas emissions reductions, plans to achieve net zero emissions across the State’s economy, and renewables targets.
Onya
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
In a joint statement released on 22 June 2020, they reassure the public that reusables are safe to use 1 especially by simply practicing basic hygiene. Use of single-use plastic has surged during the pandemic amid uncertainty in the safety of reusable containers.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Scientists estimate that if current food production methods continue, the world will likely need between 770,000 to 3.9 million square miles of new agricultural land by 2050 to feed the planet’s growing, wealthier population.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Humans are driving large shifts in fire activity around the world, from increasing the size and severity of wildfires to burning ecosystems where blazes were historically rare or absent.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Even as winter darkness descends across the Arctic, a year of record-breaking heat continues. Temperatures last weekend across the entire Arctic basin hit 12 degrees Fahrenheit above normal , scientists announced, with some areas measuring as high as 30 degrees F or more above the norm.
Climate Change Blawg
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
The following are some of the top climate change legal influencers on Twitter. They are some of the best lawyers, legal academics and legal organisations trying to turn the tide on climate change through change in the law across many different jurisdictions.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Whether marine turtles are born male or female is dependent on the temperature of their nest during incubation.
EPA
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
By Ted Stanich. Associate Administrator, Office of Homeland Security. As we remember the events of September 11, and mark the 19 th anniversary and Patriot Day last week, I am reminded of the mood in Washington, D.C. in October 2001— “first 9/11, and now this?”
Environment, Law, and History
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Trionfo della morte (1446) (Galleria Regionale di Palazzo Abbatellis) This coming November 6 the Centre d'Histoire et d'Anthropologie du Droit at Université Paris Nanterre will host (online) what looks to be a very interesting program on the legal history and anthropology of pandemics: "Les crises pandémiques à travers les âges.
Environment, Law, and History
OCTOBER 6, 2020
A recurring theme in scholarship on environmental regulation is the roots of the American approach to environmental regulation , and to what extent this approach is exceptional.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The combined weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of all living things on Earth by the end of this year, weighing a total 1.1 trillion metric tons, or teratons, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Scientists have found microplastic in all of the most-consumed mussel species around the world. One gram of mussel meat purchased from a grocery store contains between 0.13 and 2.45
Yale E360
DECEMBER 11, 2020
New York State has announced plans to eject oil and gas stocks from its $226 billion financial portfolio, becoming the first U.S. state and the biggest pension fund anywhere to divest from fossil fuels. Read more on E360
Yale E360
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Aerial photos often document the destruction of the natural world. But these striking satellite images show how countries are beginning to respond to the global environmental crisis by restoring ecosystems, expanding renewable energy, and building climate resiliency infrastructure. Read more on E360
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