Yale E360
MAY 27, 2021
The cultivation of palm oil, found in roughly half of U.S. grocery products, has devastated tropical ecosystems, released vast amounts of C02 into the atmosphere, and impoverished rural communities. But efforts are underway that could curb the abuses of this powerful industry. Read more on E360 ?.
Legal Planet
MAY 27, 2021
The U.S. COVID response went badly in 2020. How much was because Trump was Trump? That is, if Trump had been a moderately competent but imperfect leader, facing a diverse population with a significant resistance to public health measures, how many lives would have been saved? That’s not a question that anyone can answer with any certainty. I’ve done some musing about it, though, and I think we might possibly be able to get at least a very rough sense of the difference.
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Circle of Blue
MAY 27, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Seventy-one rivers in China exceed warning levels and officials expect big floods in the coming months. Water infrastructure in Gaza remains impaired following a cease-fire agreement with Israel. Drought in Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state is hurting the production of Indigenous farmers. In northeast India , one of the world’s smallest ethnic groups is confronting environmental problems that they trace to mining operations across the border in Bhutan.
Law and Environment
MAY 27, 2021
Earlier this Month, Judge James Boasberg, who had previously ruled that the easement allowing construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline must be vacated due to a failure to comply with NEPA, nonetheless declined to issue an injunction requiring that the pipeline cease operations. The Court’s rationale was clear and straightforward. The Court of Appeals ruled that Judge Boasberg could not enjoin use of the pipeline without finding that all elements of the four-factor test for an injunction had
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Energy & the Law
MAY 27, 2021
In the fifth and final installment on the climate change debate, Gray Reed energy partner Paul Yale considers (and responds to) another criticism of Bjorn Lomborg’s False Alarm: How Climate Panic Costs Us Billions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet. Joseph Stiglitz in the New York Times negatively reviewed False Alarm …. Stiglitz, well-qualified as a professor of economics at Columbia University and a Nobel Prize laureate, accuses Lomborg of being simple and simplistic and implies tha
Physics World
MAY 27, 2021
Researchers in the US have created a new solid state lithium-metal battery that can charge and discharge over a record-breaking number of cycles at a high current density. The proof-of-concept device, which is fundamentally different to existing liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries, could extend the lifespan of electric vehicle batteries to 10-15 years, similar to that of petrol and diesel cars.
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Physics World
MAY 27, 2021
Creating a quantum computer that integrates a large number of components is a huge challenge for many reasons. One is that most quantum bits (qubits) used today must be chilled to near absolute zero and therefore isolated from the room-temperature electronic components used to control them. This makes it extremely difficult to have large numbers of qubits and controllers packed into a small space.
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2021
Many of the hunter-gatherer-fishers buried at a 13,400-year-old cemetery in Sudan show signs of battle injuries – and a new analysis suggests the fighting occurred on several occasions
A Greener Life
MAY 27, 2021
The world’s largest array of floating solar panels in China’s Anhui province. Photo credit: Alamy. By Fred Pearce. Whether floating or hanging, solar panels have the potential to both provide electricity and reduce evaporation from reservoirs. It is an idea that may have found its moment. Droughts are crippling power supplies from many hydroelectric dams across Africa, with dwindling reservoirs evaporating in the hot sun.
Corp Watch
MAY 27, 2021
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) suspended a partnership with GeoPark, a Chilean oil drilling company, barely a week after signing the agreement, handing an important victory to the Siona indigenous community who oppose the company's prospecting for oil on their lands along the Putumayo river in southern Colombia.
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.
Physics World
MAY 27, 2021
© AuntMinnie.com. As the push toward stronger and faster MRI scanners continues, so does concern over magnet safety, according to Filiz Yetisir , who discussed the potential effects MRI has on patients at the recent International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meeting ( ISMRM 2021 ). There are three main components of MRI scanners – the main magnet, gradient coils and radiofrequency (RF) coils – that are essential to a machine’s function.
Inhabitant
MAY 27, 2021
Environmentally friendly materials, community-focused design and renewable energy combine in Tsha’thoñswatha’, the Onondaga Nation’s new fire station.
Physics World
MAY 27, 2021
Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have found a new way to switch antiferromagnetism on and off. Their technique, which involves doping antiferromagnetic materials with extra electrons, could allow for faster, higher-density and more stable memory storage. Riccardo Comin, who led the research. Courtesy: Comin Photon Scattering Lab.
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2021
Pulses of laser light moving through a jet of plasma can surf a wave to travel faster or slower than the speed of light without breaking the laws of physics
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.
Physics World
MAY 27, 2021
Indication-specific: Elements Multiple Brain Mets SRS dose planning enables the delivery of highly conformal single-session treatments for multiple metastases. (Courtesy: Brainlab). Simplicity, automation, efficiency and dose targeting with sub-mm accuracy: these are the operational reference points for the radiation oncology team running the stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) programme at Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center in San Diego, California.
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2021
Military drones may have autonomously attacked humans for the first time ever during a conflict in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report
Ocean Conservancy
MAY 27, 2021
The temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming, picnics are popping up in every green space around. It’s official: summer is here. And at the beginning of summer my thoughts always return to one place: the beach. It’s time to get out the towels, dust off my board shorts from winter storage and don those flip flops. It’s beach season again. There’s no greater place to hear the call to protect natural beauty than the seaside.
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2021
An electrical generator built into a backpack attaches to a person’s heels to make walking more efficient while also harvesting enough energy to power itself
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Inhabitant
MAY 27, 2021
Ferry Meadows, a 1,700-acre park in Peterborough, England, is transforming. A 10-year master plan for the site includes the breathtaking Glenn Howells Lakeside Project, a climbing center that is sure to become the focal point of the entire project.
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2021
The original complex cells may have been less like amoebas and more like the cells of fungi that contain many nuclei, each with a copy of the genome
Inhabitant
MAY 27, 2021
The Biden administration has struck a deal with the Department of Defense to open the California coast to wind power exploration.
Law Columbia
MAY 27, 2021
By Christoph Schwarte* . In 1978, during a phase of the Cold War when relationships between East and West began to relax, the United States and 4 other nuclear powers (China, France, the Soviet Union and the UK) made unilateral declarations granting security assurances to non-nuclear- weapon states. Speaking on behalf of the US president, the US Secretary of State at the time, Cyrus Vance, said: “The United States will not use nuclear weapons against any non-nuclear–weapon State party to the Tre
National Law Center
MAY 27, 2021
On May 24, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report addressing EPA’s 2018. The post The Deal with Dicamba: Report Examines EPA Decision to Register Dicamba in 2018 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental Leader
MAY 27, 2021
In just six years the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) appears to have become the gold standard for establishing corporate climate pledges. SBTi is a partnership between CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Read more ». The post Science Based Targets Achieve Gold Standard Status appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Inhabitant
MAY 27, 2021
BrightAction turns a plethora of sustainability information into an easy, actionable plan with rewards for each achievement.
National Law Center
MAY 27, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: FSA, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: May 27, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
BCM Environmental Land Law
MAY 27, 2021
BCM’s Amy Manzelli , along with a group of Hudson, New Hampshire residents, have been working to oppose the placement of an Amazon distribution center on the current Green Meadow Golf Club property. The proposed plans for the construction of three warehouses are estimated to impact 2.8 acres of wetlands and 7 acres of wetland buffers and the current stormwater volume would no longer flow to wetlands and streams.
Inhabitant
MAY 27, 2021
In a radical move, Burger King has announced a meatless outlet in Cologne, Germany.
Brag
MAY 27, 2021
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A. On May 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of up to $14.5 million in investments for research and development (R&D) to reduce waste and energy use related to the recycling of single-use plastics. As the largest subset of plastics found in landfills, single-use plastics, including plastic bags, wraps, and films, are also among the most challenging to recycle.
Environmental Law Reporter
MAY 27, 2021
GreeenWire (Jeremy P. Jacobs and Pamela King, E&E News). January 2021. [link]. Federal courts could stand in the way of President-elect Joe Biden's efforts to undo the Trump administration's environmental rollbacks and stymie any efforts to take bold climate action, legal experts say. Biden's team will need to quickly develop a nimble courtroom strategy, first deciding what to do about the dozens of Trump environmental rules currently tied up in litigation.
MGKF Law
MAY 27, 2021
On May 17, 2021, the Supreme Court vacated an appellate court decision which had remanded to state court an action seeking to hold petroleum companies liable for the effects of climate change, finding that the appellate court impermissibly restricted the scope of its review of a district court’s order. Although, as noted by the Supreme Court, “[t]he only question before us is one of civil procedure,” the case of BP P.L.C. v.
Environmental Law Reporter
MAY 27, 2021
Penn Live Patriot-News (by Marcus Schneck). April 2021. [link]. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing a right to a healthy environment is the call issued in a new book by Franklin Kury, who more than 50 years ago, as a newly elected Pennsylvania state senator, drafted and championed an Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Endangered Species Law
MAY 27, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced the next chapter in the lesser prairie chicken’s ( Tympanuchus pallidicinctus ) (LEPC) tumultuous listing history. On May 26, 2021 the USFWS announced that it will propose a rule to establish a Northern distinct population segment (DPS) and a Southern DPS of the LEPC. USFWS has proposed to list the Southern DPS – consisting of portions of New Mexico and Texas – as endangered.
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