HumanNature

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As many students, faculty, and administrators may empathize or sympathize, I did not anticipate a journey in education through a pandemic. We watched, consumed, and internalized conflict as the pandemic layered social, political, economic, and climate crises. music, art).

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Frontiers

MAY 31, 2022

Frontiers for Young Minds is diving into the archives to introduce you to scientists you may not have heard of before, but definitely should have! responsible for some of the methods doctors and governments have used throughout the pandemic to help keep us safe – Ibn Sina. By Bradley Burge. The last two years have been tough.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 13, 2021

It’s not top of mind, because the big pothole in town or the water main leak off Main Street is definitely going to lead to discussion.”. It’s clear that, in the words of a National Rural Water Association brief, “the cyber pandemic for the industry has already begun.”. In some cases, the necessary defenses are just too expensive.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

See the Government of Canada’s full definition here.) In addition to being in the ear of politicians and government staff for decades, constantly providing their perspective and trying to drown out climate activists, industry lobbyists have been especially bold during the pandemic. So not all lobbying is bad.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 15, 2022

From a scientific perspective, we have certainly observed that the public has gained an increased awareness of urban wildlife since the start of the pandemic. Even myself, as a wildlife biologist, have noticed during the pandemic that more squirrels, skunks and opossum are passing through my backyard than I previously expected.

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”. No company should claim to be Zero Waste.

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 24, 2023

Topping also makes a parallel with the Apollo moonshot, something I blogged about a decade earlier… — ” Systems change, not climate change “ While I applaud the optimism – something we definitively need in those times of pandemic, wars and climate catastrophes – I am not sure this is as straightforward as this.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2020

Today, countries worldwide are responding to a pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel coronavirus. Does this pandemic and resultant disruption constitute a force majeure event under Louisiana and Texas law? Texas law does not provide one universally accepted definition of force majeure.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

The Michigan chapter of the American Water Works Association, in an informal survey conducted a year ago during the depths of the pandemic, asked its member utilities about past-due bills. Though Michigan placed a moratorium on the practice during the pandemic, utilities can once again turn off water to the home to compel payment. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2023

Children bear the heaviest burden of climate grief The long decline in youth mental health has been tracked for several years; the downward trend was apparent pre-pandemic. Similarly, this resource provides definitions of emotional, social, and even environmental self-care, so you can weigh the balance of your daily activities.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The summer of 2020 wasn’t my first experience with burnout, but it was definitely the most memorable. Four months into a global pandemic and weeks into a nationwide racial reckoning, the protesters chanting outside my Chicago apartment window were what pushed me over the edge. “No Courtesy: Katrina Miller). No justice!”

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As Michigan agencies prepare to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming years in federal infrastructure and pandemic relief funds, the report authors say that the time was ripe for a deeper understanding of who is hurt by unaffordable water.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

Since the GHG Protocol is also used around the world, using its definitions will help minimize compliance costs while enabling investors to evaluate whether companies are living up to their promises. Between pandemics, wars and political upheaval, we’ve all had enough risk and uncertainty in recent years.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers have been at the forefront of community and societal responses. I am definitely hoping to continue the relationship with Peace Boat Disaster Relief and see how I can help.”. The experience has opened my eyes to the amount of work done at such a local level.

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Physics World

JANUARY 18, 2022

Indeed, the official definition of an astronaut was changed in July by the US Federal Aviation Administration to exclude Bezos and Branson, instead highlighting scientific research and public safety as a reason for space flight.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 17, 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers have been at the forefront of community and societal responses. It definitely makes a positive impact on the health and well-being of the community,” Lucy adds. Lucy, Cat and Rosie with the lettuce they planted. What was your motivation for choosing Good Food Matters ?

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AUGUST 26, 2021

These new requirements come amid a number of other initiatives aimed at providing relief to economically vulnerable consumers and those adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including New York’s relief from overdraft and other fees and proposed federal legislation seeking to address overdraft fees and marketing.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 26, 2021

Inequalities are at an all time high, and Indigenous, racialized, disabled and low-income communities have suffered the most from the COVID19 pandemic. The transition strategy we need is definitely unprecedented, just like everything else these days, it seems. Is that even possible? Have we done it before? .

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Physics World

MARCH 2, 2022

The second big event of 2020 was, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. For many scientists, the pandemic brought research to a full stop. The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of things for many people,” Tafforeau recalls. “I Not for Tafforeau.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

During the COVID19 pandemic, with its repeated lockdowns and social restrictions, many people across the globe have reported increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. LQ: For me, definitely finishing this big clinical trial. By Janine Gronewold and Miriam Engels. Interviewee Prof Sarah Garfinkel. Interviewee Dr Lisa Quadt.

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Onya

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted to many of us that we actually, kind-of, really like other people’s company, and that we place a lot of value in having access to leafy areas where birds sing. This litter pickup community building guest post has been written Harriet Freeman, Founder and Leader of South London Litter Action (SOLLA).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 11, 2022

We’re trying to do our work in the face of a virulent assault on science, facts, and our democracy; during a pandemic well into its third year, and an overdue racial reckoning that has rekindled traumas inflicted by a system of extractive capitalism and white supremacy. Some might call that faith.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2022

After plummeting to historic lows in the late 2010s, shootings (along with overall crime) have increased since the start of the pandemic (although New York remains one of the safest large cities in the country). ” BlocPower’s program explicitly targets these neighbourhoods, partnering with community organizations to recruit trainees.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 9, 2023

We know it is possible for the federal government to collect data more frequently: the Household Pulse Survey , for instance, collects data every week in order to understand the impact of the pandemic on various aspects of people’s lives, including housing, employment, transportation, and food sufficiency.

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Frontiers

APRIL 25, 2022

My kids always ask about my work, and before COVID-19 pandemic I often used to take them to the laboratory. Definitely! How do you do it? You lean here and there; you stay on the wire without falling. This goes for both children and work. They balance and support each other. They are the weights I use to be a good tightrope walker.

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Onya

JANUARY 30, 2021

Fortunately for the chicken owners of the world, though, it’s easy to say definitively that their little backyard flock isn’t hurting anything. While it’s easy to say that people should be starting their own flocks of hens to help combat climate change, it’s a lot harder to do. As a matter of fact, it’s probably helping quite a bit.

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Arnold Porter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Given the record numbers of whistleblower tips reported to the SEC during the pandemic, a fresh approach to internal reporting may be warranted. ” The SEC’s Enhanced Use of Its Whistleblower Program as an Enforcement Tool. Provide clear reporting mechanisms that instill confidence, including anonymous reporting options.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered discussions on the weaknesses of the existing regulatory framework and its ability to ensure continuous supply and avoid shortages of medicinal products. Finally, the Commission may revise the EMA fee legislation in order to support funding regulatory activities at EU level.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The combined sum of nearly $300 million comes from Louisiana’s share of federal pandemic relief funds. In the field of epidemiology, and especially in drinking water assessments, no single study is ever definitive. That’s in addition to a previous $23 million that was approved in December, according to the Louisiana Illuminator.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

While clean energy progress is definitely underway, it is not happening fast enough or on the scale necessary to limit the threat from climate change. Meanwhile global carbon emissions continue to rise at an alarming rate, sharply rebounding from the brief dip during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The West Virginia v.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Ten years down the line, I look at these communities thriving, processing their own food and growing into well-established businesses, where women definitely have a greater power. I definitely feel a sense of satisfaction seeing how science I have taught is being translated into communities.”. Research during the pandemic.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

You have to work beyond the boundaries of the establishment in order to address the concerns of marginalized people because, by definition, they are beyond the boundaries of who the system is willing to help and support. . During COVID it was the community organizations that stepped up to do the work when governments seemed stunned.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Highway 413 would only save drivers less than 1 minute on average across the region , and definitely not the 30 minutes that the Ontario government is claiming. The global pandemic went a long way to showing how important it is for people to have access to nature. We need more Greenbelt, not less.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the progress of the TCI-P, the TCI held public webinars in September 2020 to discuss the development and potential equity impacts of the TCI-P and the draft MOU. Despite the exit of New Hampshire from the TCI, the remaining states continued to develop the program.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 21, 2020

MS: Can you explain what you mean when you wrote that “intensive farming having contributed to the pandemic? Thus it is not specifically about the present pandemic but about the contribution to pandemics in general. It depends on your definition. Some might say you’re trying to take advantage of the pandemic.

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Eco Coach

APRIL 21, 2020

Unlike past Earth Days, this one will be celebrated remotely as we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the large majority of us are practicing shelter in place. So if this is something that your organization is considering doing, definitely check out Carbon Neutral. Tomorrow is Earth Day. and will backfire.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

Today the forecast before the pandemic was 10-ish. And if you have been following the news, the baby bust from the pandemic is so severe that it will massively reduce fertility, already has. There’s not enough water definitely. And that’s definitely the tune that I’ve been singing. Might move over there.”

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