Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
As part of its commitment to procuring renewable energy, Verizon has signed four new long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for up to 410MW of renewable energy capacity. The post Verizon Signs PPA for 410MW of Renewable Energy Capacity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 17, 2023
Congress focuses on flood protection and disaster recovery. Congress and federal agencies took action on several Mississippi River projects in major legislation that was passed during the winter holidays. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – January 17, 2023. While much of the country was relaxing over the winter holidays, federal lawmakers remained busy.
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Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
Iberdrola aims to be carbon-neutral by 2040 in all areas of its operations: Scopes 1,2, and 3. The post Iberdrola Goes Big on Renewables — Even Wind Energy Where It Dominates appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 17, 2023
Transcript 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. A new report says that the world’s dams are filling up – but not in a good way. Rivers are depositing sediment into the reservoirs behind dams, reducing their capacity to hold water. Researchers affiliated with the United Nations calculated how much storage might be lost in the next three decades at the world’s 50,000 large dams.
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
The joint venture will develop and run both recycling facilities as greenfield projects. Under the new structure, ACE will own 51% of the recycling facilities and Tabono will own 49%. The post ACE Green Recycling and Tabono Investments Sign Partnership to Promote Circularity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
JANUARY 17, 2023
Parts of the Amazon managed by Indigenous people removed more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they released, while areas not managed by Indigenous people saw widespread deforestation, producing more carbon dioxide than they removed, a report finds. Read more on E360 →.
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Cleannovate
JANUARY 17, 2023
I sat down to rest that afternoon. I was in a park. And I just couldn’t help notice some exotic … More.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
Verdane, Equinor, and Södra announce Njord Carbon, an international initiative aiming to sustainably remove and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions. . The post Verdane, Equinor and Södra Announce Joint Initiative to Remove and Permanently Store Biogenic Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 17, 2023
This is a guest blog by Brendon Samuels. Over the past several years – and especially in the past few months – Premier Doug Ford’s government has made sweeping changes to environmental protection and land use planning rules across Ontario. . The regulations accompanying many recent changes included in Bill 23 have yet to take effect. When they do, the province’s parallel decision to weaken the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES) will have widespread implications.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
Verdane, Equinor, and Södra announce Njord Carbon, an international initiative aiming to sustainably remove and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions. . The post Verdane, Equinor and Södra Announce Joint Initiative to Remove and Permanently Store Biogenic Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
Researchers identified receptors in the vagus nerves of mice that help control inflammation, which could improve treatments for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis where the pathway may malfunction
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), a global initiative to fund and grow new and existing public, private, and philanthropic partnerships (PPPPs) to help unlock the $3 trillion of financing needed each year to reach net zero by 2050. The post WEF Launches Initiative to Grow Sustainable Partnerships appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 17, 2023
It’s time for another round-up of lobbying of the federal government by Canada’s oil and gas industry, and this time we’ll be highlighting something we haven’t focused on much before: which Members of Parliament (MPs) were lobbied the most. The data here, the most recent available, is for the month of November 2022. See the September and October highlights as well.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 17, 2023
As a result of the Pandemic, ADEQ developed and launched a new telecommute emissions reduction calculator that allows employers to estimate how telecommuting programs reduce pollutants that contribute to regional air quality problems. The post Spotlight on 2022’s Product Winner: ADEQ appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2023
An AI-generated conversation between Werner Herzog and Slavoj Žižek is definitely entertaining, but it also illustrates the crisis of misinformation beginning to befall us.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
Security researchers who find a flaw in software normally privately inform the developers of it in the hope of prompting a fix, but now a mathematical trick can let them apply public pressure without releasing dangerous details of the bug
Edouard Stenger
JANUARY 17, 2023
La consommation d’électricité baisse en France. Selon les derniers chiffres parus par RTE, celle-ci atteint 8.3% par rapport aux années précédentes, avec correction des températures. Ce chiffre peut paraître très encourageant mais il est également trompeur : 1. 12 millions de personnes vivent dans la précarité énergétique et donc économisent l’énergie non par choix mais par obligation : elles ne peuvent pas se chauffer décemment.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
The US Bureau of Land Management is helping ranchers and farmers in Colorado test virtual fences, which set moveable boundaries controlled by an app, and can keep cattle from overgrazing the range
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Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 17, 2023
Read the full story in the Washington Post. When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill this month to legally redefine natural gas as a source of “green energy,” supporters characterized it as the culmination of a grass-roots effort to recognize the Buckeye state’s largest energy source. “It’s green. It’s clean. And it’s abundant right … Continue reading How dark money groups led Ohio to redefine gas as ‘green energy’.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
A tool called GPTZero can identify whether text was produced by a chatbot, which could help teachers tell if students are getting AI to help with their homework
Inhabitant
JANUARY 17, 2023
Dinosaurs were the most fascinating creatures that once ruled the world for more than 150 million years. The peculiar fossils serve as a window into the past, revealing the diverse dinosaur species that inhabited the planet's ecosystems, ranging from forests to deserts. However, it is unclear whether dinosaurs spent time in or near water. As it turns out, they did!
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
People are being advised to follow 12 simple rules to cut their risk of dementia but their effects are probably minor and some may have no benefit at all
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2023
Love in the brain, how dreams predict disease and better words for climate change in this month’s issue of Scientific American.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
Google had previously kept its data centre water usage secret but it has recently revealed how many billions of litres it uses each year
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 17, 2023
On January 17, following the inauguration of new Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), who serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, issued the following statement-- “I’m committed to working with the new governor and his administration to advance policies that promote energy development, protect our environment and produce results for residents across the Commonwealth.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
Simulations of ocean warming show that future marine heatwaves that last more than 13 days would kill off all of the world's common sea stars
Inhabitant
JANUARY 17, 2023
The Royal Botanic Gardens (RGB) Kew, also known as Kew Gardens, is a botanical garden in London that features the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collection worldwide. At the end of each year, scientists at RGB Kew select the top 10 most interesting plants and fungi discovered that year. This list shows the incredible complexities of the natural world and highlights rare species, many of which are threatened by extinction.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
There's a lot of hype surrounding the idea of a decentralised version of the internet that would give more power to ordinary users.
Law Columbia
JANUARY 17, 2023
By Maria Antonia Tigre & Juan Sebastian Castellanos. In December 2021, the Sabin Center launched the Peer Review Network of Global Climate Litigation (Network) , through which practitioners and scholars from the around the world act as “rapporteurs” for their jurisdictions, helping to update and maintain the Global Climate Change Litigation database (see also here and here ).
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
Increasing the temperature of egg incubators by 1°C or 2°C has shown promise to help chickens cope with rising global temperatures.
Arnold Porter
JANUARY 17, 2023
Arnold & Porter announced today that Alex Hallett has joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as counsel. A former Arnold & Porter associate and senior attorney, Mr. Hallett’s practice focuses on all aspects of commercial leasing transactions. He advises both landlords and tenants across a range of industry sectors with a focus on office and retail spaces, and handles new leases, work agreements, expansions, subleases, assignments and other lease-related documentation.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2023
In a task based on switching between two sets of rules, 5-year-olds score highly, while 4-year-olds and chimpanzees lag behind
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 17, 2023
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