Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 8, 2022
Quintis Sandalwood is establishing new sandalwood plantations on previously harvested land and is set to increase Australia’s long-term endangered Indian sandalwood supply. The post Quintis Increases Sustainable Sandalwood Supply appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
AUGUST 8, 2022
“We and the Woods,” the Second Runner-Up in the 2022 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest, tells the story of an ascetic community in western Thailand whose residents have a deep connection to the forest and have banded together to protect their woodlands from logging, tourism projects, and other development. Read more on E360 ?.
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Legal Planet
AUGUST 8, 2022
I have a new post up at JOTWELL reviewing a recent book from Danny Cullenward at the climate think-tank Carbon Plan, and Professor David Victor of UC San Diego. Their book, Making Climate Policy Work , is a terrific overview of the political and administrative weaknesses of carbon pricing as a tool for climate policy. Please check out my review at JOTWELL , and if you are intrigued, get the book!
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
Meat, fish and cheese top the list of food products with the biggest environmental impact, in new research that points the way to widespread eco labels
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.
Frontiers
AUGUST 8, 2022
By K.E.D. Coan, science writer. Image: Breck P. Kent/Shutterstock.com. Small amounts of highly weathered oil residues from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster were still present in the surroundings ten years later, shows a new report. Crude oil is a complex mixture with many components that undergo chemical reactions in the environment. These transformed chemicals, as well as longer persisting oil products, can impact local ecosystems and a better understanding of the fates of these molecules ca
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 8, 2022
On August 5, the Fish and Boat Commission announced two lake habitat enhancement projects have been awarded funding through the National Fish Habitat Partnership -- -- Raystown Lake, Huntingdon County - $75,000 ; Raystown Lake Shoreline Habitat Barge Project -- Somerset Lake, Somerset County - $40,000 ; Somerset Lake Fish Habitat Improvement At Raystown Lake , the NFHP grant will fund $75,000 of a $611,629 project that will stabilize actively eroding shorelines.
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Environmental Leader
AUGUST 8, 2022
The 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has received approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission for the project to be constructed 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The post $9.8 Billion Offshore Wind Project Approved by Virginia Officials appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
In a laboratory experiment, a strong T-cell response against the coronaviruses that cause common cold-like symptoms was linked to greater covid-19 immunity
Eco Justice
AUGUST 8, 2022
About the case It’s happening. Our youth-led climate lawsuit, Mathur et. al. v. Her Majesty in Right of Ontario, will finally reach its full hearing in the Ontario Superior Court. Read more. The post Class is in session: Mathur et. al. youth climate case appeared first on Ecojustice.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
Regions of repetitive DNA sequence called telomeres cap our chromosomes, with shorter telomeres being linked to Alzheimer's disease, cancer and heart disease
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.
Cool Green Science
AUGUST 8, 2022
The story behind our most ubiquitous urban birds. The post Where Did Pigeons Come From? appeared first on Cool Green Science.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
A scientist at the Chernobyl nuclear plant says that Russian troops occupying the Zaporizhzya nuclear plant are risking its safety, with reports of shelling and mining of the site and explosives in the reactor building
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 8, 2022
The bill, which includes billions in incentives for energy programs, now heads to the House. The post Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Energy Incentives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
Researchers have found more than a thousand ways ten climate hazards could aggravate transmissible diseases, from flooding to heatwaves
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National Law Center
AUGUST 8, 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: August 8, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 8, 2022
CBRE increases its revolving credit facility and FM global is offering a tool to protect its policyholders from natural events. The post CBRE, FM Global Take Advantage of Sustainable, Resiliency Financing Options appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
Nearly half of the lightning strikes in northern California over the past three decades occurred on days with little to no rain, sparking some of the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at Clean Technica. A solar panel has a useful life of about 20 years. That means a lot of panels installed in the early part of this century are ready to be replaced. But what to do with them? Until now, most of them have simply been discarded in dumps and … Continue reading Solar panel recycling is about to become big business.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
LEDs made from perovskite, a titanium and calcium crystal, are a potential alternative to silicon-based ones, but until now haven't been able to match them for stability and efficiency
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at Pro Food World. Coca-Cola is an iconic brand—a well-recognized taste in a well-recognized bottle. But when The Coca-Cola Co. aims to make a change to the norms of operation, it’s thinking not only about its flagship beverage and all its variations, but a full range of waters, sparkling beverages, hydration and … Continue reading Coca-Cola targets sustainability from every angle.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
Redrawing the geological timeline of Earth’s first billion years is casting new light on whether life emerged on land or in the oceans
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story from the World Economic Forum. We need a clean energy revolution, and we need it now. But this transition from fossil fuels to renewables will need large supplies of critical metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, to name a few. Shortages of these critical minerals could raise the costs of clean energy technologies. One obvious … Continue reading 3 circular economy approaches to reduce demand for critical metals.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 8, 2022
The 2022 National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference , sponsored by EPA in conjunction with the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies and the National Association of Clean Air Agencies will be held in Pittsburgh August 22-25. The Conference is a must for federal, state, local and tribal air pollution organizations involved with operating, planning, or managing air monitoring networks and reporting data to AQS, and/or AIRNOW.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at Pro Food World. Committed to creating a sustainable future while inspiring joy with wholesome foods, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Products fosters nourishing a healthy planet. One of the company’s main goals is reducing food loss from farm to fork through wasted food rescue. “By rescuing unavoidable scrap, we are avoiding … Continue reading Bob’s Red Mill focuses on wasted food rescue and materials management.
New Scientist
AUGUST 8, 2022
An electrical device that can send and receive chemical signals from neurons could be used in brain-machine interfaces
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at GreenBiz. A bubble-bursting means climate tech entrepreneurs will need to adjust their game plan. They’ll need to adapt, conserve cash, negotiate flat or down fundraising rounds, adjust to rising costs of capital and look at forms of financing outside of venture capital. It’ll also mean raising money could be more … Continue reading How climate tech startups can survive and thrive in the downturn.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 8, 2022
The PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers is hosting a virtual Local Government Engagement Conversation Café on August 31, a peer learning opportunity on meeting the challenges of local government engagement. Attendees will hear and share a current experience, challenge or opportunity related to engaging with state or local government officials, or with a policy, plan, or initiative to help conserve, protect, and restore watersheds and local waterways.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at Illinois Farmer Today. Rising temperatures and sporadic rainfall expected to come with climate change will likely be detrimental to corn yields. But some research indicates that it could be worse than previously thought. That’s because the changing climate may be a boon for the growth of some of corn’s biggest … Continue reading Climate change expected to help weeds more than corn.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 8, 2022
By Sean O'Leary, Ohio River Valley Institute Key Takeaways: -- Policymakers’ pursuit of natural gas development is failing rural Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania policymakers of both parties are driving efforts to expand the state’s natural gas economy despite mounting evidence that the decade-long production boom has failed to stem or even reduce job and population losses in the rural counties where fracking is most prevalent. -- Pennsylvania’s rural natural gas counties have lost jobs every year sin
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at Azo Cleantech. The National Alliance for Water Innovation of the US Department of Energy has given engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago just over $1 million to develop a system that selectively eliminates and destroys poly- and perfluorinated substances, also known as PFAS and referred to as “forever chemicals,” from … Continue reading Researchers receive funding to build a system that selectively removes and destroys PFAS.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 8, 2022
On August 8, the York County-based Young Evangelicals for Climate Action issued this statement on the August 7 passage of the U.S. Senate climate and energy bill -- “After much deliberation, Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) and Chairman Manchin (D-WV) recently announced their agreement to tackle inflation, lower health care costs, and invest $369.75 billion in climate and clean energy.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story from Ernst & Young. The ESG movement is at a critical moment. As historic levels of capital are shifted toward ESG priorities, key questions have emerged.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 8, 2022
By Penn State News Penn State students Jackie Zheng and Sarah Fetter spent the summer in Pittsburgh, not to vacation, but to gain knowledge about a future in sustainability through the City Semester program facilitated by the Penn State Center Pittsburgh. Zheng is enrolled in the bachelor of architecture program in the College of Arts and Architecture and the Schreyer Honors College.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 8, 2022
Read the full story at Recycling Today. Twenty-thousand ball markers and 5,500 divot tools will be created using recycled HDPE from last year’s Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
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