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A Series of Droughts Has Weakened the Amazon’s Resilience, Study Finds

Yale E360

Three droughts over the past two decades have affected the Amazon’s ability to bounce back after severe dry spells, reducing the vast rainforest’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a new study by Brazilian and Portuguese researchers. Read more on E360 ?.

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Covid-19 news: Booster omicron protection wanes within 10 weeks

New Scientist

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

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Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19

Scientific American

Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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UK has begun using drugs for covid-19 cases before they become severe

New Scientist

Treatments like sotrovimab, molnupiravir and Paxlovid could lead to a new strategy in 2022: tackling covid-19 soon after infection to prevent severe symptoms from developing

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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.

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The US biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little for energy security and harms the environment

Environmental News Bits

by John DeCicco, University of Michigan If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold nationwide is required to contain 10% ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn.

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Trees Have the Potential to Live Indefinitely

Scientific American

Trees die as a result of severe damage, but some have overcome storms, droughts, fires, and more to survive for thousands of years. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Why the UK’s booster campaign mustn’t forget the vaccine hesitant

New Scientist

With booster jabs forming the backbone of the UK’s omicron efforts, it’s more important than ever to reach out to pregnant women and people from ethnic minority groups who may be more likely to have concerns over vaccination

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CRISPR-edited Tomatoes Are Supposed to Help You Chill Out

Scientific American

The first commercial food product to use the CRISPR gene editing technique increases levels of GABA in tomatoes. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Florian Solzbacher interview: Mind-reading implant may soon go on sale

New Scientist

The president of Blackrock Neurotech says the company’s brain-computer interface, designed for people who are paralysed, could be available in 2022 if regulators approve it

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Mitigate the expense of wastewater by putting it to work

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Food Processing. Economical disposal of the water that food and beverage plants have left over after processing and cleaning is a major problem for most plants.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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.

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2021 in review: Taliban's takeover gutted science in Afghanistan

New Scientist

Academics in Afghanistan were thriving before the shock takeover by the Taliban this year, which saw many researchers leave the country and universities closed

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Playing in the Plants is growing Milwaukee's vegan scene

Inhabitant

When people think of Wisconsin, cheese comes to mind before vegan delicacies. Restaurant collective Playing in the Plants is bringing exciting new plant-based outlets to Milwaukee.

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Tsunamis create magnetic fields that could act as early warning system

New Scientist

The movement of seawater in a tsunami generates a magnetic field that travels ahead of changes in sea level, which could help us predict and prepare for it

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Family Traditions Boost Happiness

Scientific American

The holidays can bring joy or dread, but family rituals make them enjoyable, research suggests. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Beatles documentary Get Back used custom AI to strip unwanted sound

New Scientist

Sound engineers used custom-made artificial intelligence to strip out unwanted audio from footage of the band in the studio

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Winter wonder worlds: an exploration of other planets’ seasons

Physics World

(c) Eleanor Spring 2021. The post Winter wonder worlds: an exploration of other planets’ seasons appeared first on Physics World.

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Archerfish prove they can count by spitting at computer screens

New Scientist

Previous research has suggested that fish have an innate sense of numbers, but critics say these experiments aren't the final word.

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Shopping mall design creates a balance with light and dark

Inhabitant

The best architecture blurs the lines between the outdoors and the inside space, marrying together elements of nature at every interior turn. Developers from 10 Design kept this concept in the forefront while completing Jinwan Mall, a new lakefront shopping mall in Zhuhai.

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Geologists say Midwest rock formations could store carbon dioxide for ‘eons’

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from KCUR. Two proposals for carbon pipelines throughout the Midwest would pipe carbon dioxide from dozens of ethanol plants to rock formations in North Dakota and Illinois where the CO2 would be buried deep underground.

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China's aims for UN biodiversity summit are unclear, says UK economist

New Scientist

China is set to host a major biodiversity summit in 2022, but leading economist Partha Dasgupta says it is unclear what the country wants to achieve

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Designing science to be more transferable, open, and equitable via ICON principles

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The new ICON Science Cooperative aims to broaden scientific understanding across disciplines… The cooperative is built around four key principles in which research efforts are intentionally built to be Integrated, Coordinated, Open, and Networked.

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Inequality before Birth Contributes to Health Inequality in Adults

Scientific American

Improving newborn health is more essential now than ever. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Utilities and financial investors are investing in renewables, especially hydrogen, like never before

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in pv magazine. A new Ernst & Young power and utilities overview report shows that utilities and other deep-pocketed investors are putting financial support behind their environmental, social and governance initiatives.

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Rum and beach bag collaboration is ending plastic pollution

Inhabitant

What do you get when you combine companies who are passionate about ocean conservation with beach-inspired products? A collaboration that adds up to rum, beach bags and benefits to the environment.

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Creating a market for construction & demolition fines

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Construction and Demolition Recycling. Canada-based Sanexen creates valuable end markets for C&D fines through the development of a first-of-its-kind recovery plant.

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Now On Demand: Presentations From 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress

PA Environment Daily

The virtual 2021 Watershed Congress in September brought together experts from multiple disciplines to discuss and share information on how we can better understand, protect, and restore our watersheds. Those presentations are now available on demand. The Sessions offered included “ How Behavioral Science Can Inform Environmental Outreach and Communication ,” “ Justice, Inclusion, and Difficult Conversations in the Environmental Field , ” “ The Lower Delaware River: An Ecosystem in the Balance,

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Peoria Ag Lab scientists using soybean oil to develop a better jet biofuel

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Illinois Newsroom. Soybean oil offers a lot of potential in blending up a cleaner jet fuel. But to date, wide-scale adoption has presented problems.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 12.24.21

PA Environment Daily

NOTICE PA Environment Digest Is Putting The Best Links To Environment & Energy Articles and NewsClips Here. Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session Jan. 4, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Jan. 4, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- PG - Anya Litvak: Fire At Energy Transfer Natural Gas Compressor In Butler County Occurred During Work On The Revolution Pipeline That Exploded In 2018 [DEP Fined Energy Transfer

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Solar-powered heat pumps warm Upper Peninsula homes for less

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Michigan Tech. Two new Michigan Tech studies show how heating with electric heat pumps is good for the environment — and the Upper Peninsula’s wallet, especially when paired with solar energy.

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Cities with empty offices see new room to expand housing

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Politico. After Covid, New York and other cities are weighing whether to convert empty office buildings into affordable housing.

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Can industrial hemp become a sustainable building material? These private investors think so

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Marketwatch. Hemp advocate Geoff Whaling launches RePlant Hemp Impact Fund to promote hemp as a green industrial material.

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ENB is taking a holiday break

Environmental News Bits

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