Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The short answer is yes. But this is a complicated question, so let’s dig in further. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is necessary to decrease climate-changing emissions. As deployment increases, so will the demand for EV battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. These materials are primarily supplied through two sources: 1) newly mined or 2) recovered by recycling batteries already in circulation.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

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. In the United States, midterm elections were held on November 8. Nationally, control of Congress was at stake. In state and local races, water issues were also on the ballot. Based on election night totals, voters approved most water-related initiatives.

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Yale E360

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Scientists have identified a population of endangered oceanic manta rays off the coast of Ecuador that is 10 times larger than any other known population. The discovery offers hope for the future of the species, experts say. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Artificial intelligence and enhanced data use are becoming a key part of supply chain management, and Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform. The post Microsoft Announces AI Supply Chain Platform appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

One of the top agenda items at the 27 th annual UN Conference of the Parties (COP27) climate meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt—now in its second week—is how to implement the Global Methane Pledge launched at last year’s COP26 negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland. The pledge is a voluntary agreement to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Delta is testing drag-reduction technology by Aero Design Labs on its 737-800 and 737-900 fleets. By reducing drag, aircraft are more aerodynamic and use less fuel while in flight. The post Delta Tests Drag Reduction Technology to Advance Fuel Efficiency appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cities are leaders in climate policy and planning, and many cities have developed local climate action plans (CAPs) that envision strategies to reduce emissions and increase resilience in a changing climate. Hundreds of local governments in California have adopted such plans, ranging from dense Bay Area cities to rural Central Valley counties. However, few of these cities have built detailed strategies to advance equity goals–and even fewer have figured out how they will fund their ambitious cli

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Cleannovate

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

My working escapades once-upon-a-time took me to northen Kenya. The rugged, semi desert landscape I had pictured in my mind … More.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer. Joey’s design. Image credit: TL Nguyen, A Blight, A Pickering, A Barber, GH Jackson-Mills, JH Boyle, R Richardson, M Dogar, N Cohen. Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed the first mini-robot, called Joey, that can find its own way independently through networks of narrow pipes underground, to inspect any damage or leaks.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Though California has seen millions of acres burn from wildfires in recent years as a changing climate brings high temperatures and persistent drought, several factors led to a quiet 2022 fire season.

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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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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

To mark World Diabetes Week, we have gathered our top article collections on Diabetes. With collective views of over 1.1 million, researchers explored topics spanning from stem cell technology for modelling Diabetes and the use of low carbohydrate diets for prevention to integrating digital health technologies in a patient-centered care framework and promising new therapeutic approaches in cardiovascular disease for diabetics.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Tropical Storm Ana. Photo credit: UNICEF / UN0580114 / Ramasomanana. By Anders Lorenzen. Millions of children worldwide are at risk from the devastating floods which have impacted almost every corner of the Earth this year, and which climate scientists say have intensified and are happening much more frequently due to climate change. UNICEF, (originally United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, now United Nations Children’s Fund) has warned world leaders as they gathered in Egypt

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Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

From “nurdle” pellets to synthetic fishing line, researchers find plastic fragments in all 50 waterways sampled. By Jon Hurdle Scientists have recently become aware that tiny fragments of plastic waste are almost everywhere, from the highest and lowest points on the earth’s surface to beer, tap water, living lung tissue and even human fetuses—all the result of the ubiquitous manufacturing of the material and a failure to seek out alternatives.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A team of researchers established that approximately half of all trees planted to restore tropical forests in Asia do not survive beyond five years. The researchers included experts from 29 universities and research centers who analyzed data from 176 forest restoration sites in tropical and subtropical Asia. Most of the sites under study included those where human activities had led to a decline in tree numbers.

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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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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

After shocking the mathematics community with a major result in 2013, Yitang Zhang now says he has solved an analog of the celebrated Riemann hypothesis.

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National Law Center

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While. The post Answering to AFIDA: Reporting Requirements of Foreign Agricultural Land Investments appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With little regulation and sometimes outright deception, the possibility of discrimination and other “data harms” is high.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Big news in renewable energy production: The world's largest floating wind farm has just successfully produced its first power.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Talks in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, are running well behind schedule, with discussions on key areas such as loss and damage at a political impasse

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A new view of the universe, moral injury, opioid addiction and inequality, and more in the December issue of Scientific American.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The area of forest felled in the Congo basin rose last year, but schemes giving power to Indigenous communities could be key to reversing the trend

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

United Nations model predicts a slower rate of population growth than was previously estimated.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On November 15, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn outlined plans for a forthcoming $6 million carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) research and storage facility to house the department’s collection of subsurface core samples and drill cuttings from all over Pennsylvania. Core samples are used to advance government, academic, and private-sector research into the use of Pennsylvania’s subsurface geology, including efforts to address climate chang

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

New research shows that bees “buzz” in more than the way you might think.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), also known as the North Pacific Garbage Patch or the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a growing collection of litter in the North Pacific Ocean.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope has sparked a new era in astronomy.

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The rest of the year, you buy Swedish dishcloths and compost religiously. But when it comes to the holiday season, you find yourself with paper towels and trashcans full of food waste. You are an imperfect environmentalist.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The cooling weather of autumn might be enough to get you moving after another sweaty Philly summer, and you’re not alone. Plenty of our animal neighbors become more active during the day, and easier for us to observe, as the heat fades and the lean months of winter approach. Winter might be coming, but now is the perfect time to join many of our non-human neighbors in enjoying the outdoors.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Tracking how SARS-CoV-2 spreads among animals could help us prepare for the next pandemic.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Pennsylvania KidWind Challenge is an annual event that takes place on March 29, 2023 and is co-hosted by the Penn State Center for Science and the Schools in the College of Education and the Department of Aerospace Engineering. The KidWind Challenge is the ultimate wind energy learning experience for students in grades 4-12. In order to attend the March 29 competition, competitors must first attend one of three regional competitions at Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Hazelton and Pe

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Arnold & Porter policy advisor Amy Davenport and senior associate Bobby McMillin were recognized by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics for their outstanding legislative work in the group's 2022 "Top Lobbyists" list. The National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics is the trade association for the lobbying and government affairs profession.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Download the document. Coal and its emissions are a critical issue as the world contends with both the global energy crisis and the climate crisis. Coal in Net Zero Transitions: Strategies for rapid, secure and people-centred change is a new IEA special report in the World Energy Outlook series. It presents pragmatic, real-world guidance on how policymakers can achieve … Continue reading Coal in Net Zero Transitions: Strategies for rapid, secure and people-centred change.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On November 15, the Public Utility Commission alerted natural gas and electric utility customers that natural gas costs will be going up by as much as 128 percent and electric costs by as much as 34 percent on or about December 1. Natural Gas Costs The PUC said this natural gas companies will be changing to cost of natural gas they provide to customers on or about December 1-- -- Columbia Gas of PA , up from $0.32613 to $0.7457 per therm (+128%) ; -- National Fuel Gas , down from $0.9038 to $0.8

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