Pill Bottle Recycling Program Targets Pharmaceutical Plastic Waste
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 21, 2023
A new recycling program from Cabinet Health aims to eliminate plastic waste generated by pharmaceutical pill bottles.
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Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) Can Provide Tools for Communities Negotiating Offshore Wind Development Impacts
Legal Planet
JUNE 21, 2023
Offshore wind is one of many renewable industries taking off in California as the state accelerates infrastructure investment and development to meet its climate targets. The California Energy Commission has adopted planning goals of 2-5 GW of offshore wind (OSW) by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045. Other state goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2045, along with statewide carbon neutrality by 2045.
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Boeing Introduces Sustainable Aviation Fuel Dashboard
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 21, 2023
Boeing unveiled an innovative tool called SAF Dashboard, designed to monitor sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
AGROWASTE AND FIBRE – BACKYARD INDUSTRY
Cleannovate
JUNE 21, 2023
Pineapple crowns… Water hyacinth… Sugarcane peels… All these agrowastes have one thing in common… They’re rich in fibre – cellulose to be precise. But how’s fibre useful? It’s good for packaging, kitchenware, pads and making paper. Ever heard of ‘kiondos’? They are basket bags indigenous to Kenyans.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Xcel Energy Surpasses 50% Carbon-Free Power
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 21, 2023
Xcel Energy has announced in a recent sustainability report that the company is now over 50% carbon-free as of 2022.
The Riddle of the Maldives
Legal Planet
JUNE 21, 2023
It was the site for one of the most iconic climate policy photos. In the run-up to the Copenhagen climate negotiations in 2009, President Mohamed Nasheed held a cabinet meeting in scuba gear 20 feet underwater to show what awaited the low-lying island nation of the Maldives if serious action were not taken to reduce greenhouse gases. Nasheed followed up with a pledge that the Maldives would be the first carbon neutral country by 2020.
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What Happens If the Supreme Court Ends “Chevron Deference”?
NRDC
JUNE 21, 2023
For one, the power of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections would shrink.
DOE Researches Lithium, Other Valuable Material Recovery From Water
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 21, 2023
Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory are studying extracting critical materials from water, including the ocean and aquifers, for use in the clean energy supply chain.
Best science books and must-reads for your next break
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
Travelling is a great time for a rethink, whether it's about the human mind or the evolution of cats – or even the importance of red algae for Earth.
Rivian Latest to Adopt Tesla Supercharger Network, Furthers EV Charging Standard Progress
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 21, 2023
Rivian Automotive has reached an agreement with Tesla to access its Supercharger network, marking another step towards national charging standardization.
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.
See How Crushing Pressures Increase in the Ocean's Depths
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Tumour-dwelling microbes: A startling new frontier in cancer treatment
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
New research shows that tumours are home to a rich ecosystem of bacteria and fungi that influence cancer progression - opening up incredible new ways to fight the disease
Why Climate Litigation in South Africa Matters
Law Columbia
JUNE 21, 2023
Credit: Tobias Reich, Unsplash The Sabin Center’s Global Climate Change Litigation Database currently lists over 2000 cases. South Africa has just nine entries – a modest number, easily overlooked in the flood of cases out of the United States, Europe and the rest of the world. Why are these South African cases worth studying? And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country?
Hunter-gatherers in Tanzania have incredibly diverse gut microbiomes
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
The huge diversity of the gut microbiome of Hadza hunter-gatherers from Tanzania hints at how industrialisation has influenced the variety of people’s internal microbe communities
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.
El Niño May Break a Record and Reshape Weather around the Globe
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
El Niño has arrived, bringing potentially major effects on weather around the world, such as drought and flooding, and possibly setting a new record for the hottest year
“Juries cannot simply pick a number and put it in the blank.” – Texas Supreme Court Remands Case Involving $15 Million Jury Award for Noneconomic Damages Where Award was Unsupported and Arguments to the Jury Unsubstantiated
The Energy Law Blog
JUNE 21, 2023
On June 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas released the plurality opinion in Sarah Gregory and New Prime, Inc. v. Jaswinder Chohan, et al. , __ S.W.3d , No. 21-0017, 2023 WL 4035886 (Tex. June 16, 2023). The Court considered the award of noneconomic damages and the standard applied in reviewing such awards and held that the jury’s discretion to make an award is limited and that noneconomic damages must be supported by evidence of the nature, duration, and severity of the injury to support bot
Why Some People Get Sick More Often
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
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Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 21, 2023
by Jason Vogel, University of Washington and Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it.
Sustainability at Retail
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Hope for Ending Gun Violence Is Not Enough--We Need Fury
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
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Best science books and science fiction stories for kids
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
From brightly coloured baby books about frogs to early ecology for 10-year-olds and dark teen sci-fi set on the ocean floor, here are the best books for young minds
Rampant Groundwater Pumping Has Changed the Tilt of Earth's Axis
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
Human depletion of groundwater has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more than four centimeters per year
Natural Lands, Borough Of Chester Heights Partner To Preserve 40 Acres Of Open Space In Delaware County
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 21, 2023
On June 21, Natural Lands and the Borough of Chester Heights , Delaware County, announced the Borough has entered into an agreement to purchase 40.2 acres of open space on Valleybrook and Smithbridge Roads for public open space. Natural Lands has been assisting the Borough in negotiating the project and securing grant funding. The property is comprised of rolling meadows and woodlands, and includes a tributary to Chester Creek.
JWST's Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets Finds Disappointment, Again
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Microsoft says its weird new particle could improve quantum computers
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
Researchers at Microsoft say they have created elusive quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes – but scientists outside the company are sceptical
Record Warm Atlantic Fuels an Unusual Tropical Storm
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
The massive problem of trying to fully explain what mass actually is
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
I can take it as a given that people have an intuition for the meaning of mass, but traditional explanations can feel unsatisfactory.
New Drug for Cannabis Use Disorder Shows Promise in Early Trials in Humans
Scientific American
JUNE 21, 2023
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Monarch butterflies' big white spots help them fly better
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
The big white spots seen on the wings of migratory monarch butterflies may have evolved to help them fly more efficiently on their long, hot journeys
The upper atmosphere is cooling, prompting new climate concerns
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 21, 2023
Read the full story from e360. A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
Finger marks on cave walls are among the earliest Neanderthal art
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
Symbols have been found carved on the walls of a cave in France that was inhabited by Neanderthals before being sealed off at least 57,000 years ago
Environmental Integrity Project urges EPA to adopt better landfill emissions accounting in new report
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 21, 2023
Read the full story at Waste Dive. The Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit that advocates for more stringent environmental regulation, found that competing methodologies could reveal the total emissions from landfills to be anywhere from 5.7 million metric tons of methane to 2.3 million metric tons of methane, according to a report released Thursday.
What is the June solstice and what causes it?
New Scientist
JUNE 21, 2023
21 June is the summer solstice, or longest day, in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice, or shortest day, in the southern hemisphere
Boulder chooses deconstruction over demolition to divert waste from landfill
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 21, 2023
Read the full story from Rocky Mountain Community Radio. Boulder officials, with the help of contractors, are out to prove that when a commercial building meets its end of life, many parts of that structure don’t necessarily have to go to the landfill graveyard.
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