Circle of Blue

MAY 24, 2023

Eqypt and its cities like Cairo rely almost exclusively on the Nile for water supplies, yet experts say any unrest upriver in Sudan will have repercussions on Egypt’s water security. J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Sun-baked fields and dusty reservoirs dot the landscape of southern Spain. Travel east in the Mediterranean and Tunisia is cutting urban water service at night to conserve supplies amid a harsh, multi-year drought.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

The battery can fully charge within three minutes, providing a solution to common concerns about electric vehicles' longer fueling times.

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Yale E360

MAY 24, 2023

Heat stress not only afflicts fish in uncomfortably warm waters. It may also spread to other fish, a new study finds.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

Ensuring upfront alignment across all stakeholders at the beginning of the work, and then continual strong communication and updates throughout the project, can be instrumental to a successful sustainability initiative.

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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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Legal Planet

MAY 24, 2023

In a recent post, my colleagues and I reported on our most recent research output in a long series of projects examining the effect of regulation on water innovation. The post describes a new framework for understanding and, ultimately, improving relationships between regulators and wastewater utility managers who are seeking to implement novel technical solutions, and is well worth a read.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

Enlighted Data Services will collect data 65 times per second from almost 2,000 sensors that measure movement, power, and temperature as a part the building's digital transformation and major renovation.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

Since 2020, the company has diverted 22 million pounds of food waste from landfills, achieving 88% of their goal, which is to divert 25 million pounds of food waste.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

On May 23, the Choose Clean Water Coalition honored Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) and Carin Bisland of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program as Clean Water Champions. The award is presented to individuals who exemplify the values of the Coalition, are a true champion for clean water, and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

Between 2020 and 2025, the percentage of respondents planning to increase sustainability spending by 10% or more nearly doubled, rising from 26% to 51%.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 24, 2023

On May 17, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed plaintiffs’ challenges to the Vineyard Wind Project—the United States’s first major offshore wind project. The plaintiffs, nearby residents, challenged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (“BOEM”) final Environmental Impact Statement and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (“NMFS”) Biological Opinion related to the offshore wind energy project, arguing that the agencies’ assessments violated the

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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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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

The energy transition greatly benefits from accelerated PPAs as they drive the growth of clean energy capacity.

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

More and more of us are turning to audiobooks for our reading, but a new study suggests that when we listen to a text rather than read it, we may engage in less deliberative thinking, says David Robson

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

The Responsible Decarbonization Alliance will host a May 25 webinar on Climate Change and Penn’s Woods: What Does the Future Hold starting at 7:00 p.m. Greg Czarnecki, Director of Applied Climate Science at DCNR, will focus on the current and projected impacts of climate change globally, nationally, and here in Pennsylvania. Following the presentation will be a Question/Answer session with participants.

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Scientific American

MAY 24, 2023

The death throes of a massive star in the galaxy M101, located just 21 million light-years away from Earth, are entrancing professional and amateur astronomers alike

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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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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

On May 24, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has entered into a consent order and agreement (COA) with Shell Chemicals Appalachia, LLC , in which Shell formally acknowledged that the company exceeded total emission limitations for air contaminants, agreed to make repairs to reduce future exceedances, and agreed to pay nearly $10 million to DEP and the local community.

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

Existing solar cells are normally only used on flat, static surfaces to avoid them cracking, but now there is a flexible alternative with the same energy-generating efficiency

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

The Spring newsletter from the U.S. Geological Survey Pennsylvania Water Science Center is now available featuring articles on-- -- Improving Understanding and Coordination of Science Activities for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- Analysis of the United States documented unplugged orphaned oil and gas well dataset -- Comprehensive water-quality assessment in the Delaware River Basin identifies increasing trends in salinity and decreasing trends in nu

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

An exploding star spotted in the Pinwheel galaxy, 21 million light years from Earth, offers a rare chance to watch a supernova unfolding in real time

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

On May 19, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the winners of the 10th annual Collegiate Wind Competition , including a team from Penn State who placed third in the overall competition. The Penn State Wind Energy Club included Faculty Advisors Mark A. Miller and Susan W. Stewart; and Student Leads Katherine Bowser, Maddison Brant, Conner Burger, Shana Hartwick, Juanita Jayaprakash, and Satyam Patel.

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Scientific American

MAY 24, 2023

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visited Alaska this week to see how climate change is undermining infrastructure at Arctic military bases

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

As a theoretical cosmologist, you would think I'd welcome the chance to answer these questions - but it isn't clear this is an inquiry that physics can answer, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Environmental Law Centre

MAY 24, 2023

The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 1: Management of Liabilities, Orphans and Post-closure Sites The management of oil and gas liability in Alberta is. The post The Next Government needs to address Alberta’s Fossil Fuel Liabilities Part 1 appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

Virgin Orbit's failed launch in January was the start of the end for the company, which has now sold off its assets and shut down for good. But what does this mean for Richard Branson's other space firm, Virgin Galactic?

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Scientific American

MAY 24, 2023

New research pokes holes in the idea that the cosmos expanded and then contracted before beginning again

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

Implants in brain and spine allow Dutch man to walk and climb stairs by power of thought, in world first use of the technology

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NRDC

MAY 24, 2023

This form of systemic racism disproportionately burdens communities of color.

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

Atomic clocks work by using a laser to bounce the electrons in an atom at a given frequency, while nuclear clocks would theoretically do the same for atomic nuclei, and we are a step closer to building one

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Scientific American

MAY 24, 2023

Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats.

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Earthava

MAY 24, 2023

The post How to Bring Your Eco-Friendly Knowledge to Social Media appeared first on Earthava. While social media may have started as a tool for communication and socializing, it has long since become so much more than that. Today, billions of people use social media across the globe for a range of reasons. One of the most significant benefits that have come out of social media is that it enables […] The post How to Bring Your Eco-Friendly Knowledge to Social Media appeared first on Eartha

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

Condenser tumble dryers are sold as a "sustainable" option because of their low energy demand, but they still shed large quantities of microfibres into the environment

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Scientific American

MAY 24, 2023

Investments in research and development are likely to drop—even if the worst-case scenario is avoided

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New Scientist

MAY 24, 2023

Despite the obvious caveats, physicists are right to use fluids and other physical analogues to search for fresh insights about extreme cosmic phenomena, from black holes to the big bang

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 24, 2023

by Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California and Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury Until very recently, if you wanted to know more about a controversial scientific topic – stem cell research, the safety of nuclear energy, climate change – you probably did a Google search.

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