Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Can coastal agriculture withstand rising seas, migrating marshlands, and frequent storms? Saltwater intrusion on a corn field in Hyde County, NC. Lighter green areas are fallow/abandoned sections of the fields with salt concentrations too high to plant. Photo © Dr. Matthew Ricker / NCSU. By Hannah Richter, Circle of Blue – August 22, 2022. Saltwater intrusion threatens coastal agriculture on the Delmarva Peninsula and in the Carolinas.

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 22, 2022

New ebook offers help for sustainability professionals who want to make emissions reduction a cornerstone of their sustainability strategies while successfully managing profitability. The post Emissions Reduction Ebook Helps Companies Balance Sustainability and Profitability appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2022

Danger season in the United States is the time of year between roughly May and October when a number of climate-related hazards, including heatwaves, floods, wildfires, and hurricanes, tend to occur—at times simultaneously or back-to-back. Climate change is making many of these events more frequent, intense, and/or longer-lasting, and as a result, more and more communities are at risk of being harmed.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 22, 2022

The green electric vehicle revolution has a decidedly dirty side, and the Winner of the 2022 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — “From Dreams to Dust” — vividly tells the story of the high cost of nickel mining through the life of an Indonesian mine worker. Read more on E360 ?.

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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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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 22, 2022

A new study in the August issue of the “Journal of Cleaner Production” reveals that it is possible for farms to sequester carbon and reduce their overall greenhouse gas emissions. The post Study: Organic Dairy Farming Can Store Carbon and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Rundown. Colorado River reservoirs are projected to continue their decline. The Department of Energy publishes a PFAS “roadmap” to outline its response. The EPA proposes rules changes to improve safety at facilities that handle hazardous chemicals. A Supreme Court-appointed special master will hold a conference with Texas and New Mexico representatives in a lawsuit over the Rio Grande.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

by Aisling Pigott, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer Scheib, University of Colorado Boulder, and Kyri Baker, University of Colorado Boulder Hot summer days can mean high electricity bills. People want to stay comfortable without wasting energy and money. Maybe your household has fought over the best strategy for cooling your space. Which is more efficient: … Continue reading Does turning the air conditioning off when you’re not home actually save energy?

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Shallow deposits of frozen methane beneath oceans may be more vulnerable to thawing than previously known. By Bob Berwyn The slowdown of a key ocean current could release methane that is frozen in layers of organic seabed sediments along some of the world’s coastlines, a new study shows.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sept. 7, 2022, Chicago, ILMore information and to register Join Evergreen Climate Innovations (formerly Clean Energy Trust) for Co_Invest Climate, the Greater Midwest’s premier showcase for climate tech startups, on Wednesday, September 7th in Chicago. This annual event showcases climate technology startups from around the Greater Midwest region and beyond and brings together a community of stakeholders invested in the … Continue reading Co_Invest Climate.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 22, 2022

A report by TrendForce says tools such as artificial intelligence and digital twins will help manufacturing become automated, improving energy use and more. The post Energy Efficiency, Carbon Reduction Grow Smart Manufacturing Market appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

by Daniel Cohan, Rice University The new Inflation Reduction Act is stuffed with subsidies for everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps, and incentives for just about every form of clean energy. But pouring money into technology is just one step toward solving the climate change problem. Wind and solar farms won’t be built without … Continue reading Big new incentives for clean energy aren’t enough – the Inflation Reduction Act was just the first step, now the hard work begins.

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National Law Center

AUGUST 22, 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 22, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 22, 2022

The financing from Amalgamated Bank will go toward increasing clean energy projects across the US. The post Inclusive Prosperity Capital Receives $15 Million Loan for Community Energy Initiatives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story at Northern Virginia Daily. At the Shenandoah County Landfill on Friday, local educator Hannah Bement was overjoyed to see a monarch butterfly. “It gives me chills,” she said, watching as the orange-and-black insect fluttered over the plot of native wildflowers to land on a milkweed plant. Monarchs, which make an approximately … Continue reading Volunteers studying pollinator plants at Shenandoah County landfill.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2022

On August 22, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it will host a live webinar September 27 to discuss the application process for its nearly $900,000 in available grant funding for environmental education projects from Noon to 1:30 p.m. The webinar is free, but registration is required. Environmental Education Grants are available to schools, colleges, nonprofit community and environmental organizations, county conservation districts, and businesses.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story at Open Access Government. At a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, scientists warn we must become more in touch with botanical education The lack of botanical education and knowledge has become a problem, exacerbated by schools and universities in the UK reducing their teaching of basic plant … Continue reading The education system makes us “disconnected from the botanical world”.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

On August 22, Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey announced his office is now accepting applications for Act 13 Emergency Services Grants funded by Act 13 drilling impact fees on unconventional oil and gas wells. The deadline for applications is October 21. “Grant programs like these are an integral part of how we fund the fire service in the Commonwealth,” McGarvey said.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story in the Washington Post. Just two weeks after Valero Energy Corp. and Plains All-American abandoned their pipeline bid, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced its plan to truck millions of tons of contaminated coal ash through south Memphis for nearly 10 years and dump it in a landfill there. And there was nothing residents … Continue reading The TVA is dumping a mountain of coal ash in Black south Memphis.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

On September 21, the Stroud Water Research Center will host a special program-- What's The Ecological Status of the Schuylkill River? The program will be held in-person and online starting at 6:00 p.m. Mike Hartshorne, director of ecological services at Princeton Hydro , will share the story of a yearlong community science project along the Schuylkill River, designed to document the river’s ecological health through a volunteer survey and scientific water quality assessment.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story from DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In 2019, the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) awarded Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) $1.8M to develop new ways to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloy tubing with lower embedded energy and improved mechanical properties relative to conventional methods.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

By Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox and Paul Douglas, Evangelical Environmental Network This guest essay appeared in the York Daily Record on August 19, 2022 -- "He could have called ten thousand angels. But He died alone (alone) for you and me." These lyrics, written in 1958 by Ray Overholt who wasn’t yet a Christian, were inspired from his reading of Matthew 26:53, come into my consciousness every time I watch the Christian flag being bandied about at a white supremacist event, an anti-government rally

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story from the Chicago Sun-Times. There’s more to Chicago-area birdwatching than Montrose Point’s Magic Hedge. Birders share some tips for birding off the beaten path.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

The August 22 PA Environment Digest is now available. Click Here To View Or Print The Entire August 22 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic PA Supreme Court: Accounting Required For Environmental Rights Amendment Trust Fund Money From State Forest Oil & Gas Drilling Grant Township Charter Banning Drill

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story from Cell Press. It’s no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of (mis)information in many areas of life. Now, researchers have explored this phenomenon as it applies to news about spiders. The verdict? Don’t blindly trust anything you read online about these eight-legged arthropods — or anything … Continue reading What fake news about spiders can teach us about the global spread of (mis)information.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

Pollinators are an integral part of our environment and human lives. Approximately one-third of all food consumed by humans requires pollinators to grow. They are currently in danger due to habitat destruction without overwintering, foraging, and nesting sites. In an effort to provide these sites for local pollinators, the Pike County Conservation District obtained grant funding to design and plant an educational pollinator garden in the Dingman Township Park.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader. As the commercial aviation industry maps a path to net zero emissions, Boeing has unveiled a new data modeling tool to show the most effective scenarios for reaching the destination by 2050. The model includes consultation with leading universities and will continue to be used with … Continue reading Boeing unveils model to show best routes to zero carbon future.

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Brag

AUGUST 22, 2022

By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 18, 2022, that it is accepting nominations for the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment. The awards again include a category to recognize technology that reduces or eliminates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story at Bridge Michigan. Recreational and charter fishing groups want a voice in negotiations over Great Lakes fishing rights, a new sign of tension in negotiations between state regulators and tribes over waters that are dramatically changing.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 22, 2022

The post Canada continues to fuel environmental racism by letting it fuel us appeared first on Environmental Defence.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story at Beverage Industry Enthusiast. Waste materials can help mezcaleros build their businesses. Bagazo, the fibrous solids left over from mezcal production, can be mixed with soil, water and compost to create adobe bricks to use for buildings, and to keep waste out of the Mexican state Oaxaca’s waterways.

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Acoel

AUGUST 22, 2022

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Dennis Krumholz. Classical advice for the neophyte novelist is to “write what you know.” Well, the same ought to hold true for blogs. And rather than “staying in Vegas,” what happens in New Jersey ought to serve as a model of what other states also may be able to achieve. In last year’s blog, I recited examples demonstrating New Jersey’s historic leadership in addressing industrial environmental problems.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader. A collaboration by a tissue company, packaging manufacturers, and the state of Michigan is leading an initiative to improve Michigan recycling infrastructure and manufacturing to produce more sustainable materials. The partnership will help increase the recycling of food and beverage cartons and find better uses for … Continue reading Collaboration helps increase Michigan recycling manufacturing.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

On August 19, the Pennsylvania Solar Center and Generation180 – joined with school officials over Zoom to explore how many Pennsylvania school districts are supplying up to 100% of their electricity needs with solar energy, and how schools are investing the cost savings into their students. Generation180’s “ Pennsylvania Solar for All Schools Campaign ” is paving the way for all PA schools to switch to solar, and they are partnering with Pennsylvania Solar Center’s G.E.T.

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