Yale E360
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The key to shifting away from fossil fuels is for consumers to begin replacing their home appliances, heating systems, and cars with electric versions powered by clean electricity. The challenges are daunting, but the politics will change when the economic benefits are widely felt. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2021
We’re less than two weeks out from the start of the annual U.N. international climate talks, also referred to as COP26, which are set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31-November 12. The gravity of the moment should be sinking in for world leaders. From a climate-caused drought in Madagascar that threatens food […].
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 19, 2021
As governments in California and across the United States wrestle with how to address soaring housing costs, a significant flashpoint has been the issue of local control. Most land-use regulation in the United States is done by local governments: cities, counties, towns, villages. In California, much of the legislation intended to increase housing production has sought to strip away or limit local control over land-use regulation.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2021
EPA's new plans for regulating PFAS are an important step in the right direction. But more needs to be done.
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.
Physics World
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Astronomers in Australia and the UK have shown how exoplanets could be observed directly by using quantum hypothesis testing methods to analyse telescope images. Zixin Huang at Macquarie University, and Cosmo Lupo at the University of Sheffield have shown that the techniques can be used to discriminate between light emitted by a star-planet system and a star with no planets.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Climate and Energy Policy Director Rachel Cleetus lays out the moral case for Senator Manchin–and Senator Sinema–to support the investments we need in clean energy through the budget reconciliation bill.
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Physics World
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Left: contact map highlighting beads that are close in space, comparing model simulations with experimental data for the modelled fragment. Right: DNA modelled as beads (connected by “spring” bonds, not shown). (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/ Nat. Commun. 10.1038/s41467-021-25875-y). The regulatory patterns that underpin gene expression may originate from the spatial organization of the genome, according to a new study reported in Nature Communications.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 19, 2021
An analysis of covid-19 infections among Iranian people casts further doubt on the idea that herd immunity can be achieved without vaccination
Physics World
OCTOBER 19, 2021
I remember sitting in a meeting here at IOP Publishing about a decade ago when the idea of an ebooks programme was first mooted by one of our directors. With so much in the publishing world switching from print to online, it struck me as a timely and sensible concept. After much hard work, the IOP Publishing ebooks programme was launched in 2013. The programme has expanded since then, now featuring general-interest titles about burgeoning new fields, overviews of specialist topics that provide a
Breezometer
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The ongoing eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma island continue to have a negative impact on the air quality in the region. What’s Happening in La Palma, Canary Islands? La Palma’s first volcanic eruption of the past 50 years , which began on September 19th with no predicted end date in sight, has released massive amounts of molten lava and initiated the evacuation of over 7000 residents as liquid magma flowed through the island and towards the ocean.
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.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Pollution Prevention (P2) projects often have costs (e.g., new equipment, contractor services) that require cash disbursements upfront, with potential savings (avoided costs) accruing over time. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), these projects must often compete for limited resources with other internal business priorities that are essential for revenue generation.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Practices that charge sometimes hefty membership fees promise more personalized care. But the high costs and low patient volumes may limit access for everyone. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
OCTOBER 19, 2021
What skills do you use every day in your job? Being very organized, decisive, co-operative, creative and mindful are important in my daily life. For over a decade, my husband and I have enjoyed the flexibility of working together from our home in Devon. As expected, my work–life balance became more focused on family after our daughter was born four years ago.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
More moisture in a warmer atmosphere is fueling intense hurricanes and flooding rains. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 19, 2021
A group of 140 UK universities says it will cut its carbon emissions by 78 per cent by 2035 and hit net zero by 2050, but critics say these targets don't go far enough, particularly on international travel
Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The city is the first to undertake such a scheme, in an effort to better warn residents of the health threats from heat. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 19, 2021
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Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Various approaches are approved for treating blood cancers and a few rare disorders—they may soon become standard care. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 19, 2021
A controversial fossil site claimed to preserve a scene of destruction from the day the dinosaurs died seems to show the even happened in spring there and led to a turtle being impaled on a branch
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 19, 2021
This is part of a new series of Appalachian Voices Blog posts about the acid mine drainage (AMD) challenge, and how advocates for abandoned mine land restoration are looking into potential solutions being considered right now and how they may — or may not — help solve this problem. [Acid mine drainage is Pennsylvania’s #1 water pollution problem.] Congress is currently considering a bipartisan infrastructure bill with $11.3 billion in potential investments in abandoned mine land (AML) clean-up,
Physics World
OCTOBER 19, 2021
From physics to politics William D Magwood IV, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency, thinks nuclear power can help us meet net-zero targets. (Courtesy: NEA). William Magwood’s aunt once asked him what he did all day. “I fight,” answered Magwood, who at the time directed the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology at the US Department of Energy (DOE).
New Scientist
OCTOBER 19, 2021
A citizen science project which saw children and their families trap 19,000 ants has identified how different species are coping with climate change in Denmark
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Every day, over 40,000 Africans move from rural regions to vibrant, growing cities to access improved facilities and economic growth. However, throughout the continent, countries are facing infrastructure shortages. In light of this, the U.K.-based CDC Group and the multinational materials distributor LafargeHolcim, have formed a joint venture called 14Trees to help meet increasing demands via sustainable building solutions.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The UK's net zero strategy does not detail any of the anticipated emissions savings that will stem from action on homes, transport, industry and more
Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The most promising AI approach you’ve never heard of doesn’t need to go big. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
National Law Center
OCTOBER 19, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: APHIS, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: October 19, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Scientists are working with Indigenous communities to change the fate of Arctic caribou herds threatened by climate change. Habitat loss has caused a 56% decline in North America's wild caribou population over the past 20 years, a situation that scientists and Indigenous conservation groups are determined to change.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Over the past few years, the discipline has evolved in significant ways. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child declined to rule on a complaint filed by youth activists from twelve countries. The young adults claimed that Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey have violated children’s rights by failing to control carbon emissions, despite knowing about the perils of climate change.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Read the full story and listen to the podcast episode from U.S. DOE. The craft brewing industry accounts for almost a quarter of the $100 billion U.S. beer market. In this episode, the folks at Deschutes Brewery in Oregon take us through the energy-consuming process of making beer and how the Department of Energy’s Better Plants Program benefits the breweries through reducing energy and water costs.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Altruism, spirituality and civic engagement are keys to resilience. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Read the full story from Reuters. A roof of solar panels shades Pierre Escudie as he inspects the last plump grapes to be harvested at his vineyard in southwest France, after a year of hard frosts and blistering heat that damaged many of his neighbours’ crops.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Les Ateliers Cabot is the winning project for C40 Reinventing Montreal 2021, which is part of the Reinventing Cities project. It is a call for designers and architects to come up with project ideas that will create carbon-neutral urban areas in underused sites into great new developments.
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