Yale E360
AUGUST 19, 2021
“The Story of Lumshnong” — the winner of the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest — examines how government officials allowed cement companies to pour into a forest in northeast India, polluting the air and water and destroying an ecosystem on which local villagers depend. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 19, 2021
People in Louisiana face a series of interconnected challenges: climate change causing sea level rise and extreme weather; the Gulf Coast dead zone affecting the fishing industry; and high rates of COVID-19 transmission. Senior Economist Rebecca Boehm breaks down what Louisiana policymakers need to do to help solve these problems equitably.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 19, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Hundreds of people flee deadly conflict over water in northern Cameroon. An Indian reservation in Oregon tests solar distillation technology as a stopgap drinking water measure. California’s governor says he will consider mandatory water conservation by the end of September. A World Meteorological Organization report highlights climate and extreme weather in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 19, 2021
If we push, and Congress gives climate change the attention it deserves, the CEPP will be a key tool for tackling climate change.
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.
Environmental and Urban Economics
AUGUST 19, 2021
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is opening retail stores in cities. On one level, this poses a puzzle because Amazon's rise was fueled by its cost savings due to the fact that it is a virtual store. Over the decades, Amazon has assembled a huge database about each of its customers. Such data (and knowing where each of us lives) allows it to make educated predictions about what goods we will want to buy at its retail stores.
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 19, 2021
Lake Erie is a global treasure. The lake is home to thousands of species and complex ecosystems and beautiful sights and vistas. It is also the source of drinking water for millions of people. We often talk about the economic value of the lake in the context of tourism, recreation, and fisheries (commercial and sport). But behind all those facts and figures, we know there are deep personal connections to Lake Erie and that’s a huge part of what makes the lake so special.
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Physics World
AUGUST 19, 2021
(A) Illustrations of a subject wearing a virtual reality headset and the brain–machine interface. (B) The microneedle electrodes that penetrate the scalp to collect the brain’s electrical signals. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/ Adv. Sci. 10.1002/advs.202101129). Although Marvel Comics’ portrayal of telekinesis may frighten some, long-range control of objects or machines may eventually be realizable through brain–machine interface technology.
Scientific American
AUGUST 19, 2021
Face coverings are essential to protecting children, keeping schools open and slowing the highly contagious coronavirus variant, experts say. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 19, 2021
A highly efficient way to convert optical photons into terahertz radiation has been developed by researchers in the US and Germany. The team, led by Mona Jarrahi at the University of California, Los Angeles, showed how the electric fields associated with semiconductor “surface states” can be used to create electrons that emit radiation in the terahertz range.
Scientific American
AUGUST 19, 2021
A tool built by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that the number of fatalities may range from 10,000 to 100,000 or more. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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.
National Law Center
AUGUST 19, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: AMS, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: August 19, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Physics World
AUGUST 19, 2021
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, we chat about the physics involved in some of the things we do while on holiday – from surfing to slapping on sunscreen. Holiday food and drink will also get the physicist’s treatment as we learn why wood-fired brick ovens make the best pizza and talk about an online calculator for chilling beverages to perfection.
Scientific American
AUGUST 19, 2021
The #ScienceUpFirst initiative was created to provide, support and amplify accurate scientific information to help people make informed health decisions. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 19, 2021
Few materials are both transparent and electrically conductive, and one of the rare examples that fits the bill – metallic oxides – may be transparent for reasons other than previously thought. While the usual explanation involves interactions between the material’s electrons, researchers at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona say that the conditions required for metallic transparency could instead arise from quasiparticles called polarons.
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.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 19, 2021
On August 19, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host an August 25 webinar on the ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Project starting at 1:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to participate in the webinar and those who would like to attend virtually may register for the event. DCNR Staff will provide updated information about the pilot and ATV safety during the hour-long webinar.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 19, 2021
by Derek Lemoine (University of Arizona) Summer 2021 will likely be one of the hottest on record as dozens of cities in the West experience all-time high temperatures. The extreme heat being felt throughout many parts of the U.S. is causing hundreds of deaths, sparking wildfires and worsening drought conditions in over a dozen states.
New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
Researchers have captured 3D images of human airway cells infected by SARS-CoV-2, revealing structures within the cells that grow abnormally large and how new viruses bud off the cells
Scientific American
AUGUST 19, 2021
Face coverings are essential to protecting children, keeping schools open and slowing the highly contagious coronavirus variant, experts say. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
It is difficult to get mRNA delivered into any cells other than liver cells but a way of packaging them with an existing human protein might help treat several diseases or conditions
Frontiers
AUGUST 19, 2021
By Suzanna Burgelman/ PhD student and fellow Trizah Koyi Milugo, ICIPE. PhD student and fellow Trizah Koyi Milugo. Image: Trizah Koyi Milugo. A preventable disease, malaria still threatens millions of people around the world. World Mosquito Day raises awareness about malaria and its transmission via mosquitos. Researchers such as PhD student Trizah Koyi Milugo focus their research on malaria control and prevention and, in her case, is researching the development of a novel tool for controlling m
A Greener Life
AUGUST 19, 2021
Flooding in Turkey. Photo credit: DHA photo. By Anders Lorenzen. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week released the most anticipated and feared climate report; Climate Change: the Physical Science Basis , UN Secretary-General called it a code red for humanity. Those of us who follow the topic closely will not have been very surprised about its findings.
New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
Inhabitant
AUGUST 19, 2021
What started as a little blaze last weekend in El Dorado County, California, has turned into a town-gobbling inferno. The Caldor Fire tore through the 1,200-person town of Grizzly Flats, leaving not much more than the elementary school play structure, then headed for Highway 50.
New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
Western diamondback rattlesnakes use their rattles to produce an auditory illusion, creating the sensation that they are far closer than they really are
Inhabitant
AUGUST 19, 2021
Prosecutors in Spain have launched investigations into the mysterious death of fish along the shores of Mar Menor in southeast Spain. Mar Menor is one of the largest saltwater lagoons in Europe and home to a rich diversity of sea species.
New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
A detailed analysis of the sounds made by young greater sac-winged bats confirms that the sounds they make are similar to the babbling of human babies
Inhabitant
AUGUST 19, 2021
Many people dream of staying in a cabin in the woods, but few have dreamed of one like this. Fortunately, Dutch designer Caspar Schols did, and now it’s available in a flat-pack design that can be quickly constructed for work, living or a getaway.
Scientific American
AUGUST 19, 2021
Years of weather monitoring suggest a high-altitude locale in Qinghai Province could host future telescopes. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
Chimpanzees rotate their pelvises as they walk to give themselves longer strides, but humans largely stopped doing it at some point in our evolution
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 19, 2021
Read the full story at PBS NewsHour. After water, concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet and its production is expected to grow from 4.4 billion tons to 5.5 billion tons by 2050.
New Scientist
AUGUST 19, 2021
There are growing concerns about how the Taliban might use the data from a huge biometrics programme started by the US in Afghanistan
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 19, 2021
Read the full story at The Guardian. As a child in Baltimore, graphic designer Stephen Doyle had a babysitter who read newspapers horizontally – across, not down, the columns – to create new meaning. The word play inspired his adult hobby of making book sculptures. “I started the series when ‘hypertext’ was a novel internet term.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 19, 2021
William McDonough + Partners announces the opening of “Project Legacy,” an innovative Cradle to Cradle building designed for Universidad EAN (UEAN) in Bogotá, Colombia.
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