Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Transcript. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. ————————. In international news, this week marks the start of a critical UN climate conference, known as COP26. Leaders meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, have three main issues on the agenda. One is strengthening commitments to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep the planet from dangerously overheating.

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Yale E360

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Some big international conferences begin with high ambition and end in ignominious failure. Some start with modest ambition and achieve major success. It’s too early to tell how the UN climate conference in Glasgow will go. Yet as the biggest climate negotiations since the Paris Agreement in 2015 began today in Scotland, the British hosts were making strikingly downbeat assessments of its chances of achieving further progress on taming climate change.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The newly autonomous Bangsamoro government has invited investors to pursue drilling projects in a marsh critical for both Indigenous peoples and wildlife. The 288,000-hectare marsh is the country’s largest intact wetland, and an internationally-recognized “important bird and biodiversity area.” Photo © Rex Songcayauon / Flickr Creative Commons.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Science Network community and partnerships manager Melissa Varga shares her rundown of recent student voter data–it's good news for democracy.

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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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Physics World

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Today’s best quantum computers have fewer than 100 quantum bits (qubits), but future applications of quantum computing may require millions or more. Finding space for that many qubits will be tricky regardless of whether the qubits are made from trapped ions, superconductors, quantum dots or some other technology. Furthermore, as the number of qubits grows, so will the amount of wiring needed to control and connect them.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

UCS Fellow Michael Latner breaks down the importance of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and its provisions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Time for the US Senate to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. From graphene to TMDCs and beyond, Raman spectroscopy and Raman imaging proved to be extremely useful for characterization of 2D materials and visualization of various heterogeneities that occur naturally or are created on purpose. Quite often the scale of structural, electronic or morphological heterogeneity in these materials is on the order of a few tens of nanometres or less, which is beyond the spatial resolution of conventional Raman mi

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Individuals often overestimate how harshly others judge them. But self-compassion can help build a more balanced, healthy perspective. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

What materials are you studying? My research focuses generally on hybrid perovskite materials for optoelectronics, and more specifically on hybrid perovskite solar cells. Hybrid perovskites are semiconductors that are based on a lead halide framework that is filled with small organic cations; they are known as “hybrid” because they have organic and inorganic compounds put together.

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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 Leader

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Businesses across the United States and Europe reach out to their governments to take standard ESG actions. The post Businesses Seek Governmental ESG Standards, Policies appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

by Sula E Vanderplank, San Diego State University The San Pedro River winds from rainforests in Guatemala through the Yucatan Peninsula in eastern Mexico. There, this peaceful river widens into a series of slow-flowing lakes.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Clearing up marine plastic pollution is energy intensive – but ships could convert the plastic they collect into fuel and create a self-sustaining clean-up operation

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

by Benjamin Franta, Stanford University Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of climate change – and in particular, when the major coal, oil and gas companies became aware of the problem, and what they knew about it.

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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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Cool Green Science

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

What can house finches teach us about coloration and ornamentation in birds? The post Seeing Red: What the Color of House Finches Can Tell Us appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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National Law Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 1, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Researchers at the company formerly known as Facebook have developed a touch-sensitive robotic skin that could introduce a greater sense of reality to the metaverse, its planned online virtual environment

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Glasgow, Scotland – Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau identified the biggest climate challenge for Canada but failed to come up with the right solution. Focusing on emissions from oil and gas production but not production itself will allow oil and gas companies to keep putting forward false solutions, such as carbon capture and storage, fossil-based hydrogen, and far-off net zero plans, all while pumping out more and more atmosphere-destroying fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Maryland National Guard 175th Wing has issued a draft finding of no significant impact for public comment on a proposal to fly combat training missions with A-10 Warthog aircraft within 100 to 7,999 feet above the ground in six Pennsylvania counties and two New York counties in what is called the Duke Military Operating Area (MOA) training area.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Photo credit: Friends of the Earth. By Anders Lorenzen. As COP26 begins in Glasgow, a study carried out by Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI) and the New Economics Foundation has revealed that fossil fuel companies are preparing to seek approval for 40 new UK coal, oil and gas extraction projects by 2025. At odds with UK’s climate commitments.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Case challenges habitat protection provision under province’s Endangered Species Act. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Environmental groups are headed to court to help uphold the Town of South Bruce Peninsula’s conviction for damaging piping plover habitat at Sauble Beach on the shores of Lake Huron.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Together, yard debris and food waste account for nearly 30% of the materials disposed in U.S. landfills. However, both these items can easily be composted instead! Composting enables you to turn organic waste — items such as leaves, fruit peels, food scraps, coffee grounds and more — into a resource that can help nourish your soil and spruce up your yard.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Electrically stimulating a region within the centre of the brain helped people with pre-existing brain implants to adapt to changing goals and improve their well-being, pointing to a method for personalised treatment

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Thousands of crabs and lobsters have been washing up along the Tees estuary and neighboring northeast shores in England. The continued deaths are raising alarms for locals and experts.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A study of young heterosexual people on blind dates found that those who instantly felt sparks developed synchronised patterns of heart rates and palm sweating

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In order to meet climate goals, the building industry needs to emphasize innovation and modern sustainable architecture practices. A new development located in Rønne on the Danish island of Bornholm has set out to do just that with the Hotel Green Solution House (Hotel GSH).

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 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

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Change of tack: Nobel-prize-winning physicists often change research direction even before being awarded their prize. With politicians gathering for the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this month, the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics is a reminder of just why physicists do such important work on so many fronts. One half of the prize went to Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for developing vital physical models that reliably predict global warming.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

More than a hundred countries announce the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use, as £14 billion is committed to fight deforestation

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CEQA Developments

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In an opinion filed September 28, and certified for publication on October 26, 2021, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) affirmed a judgment denying a writ petition challenging the City of Tustin’s finding that a Costco gas station/ancillary facilities project in an existing shopping center was categorically exempt from CEQA. Protect Tustin Ranch v.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Neurons that help humans make mental maps, called place cells, have now been seen in flying birds for the first time

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Earth 911

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As the world prepares for the United Nations’ COP26 climate change conference, we talk with. The post Earth911 Podcast: A COP26 Progress Report From the Foundation for Climate Restoration appeared first on Earth911.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. The state was still recovering from five named storms in 2020 when the Category 4 hurricane walloped the Gulf Coast with 150 mph winds.

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