Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The year 2021 showed (again) how vulnerable farming and food production are to climate change, but also how much potential there is for farmers to be part of the solution.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 21, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Typhoon Rai batters the Philippines. Heavy rains flood the capital city of Kurdistan , a semi-autonomous region in Iraq. Emergency services evacuate more than 20,000 people after flooding in Malaysia. Heavy rain and snow in the American West this week could relieve the burden of drought in the region. An environmental commission criticizes a recently drafted environmental impact statement in Wisconsin.
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Law and Environment
DECEMBER 21, 2021
On December 20, 2021, the Climate Action Council (“Council”) approved the release for public comment of its draft Scoping Plan , which describes how New York can achieve the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA” or “Climate Act”): 70% renewable electricity consumption by 2030, 100% zero-emission electricity consumption by 2040, a 40% reduction in statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, an 85% reduction in statewide GHG emissions by 2050, and ne
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Dogs seem to understand the basic way objects should behave, and stare for longer if animated balls violate expectations by rolling away for no obvious reason
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) isn’t listening to people and communities. . Last week the Ministry concluded three online Public Information Centres (PICs) to supposedly gather input from people who would be impacted by Highway 413, a proposed mega-highway in the Greater Toronto Area. Instead, the project’s corporate consultants repeated tired inaccuracies, explained away legitimate concerns, and created only the illusion of collecting and considering feedback.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The Dallas, Texas area is now home to two new clean power plants, including a renewables-plus-storage hybrid project. The post Dallas Area Will Be Home to 181 MW Renewable Energy + Storage Plant appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 21, 2021
by Lisa Sheppard, Prairie Research Institute A three-year, $2.5 million Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) engineering-scale project will be one of the first and largest to combine carbon dioxide (CO2) from a coal-fired power plant with nutrients from wastewater treatment plants to cultivate algae for animal feeds.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 21, 2021
One brain region is crucial for our ability to form and maintain a consistent identity both now and when thinking about the future. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Microplastics travelled thousands of kilometres across oceans and continents in a fast-moving layer of the atmosphere before being captured on a mountain in the French Pyrenees
National Law Center
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced it is implementing a program to provide aid to certain hog producers. This. The post USDA Payments: Relief for Negotiated Hogs appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
We used to think that European wine grapes were cultivated locally, independently of grape domestication in western Asia, but grape genetics suggests otherwise
Washington Nature
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Below is the second part of a two-part Q&A conversation with Dr. Tiara Moore about Black in Marine Science , a nonprofit organization incorporated in Washington, of which she is the founder and CEO. Dr. Moore is also an employee of The Nature Conservancy in Washington, where she recently transitioned into a new role as Black in Marine Science Program Lead to change the game, change the face(s) of conservation, and steward a new partnership between the two organizations.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
This year has been characterised by cold and strong polar vortices, resulting in strong ozone depletion and a reminder of how much the ozone hole can vary annually as it heals
The Applied Ecologist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
This blog is part of our colourful countdown to the holiday season where we’re celebrating the diversity and beauty of the natural world. In this post, Johnathan Goldenberg of Ghent University unpicks the fascinating role of scale colouration in lizard temperature control and what this means under climate change.
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
DECEMBER 21, 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
PBS Nature
DECEMBER 21, 2021
To discover the secret lives of animals, sometimes the animals must show us themselves. Go where no human cameraperson can go in Season 2 of Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and a team of pioneering animal scientists join forces to explore stories of animal lives “told” by the animals themselves. The cameras are custom-built to fit on the animals unobtrusively and to be easily removed at a later point.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
A 70 million-year-old oviraptorosaur egg that had been forgotten in a Chinese museum storeroom contains the most well-preserved dinosaur embryo ever discovered
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Read the full story in Q Magazine. New Lenox, Ill., 40 miles south of Chicago, constitutes the border between farmland and built-up suburb. My neighborhood, one of the quietest areas in town, serves as a gateway for the deer.
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Inhabitant
DECEMBER 21, 2021
At first glance, food waste may not seem like a big issue. You toss a partial head of cabbage and the last few carrots, but you compost them so it just goes back into the natural circle of the ecosystem, right?
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Extreme E, an off-road racing series that started this year, aims to prove that internal combustion engines are no longer required in motor sport.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Read the full story from the Bangor Daily News. For decades, the University of Maine has devoted valuable agricultural research to studying how to improve potato crops, a central element of the state’s agricultural economy.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Young male elephants will sometimes attack humans or other animals, but seem less likely to do so if they are in the company of older males
National Law Center
DECEMBER 21, 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 and Food Law Daily Update: December 21, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The Build Back Better Act, which includes billions toward energy efficiency and supply chains, faces uncertainty after a West Virginia Senator says he won't vote for the legislation. The post Energy Elements Part of Senator’s Build Back Better Pushback appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 21, 2021
On December 21, sixteen local and statewide environmental groups expressed their opposition to a proposed natural gas to gasoline refinery to be built in Luzerne County by Texas-based Nacero. The groups issued the statement below and made available a fact sheet on the project from The Clean Air Council. The statement follows-- “Nacero, the Texas-based company behind the $6 billion refinery, markets its business as being environmentally conscious, but there is no evidence to support its claims, e
Inhabitant
DECEMBER 21, 2021
February 2021 brought the planet's 16th-warmest February, and this December is much warmer than it should be. Although warmer climates are being experienced across the world, experts say that the temperatures have a much bigger impact in regions that are usually cold.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The Dallas, Texas area is now home to two new clean power plants, including a renewables-plus-storage hybrid project. The post Dallas Area Will Be Home to 181 MW Renewable Energy + Storage Plant appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Inhabitant
DECEMBER 21, 2021
"We use natural and organic materials for the construction, insulation and finishings," said REDUKT, a Poland-based designer of tiny homes. "We make efforts to make our houses as sustainable as possible. We care about our planet and health.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Read the full story at Ars Technica. Since the mid-1600s, the output from a typical scientific study has been an essay-style journal article describing the results. But today, in fields ranging from astronomy to microbiology, much of the technical work for a journal article involves writing code to manipulate data sets.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 21, 2021
IEA v. Brazil: When a court accepts the legally disruptive nature of climate change. By Maria Antonia Tigre, Délton Winter de Carvalho and Joana Setzer. On December 07, 2021, the Federal Regional Court of the Fourth Region (TRF4) – one of Brazil’s federal courts of appeal – decided what should be the competent jurisdiction to hear the case of IEA v.
Inhabitant
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Designer Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled a new technology campus for cybersecurity and AI in Bratislava, Slovakia called ESET Campus. The new central European tech hub is comprised of 55,000 square meters and was a partnership between designers BIG, Inflow, Pantograph, BuroHappold and ARUP.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Read the full story at GreenBiz. Has corporate America done amazing things to move our society forward? Yes. Have many companies I encounter done wonderful things for their people, their communities and for the conservation of resources? Yes.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Scientists cracked the puzzle behind the mutant tigers’ markings and documented their spread. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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