Sat.Jan 01, 2022

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“Don’t Look Up”

Real Climate

The highlight of the movie season for climate science has clearly been the release on Dec 24th 2021 of “Don’t Look Up” While nominally about a different kind of disaster – the discovery of a comet heading to Earth on a collision course – the skewering of our current science-policy dysfunction transcends the specifics and makes a powerful metaphor for climate change, and even the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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THE DESCENT OF THE BULLDOZERS

Cleannovate

A bulldozer has one main job…to demolish. So what happens when you wake up, step out of your home and see half a dozen of them infront of you? You hear a loudspeaker announcement from a police commander informing you that the shanty you’ve lived in for 20 years is about to go down in minutes… What has been happening in Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi is not a new thing in Kenya.

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Forced responses: Jan 2022

Real Climate

A bi-monthly open thread related to climate solutions. PS. New year, new moderation policy. Please be substantive – sniping, insults, and tedious repetition will just be culled. We want to maintain a civil and productive discourse here, but the comment threads may need to be re-evaluated if that doesn’t happen. The post Forced responses: Jan 2022 first appeared on RealClimate.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health

Scientific American

A focus on the present, dubbed “mindfulness,” can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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Unforced Variations: Jan 2022

Real Climate

This month’s open thread on climate science topics. Note that summaries of annual climate data from 2021 will start to appear in a couple of weeks, and updates to the model/observations comparisons will appear a week or so after that. PS. New year, new moderation policy. Please be substantive – sniping, insults, and tedious repetition will just be culled.

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Genetic Therapies for Brain Diseases

Scientific American

Hopes are high for a class of drug that could treat neurodegenerative conditions—but a recent clinical trial has brought the field up short. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: January 2022

Scientific American

Booster shots for smallpox, molten moonglow. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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30th Annual Environmental Quality Report On Pike County Streams Now Available

PA Environment Daily

By Rachael Marques, Watershed Specialist, Pike Conservation District The Pike County Conservation District has been collecting surface water data from sites throughout the county, every year, for 30 years! The District has been monitoring macroinvertebrate populations since 1991 and fish populations since 1995. PCCD also collects habitat and water quality data when out in the field at each stream research site.

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Pike County Conservation District Participating In Winter Salt Watch Practice Run

PA Environment Daily

By Rachael Marques, Watershed Specialist, Pike Conservation District We’ve all seen road salt on the road before a snowstorm or felt the crunch of salt under our feet as we walk into the grocery store. According to the Izaak Walton League , we use 10 to 20 million tons of road salt every year. But where does all that salt go when the storm is over? This winter season, the Pike County Conservation District is participating in a practice run of the Winter Salt Watch Program through the Izaak Walto

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.1.22

PA Environment Daily

“Save land with trees, for the air we breathe, to protect watersheds and for future timber," Joseph Rothrock, 1892 House returns to session Jan. 4, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Jan. 4, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events Year In Review -- In 2021 Initiatives By The Biden Administration, Congress Make Historic Investments In Cleaning Up PA’s Environment; How To Invest $11 Billion Remains Up In The Air [PaEN] -- Let’s Pass S

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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.