Yale E360
AUGUST 18, 2021
From the Bank of England to the People’s Bank of China, monetary authorities of the world’s largest economies are gauging how climate change could rock the financial system. Though long committed to being “market neutral,” some are even starting to push greener investments. Read more on E360 ?.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 18, 2021
California is generally known as an environmental leader, but the state has also faced tremendous environmental degradation and destruction. I chronicled my “top 10” worst environmental decisions in the state’s history last year. But what about the good things state policy makers have done? Here is my list of the most significant environmental wins in California since the state’s founding.
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Environmental and Urban Economics
AUGUST 18, 2021
Michael Mann has co-authored a witty letter to the Wall Street Journal. Here is a photo for you to appreciate his insights. His letter makes an analogy between climate change and Clint Eastwood in the first Dirty Harry movie. For those of you who are too young to have watched this then watch this YouTube Video. In this scene, the Bad Guy is uncertain about whether Clint still has a bullet in his gun.
Energy & the Law
AUGUST 18, 2021
Lollygag: To fool around and waste time; dawdle. As in, “I lollygagged for 15 years after filing my suit and obtained a less-than-optimal result.”. Gramwich Oil and Gas Corporation et al v. Meng addressed claims for lease termination, repudiation, laches, cessation of production, and failure to produce in paying quantities. The facts are dense and the savings clause at issue is sui generis, so I won’t go into lots of detail.
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.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 18, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Iranian dams are cutting off water supplies into Iraq. Water overflowing from India’s Ganga River floods a major highway. A new report suggests consolidating water and sewer systems in Baltimore, Maryland , to lower costs and improve infrastructure. Rescue teams search for a number of missing people in Germany who were swept away by a flash flood that forced a bridge to collapse.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 18, 2021
The much-hailed bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the Senate, but it doesn’t go far enough to combat the climate crisis in general, or to decarbonize transportation.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2021
New evidence reveals that Arabia was not a mere stopover for ancestral humans leaving Africa, but a lush homeland where they flourished and evolved
Physics World
AUGUST 18, 2021
Atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) can exist in a mysterious “supersolid” state in two dimensions, researchers in Austria have shown. The work, which builds on research from 2019 demonstrating supersolidity in one dimension, opens the way to hitherto impossible tests of theoretical predictions about this long-unexplained phenomenon. Supersolidity is a counterintuitive state of matter that was first predicted in 1957 by the theoretical physicist Eugene Gross.
National Law Center
AUGUST 18, 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: August 18, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Physics World
AUGUST 18, 2021
Scientists at the $3.5bn National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California say they have come a step closer to their ultimate goal of realizing “ignition”, at which fusion reactions generate at least as much energy as its lasers put in. In an experiment conducted on 8 August they say they achieved a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) – about 70% of the energy that the laser pulse delivered to the sample.
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
AUGUST 18, 2021
The Taliban's rise to power has left many people in Afghanistan looking to delete their digital footprint, but there are few resources available and keeping it intact may be key to fleeing the country, writes Nighat Dad
Physics World
AUGUST 18, 2021
Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick have unveiled a new class of polymeric four-dimensional (4D) printable resins for use in soft-tissue engineering. Commercialized by 4D Biomaterials under the tradename 4Degra , the resins display the physical properties needed to promote tissue regeneration following injury or surgery.
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 18, 2021
IKEA has announced the launch of STROMMA in Sweden, an electricity subscription service that will enable customers to buy affordable, certified electricity from solar and wind, and use an app to track their own electricity usage. IKEA already offers solar panels to customers in 11 markets, with plans to expand. Read more ». The post IKEA Adds STROMMA Clean Electricity Service For Customers To Bolster Its Climate Positive Agenda appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Frontiers
AUGUST 18, 2021
By Peter Rejcek, science writer. Image: RF._.studio/Pexels. The absence of fans at European elite football games offered researchers a rare glimpse into the psychological pressure a full house of fans puts on referees. They found that officials were more likely to issue yellow cards for fouls against home-team players, with a concurrent drop in wins at home and an increase in victories by visitors.
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.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 18, 2021
A small group of activists is driving the conversation about climate change in new directions with a push against establishing new gas stations. In March, Petaluma, California, became the first town in America to place a moratorium on new gas station construction thanks to the efforts of local activists Jenny Blaker and Woody Hastings.
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 18, 2021
Last week, the IPCC released their latest climate report – and the findings were serious. The Secretary General of the UN called it “code red for humanity.” The report is the most comprehensive to-date from the international panel of scientists who work on climate change – and shows just how crucial the next couple years are for climate action.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 18, 2021
While eating meat is the norm in the U.S., many people wish farm animals a happier life pre-burger. Which is why Californians overwhelmingly passed animal welfare initiative Proposition 12 in 2018.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2021
Fossil meteorites are one of the hardest geological treasures to discover – but now a spate of finds is revealing surprises about Earth’s ancient atmosphere
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Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2021
Schools, colleges and universities that fail to impose mask mandates and other COVID protections put working parents in an excruciating position. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Earth 911
AUGUST 18, 2021
Is your cellphone contract about to expire? If so, your carrier will likely allow you. The post Why and How To Recycle Your Old Mobile Phone appeared first on Earth911.
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2021
A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin—and the stakes are sky high. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2021
“Negative emissions” technologies involve sucking CO? out of the atmosphere. They are essential to net-zero climate plans – but does anyone know how to make them work?
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2021
Fred Hoyle and George Gamow were brilliant iconoclasts who reached opposite conclusions about the expanding universe (for the record, Gamow was right). -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 18, 2021
The Central Asian drought has led to the deaths of thousands of domesticated animals. Photo credit: Alamy. By Ryskeldi Satke. As parts of the region experience the worst drought in 13 years, experts say Central Asian governments must urgently look at options to mitigate extreme weather events. A severe drought in Central Asia is causing mass livestock die-offs and shortages of water for irrigation.
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2021
Fred Hoyle and George Gamow were brilliant iconoclasts who reached opposite conclusions about the expanding universe (for the record, Gamow was right). -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2021
By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR As anyone in education knows, when you want someone to learn more deeply about or embrace a topic, they have to make a connection. When the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay opened the Pennsylvania office in 1987, many people in the Commonwealth didn’t know the Susquehanna was the main source of freshwater to the Chesapeake.
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 18, 2021
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $3 million grant toward a technology that transforms commercial windows into solar panels. . The post California Energy Commission Awards $3 Million Toward Solar Technology for Commercial Buildings appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2021
A large UK study shows two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines provide good protection against symptomatic infections by the delta coronavirus variant, but not as good as against older variants
Physics World
AUGUST 18, 2021
Fun and games During Marion Cromb’s placement at software company Metaswitch, they created a Pokémon Go -inspired game during a hackathon. (Courtesy: Marion Cromb). While the summer can be a nice break from studying, three months can feel like a long time to have nothing to do. After an extra-long summer between finishing a one-year art foundation course and beginning a physics degree at the University of Birmingham , Marion Cromb “never wanted to have another summer without much to do”.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 18, 2021
Environmental activist and artist Jason deCaires Taylor specializes in site-specific sculptural artwork that’s installed permanently underwater and reflects modern themes of conservation. The artist’s latest project brings him to Ayia Napa, a Mediterranean town on the southeast coast of Cyprus.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2021
Solar power beamed from satellites could provide the UK with a continuous supply of green energy as soon as 2039, according to a report commissioned by the government
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 18, 2021
Traditions stitch the years together. People gather to enjoy beloved places and activities. In the past year, many of our traditions looked different. Many of us created new ways to connect and celebrate. We are approaching one of my favorite traditions: Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). Never miss an update. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2021
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