Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Energy transitions, climate action, and sustainable communities are among the areas the UN Global Compact Network UK anaylized. The post Report Finds UK’s Overall Sustainable Development Goals Progress Slow appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Trees are feasting on decades of carbon dioxide emissions and growing bigger as a result, according to a new study of U.S. forests. Read more on E360 →.
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Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Mars is packaging its pantry-sized treats in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jars that have been optimized to be lighter weight and include 15% post-consumer resin (PCR). The post Mars Shifts to 15% PCR Packaging for its Candy Jars appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Energy & the Law
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
This seems to be the season for oil patch courts to return property to its rightful owners. Last week it was a regulatory taking by the City of Dallas. This week it is Northwest Landowners Association v. State of North Dakota , in which the North Dakota Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional on its face a statute that stripped landowners of their rights in subsurface pore space.
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey. The post Biotrend Energy to Use Honeywell Technology in Plastics Recycling Factory appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Maned sloths were thought to be one species but a genetic and physical analysis suggests there are actually two
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New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Bitcoin's demand for electricity has led to huge carbon emissions, but a slump in the cryptocurrency's price and rising energy costs have slowed its energy use, at least temporarily
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Projects include converting engines to electric vehicles, expanding mobile charging, and training electric vehicle technicians. The post Cox Automotive Mobility Initiatives Encourage Expanded Electric Fleets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
These arresting images of industrial developments in Senegal, South Africa and Namibia were taken by Edward Burtynsky, who spent four years capturing African landscapes using aerial photography
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey. The post Biotrend Energy to Use Honeywell Technology in Plastics Recycling Factory appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Washington Nature
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
From now until November 4, members of the public (this means you! ) can help shape the Air Quality program launching as part of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The state Department of Ecology is accepting comments and holding public meetings to receive feedback on the Improving Air Quality in Overburdened Communities Initiative. Learn more about how risk differs across our communities with the Environmental Health Disparities Map.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
In a test to see if dogs can identify material that has been exposed to breath and sweat from stressed humans, they got it right around 94 per cent of the time
Earth 911
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The Lomi home composter from Pela has caught a lot of attention with extensive marketing. The post Greener Shopping: The Lomi Home Composter Is a Difference Maker appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The covid-19 pandemic has changed our personalities – a study of more than 7000 US adults found that people are less open to new experiences and less conscientious than before the pandemic
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.
Earth 911
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
How can we finance the myriad startups and small business transitions that will bring the. The post Earth911 Podcast: Enduring Planet’s Dimitry Gershenson on Sustainable Business Financing Trends appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK's Labour party, has promised to create a publicly owned renewable energy firm. Could it help meet the UK's climate goals?
National Law Center
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: September 28, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Adapted immune cells known as CAR T-cells could treat lungs infected by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in people with suppressed immune systems, a study in mice suggests
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PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
On September 28, the Insurance Department joined Sen. Maria Collett (D-Bucks) to urge property owners to take steps to prepare for weather-related emergencies and consider purchasing flood insurance to protect their homes, businesses, and possessions. “All too often, we hear from those who have experienced the pain of significant storm damage only to realize their flooded homes and possessions were not covered under their homeowners’ insurance,” said Deputy Insurance Commissioner Dave Buono.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Exceeding the World Health Organization's recommended air pollution exposure limit could substantially increase our risk of a first-time stroke
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Many organisms use sound to communicate with others of their own species, to find a mate and to deter predators. Grasshoppers, crickets and katydids, all in the insect order Orthoptera, are among those that produce species-specific sounds, and scientists use these sounds to identify one species from another. Daniel Otte , PhD, the Academy’s emeritus senior curator of entomology, is a leading expert on Orthoptera communication, having described and named over 1,850 species, including nearly 25% o
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The results for the amyloid-targeting drug, lecanemab, are a step forward, but it is unclear if this treatment will be truly helpful for those affected by Alzheimer’s
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Thanks to the generosity of Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has recently acquired, and successfully conserved, an important piece of exploration history – the flag that was created for and used on the Peary Auxiliary Expedition to Greenland in 1894. Robert E. Peary (1856-1920), a U.S. Naval officer who devoted much of his professional life to Arctic exploration, is best known for leading an expedition that claimed, in 1909, to be t
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
A drug-carrying capsule with a motor protects medicines from stomach acid and enzymes before releasing them in the small intestine
E2 Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
EU law requires certain large companies to disclose non-financial information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges. The current disclosure regime was introduced in 2014 by Directive 2014/95/EU. Recently, the European Commission conducted a review of the NFRD rules, which showed strong support for mandatory sustainability reporting standards but also highlighted deficiencies in the current regime.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Methane leaks from offshore oil rigs are normally hard to spot from space but a technique called “glint mode” now makes it possible
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
On September 28, the Allegheny Land Trust announced the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources awarded a $300,000 grant to the Trust for the acquisition of the 46.2 acre Reserve/Shaler Land Conservation Project. The Reserve sits within the Girty’s Run Watershed in Reserve and Shaler Townships, upslope and upstream from Millvale Borough and near downtown Pittsburgh.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
A category 4 storm made landfall in Florida on Wednesday afternoon, displacing millions of residents and causing severe flooding and destruction
Environment, Law, and History
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Another 50th anniversary: Legal Planet reports that the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at U.C. Davis School of Law will convene a conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act on Friday, October 7th. Highlights include "a stimulating conversation between two water quality experts who were instrumental in drafting the Clean Water Act in 1972 and California’s landmark Porter-Cologne Act, the state’s comprehensive water pollution control statute tha
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Keystone species such as wild boar, eagles and lynx were managing the planet quite well for millions of years before humans got involved.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Read the full story from the Food & Environment Reporting Network. The tiny fish is central to Tlingit culture and to sustainable ecosystems. Overfishing threatens both.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Saving unusual vegetable varieties from extinction is essential for protecting crop diversity, which is under threat from mechanisation, argues Adam Alexander in his richly detailed new book
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Read the full story at Environmental Factor. Researchers from the NIEHS Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study (GuLF STUDY) found that workers involved in cleaning up the nation’s largest oil spill were 60% more likely than those who did not work on the cleanup to be diagnosed with asthma or experience asthma symptoms one to three years after the … Continue reading Oil spill cleanup workers more likely to have asthma symptoms.
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