Sat.Apr 30, 2022

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Warming Trends: Tracking Bird Migration in the Night Sky, Plus the Olympic Mountains’ Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers and a Podcast Focused on Florida’s Polluted Environment

Inside Climate News

A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod The spring bird migration in the United States is quickly gearing up. On Thursday night, nearly 2 million birds passed over Harris County, Texas, where Houston is located. In Cook County, Illinois, home of Chicago, about 270,000 birds passed over.

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Lancaster Farming Guest Essay: Growing A Greener Tomorrow

PA Environment Daily

By Russell Redding, PA Secretary Of Agriculture This guest essay first appeared in Lancaster Farming on April 30, 2022 -- On March 4, 1681, William Penn received his royal charter for Pennsylvania. One day later, he proclaimed Pennsylvania would be the “seed of the nation,” employing agricultural and conservation principles to fuel commerce and economic development.

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Quantum memristor paves the way for neuromorphic quantum computing

Physics World

Researchers in Italy and Austria have constructed a new device that can transmit coherent quantum information as a superposition of single photons. Known as a quantum memristor, the device could be used to fabricate quantum versions of so-called neuromorphic architectures that mimic the structure of the human brain. The memory-resistor, or memristor for short, was described theoretically by Leon Chua in 1971, but it was not until 2008 that researchers made the first practical version.

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Physicians For Social Responsibility Release 8th Compendium of Scientific, Medical, Media Findings On Risks, Harms Of Fracking And Oil & Gas Infrastructure

PA Environment Daily

On April 28, the Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Concerned Health Professionals of New York released their Eighth Compendium of Scientific, Medical and Media Findings On The Risk and Harms of Fracking And Associated Natural Gas And Oil. The Compendium is a collection of some 2,000 abstracts of and links to medical, scientific and investigative reports about the consequences of oil and gas drilling, fracking, and infrastructure related to public health, the environment and climate.

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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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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.30.22

PA Environment Daily

Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session May 23, 24, 25 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session May 23, 24, 25 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Outdoor Recreation Spending In PA Up 26% [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Urges General Assembly, Gov. Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time -- DEP Now Accepting Applications For $17.9 Million In Growing Greener Plus, Section 319 Water Quality Im