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Leadership Blog Part 15: Connecting with Our Community

NAEP Leadership Blog

Recently I reflected on Tony Hiss’s book In Motion – The Experience of Travel. Hiss talks about the experience of deep travel. The point of travel is more than getting from point A to point B; it is first and foremost an experience, the experience of traveling to planned destinations. And then it is something more – the experience of the unplanned encounters and realizations along the way.

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Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Physics World

Sprinkling powered basalt over natural ecosystems would remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere while also improving soils. That’s the finding of a new study that evaluates this proposed geoengineering scheme and estimates the costs involved. Worldwide, nations are pledging to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, if not earlier.

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Baby marine turtles’ stomachs are full of harmful plastic debris, suggests new study

Frontiers

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer. Image: Isabelle Kuehn/Shutterstock. Small juvenile sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean have a very high occurrence of ingested plastic, a new study shows. Of the studied species, green turtles had the highest incidence of ingested plastics, whereas hawksbill turtles showed no ingestion.

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Canada's Residential Schools Were a Horror

Scientific American

Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of children. -- 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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Comet’s dust trail could rain down on Venus this December

New Scientist

A comet approaching the sun from the outer solar system might sweep a trail of dust particles over the planet Venus when it swings into the inner reaches of our planetary neighbourhood this December

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31 New Stories Of REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 31 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania’s Envirothon Team Places 7th In International Envirothon Competition!

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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2021

Scientific American

Tasty radio; early fake leather. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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The Essential - August 2 PA Environment Digest Is Now Available

PA Environment Daily

The Essential - August 2 PA Environment Digest is now available. Click Here To View Or Print The Entire Essential August 2 PA Environment Digest 31 New Stories Of REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Pennsylvania’s Envirothon Team Places 7th In International Envirothon Competition! All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic Dangers Posed By Oil & Gas Drilling Wastes, Abandoned Wells + Siri Lawson’s Story From Warren County Gov.

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Bury Your Head in the Sand and ESG will Go Away

Greenbuilding Law

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I will be publishing a new blog beginning later this month at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com. And if we can assist you or a client of your in ESG matters, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

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Federal Office Of Surface Mining: Now Accepting Applications For Watershed Cooperative Program Grants

PA Environment Daily

The federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) encourages state partners, qualified non-profit entities, and academic institutions to apply for Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program grants that fund not-for- profit acid mine drainage reclamation projects. The deadline for applications is September 7. The Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program provides supplemental financial assistance to non-profit watershed restoration groups and other non-profit organizations for t

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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.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.1.21

PA Environment Daily

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 31 New Stories Of REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater - Part 2 -- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Her Story Of Dealing With Health Impacts From Drilling Operation,

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