Legal Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

After reading the recent (and very dumb) New York Times expose by Matt Richtel on e-bikes , you’d be forgiven for mistaking electric-assist bicycles for the next big threat to human health. But 3 other news stories about the benefits, and growing pains, of e-bikes show there’s real interest in them as a climate solution. Rather than just critique the NYT’s editorial choices , I want to highlight some of what we’re learning from more thoughtful reporting on e-bikes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 23, 2023

One of the biggest challenges with the transition to clean electricity is figuring out how to keep the grid reliable. Extreme heat , winter storms , and flooding regularly remind us that the grid is struggling to keep up in the face of more climate change-fueled extreme weather. Now, if you thought I was going to say that clean energy technologies aren’t capable of providing a reliable electricity supply, you’re way off track.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 23, 2023

Even as unprecedented wildfires hamper Canadian oil drilling, fossil fuel firms are seeking to boost production, ramping up Canada's oil output by 8 percent over the next two years.

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NRDC

AUGUST 23, 2023

The designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is not only extremely popular but its protections are long overdue.

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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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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2023

Are you outraged about Premier Ford’s $8 billion Greenbelt giveaway? I am too. How would you feel if I told you that the Ontario government is going to blow another $4 billion on another environmentally destructive and indefensible act? A scandal in the making Actually, how do you feel is a better question – because I’m not speaking hypothetically.

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Scientific American

AUGUST 23, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Scientific American

AUGUST 23, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

Non-vaccine measures such as social distancing and wearing face masks have been "unequivocally effective" at preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a major report by the UK's Royal Society

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Frontiers

AUGUST 23, 2023

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists have developed a device that works with a smartphone or tablet to capture medical images which can identify infected wounds. By capturing the heat produced by a wound and the fluorescence of bacteria, it helps clinicians tell the difference between inflammation and a potentially dangerous infection.

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Scientific American

AUGUST 23, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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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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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 23, 2023

Demastus, J., & Landrum, N. E. (2023). “Organizational sustainability schemes align with weak sustainability.” Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–19. [link] [open access] Abstract: While sustainability research is expansive, studies of business-internal practices and resulting sustainability outcomes are largely unexplored.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

ISRO, India’s national space agency, has successfully made a historic soft landing near the moon's water-rich south pole, only days after Russia’s Luna 25 crashed on the lunar surface attempting a similar mission

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Air & Waste Management Association will hold its 15th annual Symposium on Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy, Technology September 26-27 in Pittsburgh. The Symposium will focus on the transition of the energy generation industry to cleaner and climate resilient electric power that can remain cost-effective and reliable.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

AI research uses vast amounts of energy, but new research shows that analogue devices can run models far more efficiently due to their unusual ability to carry out data storage and processing in the same place

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

On October 21, Penn State Extension and the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will host a Backyard Stream Repair Field Day at the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve In Allegheny County from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Penn State Extension’s Backyard Stream Repair Program focuses on simple, inexpensive actions that landowners can take to improve their local streams.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

A map of all chemicals that places compounds next to each other that have similar properties could speed up the process of discovery for everything from drugs to materials

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

On August 23, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission announced the award of $75,000 in grants to support groundwater level monitoring efforts by 12 recipients. “We are always looking for ways to help our regulated-community, especially during times of economic uncertainty,” said Executive Director Andrew Dehoff. “This funding may be crucial in achieving better accuracy, improving efficiency, preventing equipment failures, or automating water level recordings.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

ISRO, India’s national space agency, is attempting a historic soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission near the moon's water-rich south pole, only days after Russia’s Luna 25 crashed on the lunar surface

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Research Center Penn State Master Watershed Stewards have time and again proven to be some of Stroud Water Research Center’s most knowledgeable, active, and consistent volunteers. Through their partnerships with the Stroud Center and other organizations, they plant trees, remove invasive species, collect water quality data, and communicate ways local governments can better manage water resources.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

Satellite sensing reveals tropical forests are much closer to a major tipping point than previously thought, but are only likely to pass it in worst-case warming scenarios

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Clean out the basement, the garage and the garden shed! There’s still plenty of time left in 2023 to responsibly dispose of a wide variety of materials ranging from pesticides and paints to televisions and tires at upcoming collection events hosted by Pennsylvania Resources Council. “PRC provides residents with numerous options for the recycling and safe management of a wide variety of materials not accepted in curbside pickup,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

A map of all chemicals that places compounds with similar properties next to each other could speed up the process of discovery for everything from drugs to materials

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NRDC

AUGUST 23, 2023

CARB's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard currently funnels millions of dollars a year to polluting fuels. Will CARB listen to the community voices calling for change ?

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Scientific American

AUGUST 23, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

Supercapacitors are charged like a battery but release their energy more rapidly – and some of their components can now be built from old plastic bottles

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Scientific American

AUGUST 23, 2023

If you really want to challenging your bird identification skills, try using them at night, when bird calls are& less than 100 milliseconds long.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tsunamis trigger atmospheric disturbances that are picked up by GPS satellites – and an AI-powered monitoring system that detects the signals could alert us before the tsunami reaches coastal areas

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Scientific American

AUGUST 23, 2023

If you really want to challenging your bird identification skills, try using them at night, when bird calls are& less than 100 milliseconds long.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

With more bears and wolves in Yellowstone National Park, cougars there appear to be shifting their hunting strategy to find and protect their kills

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2023

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Phil Pothen, Environmental Defence’s Ontario Environment Program Manager, is available to provide insight into the RCMP investigation into Greenbelt land removals. “It’s encouraging to see that the Greenbelt investigation has been transferred to the RCMP,” said Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager at Environmental Defence.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

The way your data is stored and shared is changing and your online activity can be used to categorise you in ways that drastically alter your life.

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National Law Center

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for. The post The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 16 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 23, 2023

After noticing that some heart problems resolve during pregnancy, researchers have shown cells in the placenta can turn into functioning heart cells in the lab

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