Physics World

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Quan-Hong Yang. (Courtesy: School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University). Batteries based on zinc are promising alternatives to their widely-used lithium-ion cousins, but they suffer from one of the same drawbacks: needle-like structures called dendrites that form on the surface of the electrode and grow into the electrolyte, ultimately causing the battery to short or even ignite.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection confirmed as of February 11, Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management, is no longer an employee of the agency. No other comments on personnel actions were made. No replacement has yet been named. Perry was named Deputy for Oil and Gas Management in September 2011 by Gov. Corbett when that Deputate was formed to focus more attention on regulating unconventional (shale) gas drilling in Pennsylvania. [ Read more here.

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

As we in the U.S. await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. These new reporting requirements are of import beyond the shores of Great Britain in that they portend what government mandates are to come across the EU and in the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

While PA Environment Digest’s priority is to highlight positive examples of environmental and energy leadership, 2022 is an election year which demands accountability to voters. Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Representative Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Compares Their History In PA To The Holy Bible - But He Left Out Some Parts [PaEN] -- Rep.

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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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Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

I recently posted a piece on H-Empire , based on my article, "Horizontal and vertical influences in colonial legal transplantation: water by-laws in British Palestine" (open access) (see also my recent post on this blog ). An excerpt: Zoltan Kluger, Dizengoff Square Circle in Tel Aviv, 1938 (National Photo Collection) I ask two questions about the local bylaws enacted in the Mandate period (mainly in the last decade and a half of British rule, which ended in 1948) in the field of wate

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- PEC: Northeast PA Environmental Partnership Award Winners - The Stourbridge Project & Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society [PaEN] -- Delaware River Water Resources Assn. Accepting Applications For Buzzi College Scholarship -- Protect PT Hosts Feb. 15 Webinar On Proposed Increase In Oil & Gas Well Bond Amounts To Protect Taxpayers Paying To Plug Wells Conventional, Uncon

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 50 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- BREAKING: Scott Perry No Longer DEP Deputy For Oil & Gas Management [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional -- AP: PA Supreme Court Puts Hold On Gathering Names For Primary Candidates Petitions -- PA Cap-Star: PA Supreme Court Suspends Candidate Petitions Pending Redistricting Lawsuits -- TribLive Editorial: Delayed Candidate Petitions Latest Sign Of Redistricting Drama -- YorkD Editorial: Redistricting Reform Is Dead, Long Live Redistricting Reform [Pending Lawsuit Outcomes] -- Spot

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