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Honeywell, EnLink Developing Carbon Capture System

Environment + Energy Leader

A new carbon capture platform is being developed using existing technology and infrastructure in Louisiana. The post Honeywell, EnLink Developing Carbon Capture System appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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'Superworms' Survive on Polystyrene Diet With Help of Gut Bacteria, Study Shows

Yale E360

The larvae of a common species of beetle are able to survive on a diet comprised entirely of polystyrene thanks to bacterial enzymes found in their gut, a new study finds. Read more on E360 ?.

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Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables

Environment + Energy Leader

Telstra easily hits in carbon neutrality goal in 2020. How? Now it wants to bring its suppliers on board. The post Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Polariton condensation emerges from a bound state in the continuum

Physics World

A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a symmetry-protected topological state that, despite lying in the continuum radiation spectrum of a system, is unable to radiate in the far field. When supported by a photonic crystal, it is characterized by a supposedly infinite lifetime and a remarkable ability to enhance non-linear effects. Now, researchers in Italy, the US and France have utilized these properties to demonstrate polariton Bose-Einstein condensation in a planar waveguide in which semico

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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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Genetic errors cause most miscarriages, confirms largest study yet

New Scientist

After analysing the tissue of nearly 25,000 miscarriages, researchers found more than half were caused by randomly occurring chromosomal abnormalities, with many of the remaining losses probably being due to undetectable genetic errors

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Bleximo builds its competitive advantage with an application-specific approach

Physics World

California-based start-up Bleximo is betting that its application-specific approach to quantum computing is more efficient – indeed transformative – in addressing highly complex practical problems across a range of industries – from global logistics and aerospace to pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and energy production and distribution. The company, which is “powering innovation through quantum computing”, has been developing full-stack, superconducting application-specific computing system

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Champagne bottles open at supersonic speed, urban canyons prolong sonic booms, Earth’s magnetic field will not reverse soon

Physics World

Opening a bottle of good champagne is one of life’s great delights and it is a process that also involves a lot of physics — from the nucleation of tiny bubbles in the fluid to the formation of a cloud of gas at the bottle opening. Now, Gérard Liger-Belair from Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne and colleagues have studied the uncorking process in more detail, focussing on what happens in the few milliseconds after a bottle has been opened.

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 10, 2022

National Law Center

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: June 10, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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UK military investigating quantum computers for battlefield tanks

New Scientist

The UK's Ministry of Defence has bought a quantum computer that doesn't require bulky cooling equipment, meaning it could one day be installed on military hardware such as tanks

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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

A Greener Life

From left, Robert Clark, Que Cunningham and Jevon Rock, trainees in BlocPower’s Civilian Climate Corps program, on the roof of a Brooklyn apartment after completing a practice energy audit. Photo credit: CJ Clouse. By CJ Clouse. On a bright spring afternoon, a group of workers from BlocPower descend the steps behind a four-story apartment building, down into the cramped, musty basement, where the only light is a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling.

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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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Some dinosaurs may have had the reptile version of a belly button

New Scientist

A parrot-beaked psittacosaurus dinosaur that lived in what is now China 130 million years ago had an abdominal scar that may have been equivalent to a mammalian belly button

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Saint-Gobain to Invest $72M to Upgrade Equipment and Reduce Carbon Emissions

Environmental Leader

Saint-Gobain plans to invest $72 million to upgrade equipment at its Montreal wallboard manufacturing facility and reduce its carbon emissions by up to 44,000 metric tons/year. The post Saint-Gobain to Invest $72M to Upgrade Equipment and Reduce Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Monarch butterflies are doing surprisingly well in North America

New Scientist

Twenty-five years of data suggest that the population of monarch butterflies is stable in their summer range across North America, upending the widely held notion that monarchs are soon headed for extinction

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San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Installs Microgrid

Environmental Leader

San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians has installed a microgrid for a constant supply of power to important community facilities. The post San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Installs Microgrid appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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A circular model

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Recycling Today. DS Smith employs its circular approach to recycling and packaging production as a model for future North American growth.

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Mysterious cold blobs may be hiding inside a distant star

New Scientist

A small star called AU Microscopii seems to contain strange pockets of hydrogen thousand of degrees colder than the rest of the star, and astronomers aren’t sure why

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After seeing Hawaii’s beaches littered with plastic, this islander built a company to make straws from seaweed

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from CNBC. Loliware takes seaweed, mills it down and then combines it with color, minerals, and water. Its biggest customer so far is the Cornerstone Restaurant Group, but Briganti said it is adding new partners quickly. “Sea technology is a competitive technology to replace plastic at scale, because it’s high performing, … Continue reading After seeing Hawaii’s beaches littered with plastic, this islander built a company to make straws from seaweed.

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Plastic litter on Australian beaches cut by 29 per cent over six years

New Scientist

Australia has substantially reduced plastic pollution on its beaches through local initiatives like installing more bins and community clean-up events

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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University Of California System joins national diversity initiative for STEMM fields

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Forbes. The University of California (UC) will be the first university system to join SEA Change, an initiative of the the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) designed to help colleges and universities improve their record of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM).

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A third of the world’s largest companies now have net-zero targets

New Scientist

Since this time last year, many more countries and large companies have now pledged to reduce their net emissions to zero, but the details on how they plan to achieve it are still lacking

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Questions facing the lithium-ion battery future

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Solar Builder. Advanced batteries are the storage system favored by utilities and microgrids. The electric future — including expected dramatic growth in EV adoption — is close. Or is it? This was the big question asked during an April 22 webinar hosted by the US Energy Association.

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Conservationists warn spread of bird flu is wiping out UK seabirds

New Scientist

Seabirds in Scotland are suffering amid a fast-spreading bird flu that has already killed nearly 400,000 birds globally since last October

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Can I buy fast fashion and not feel guilty?

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in the New York Times. I often hear about avoiding fast fashion because it’s better for the planet, in part because it is highly disposable and people cycle it through to the landfill too quickly. But can I feel just a little less guilty about my fast fashion if I hold … Continue reading Can I buy fast fashion and not feel guilty?

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China is putting nature at risk with its biodiversity summit delays

New Scientist

It's time for China to put national pride aside and let another country host the UN COP15 biodiversity conference, for the sake of wildlife, plants and habitats worldwide, says Adam Vaughan

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Too many used books? Want to help literacy efforts? Here’s what to do.

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Mashable. For those with a pile of books to get rid of and a desire to make sure those books are having a positive social and environmental impact, here’s what to do.

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EC Revises Definition of Nanomaterials

Nanotech

On June 10, 2022, the European Commission (EC) announced that it is clarifying the definition of nanomaterials in a new Recommendation that supports a coherent European Union (EU) regulatory framework for nanomaterials, helping to align legislation across all sectors. The EC states that the new definition should be used in EU and national legislation, policy, and research programs.

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Environmental Impact Comparison of Just Salad’sReusable Bowl and Disposable Containers

Environmental News Bits

Download the document. Just Salad was interested in a life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the environmentalimpacts of their Reusable Bowl Program (MyBowl) as compared to a disposable fiber bowl. NYSP2I performed an ISO 14040/44 compliant comparative assertion LCA of the MyBowl Program and a comparable disposable fiber bowl.

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Earth911 Podcast: Jon Freedman of SUEZ Explains Solutions to Water Scarcity

Earth 911

Water is everywhere on this planet — 71% of the Earth is covered with water. The post Earth911 Podcast: Jon Freedman of SUEZ Explains Solutions to Water Scarcity appeared first on Earth911.

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What does the European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan mean for the packaging sector?

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Packaging Europe. In a stark warning to the packaging industry, experts are predicting that the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan could lead to unprecedented disruption in the sector. Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, tells us more – and discusses how businesses can get ahead of the curve.

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Reflections on Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2022

Ocean Conservancy

I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on ocean justice at Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW). This year’s CHOW convening was especially important as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a powerful package of legislative changes that improved how we protect our ocean, coasts and lakes. CHOW presented an opportunity to reflect on five decades of progress on conservation.

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The federal government is planning to phase out single-use plastics at national parks

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from NPR. The U.S. Interior Department, which helps oversee the country’s national parks, says it is planning to phase out single-use plastics on its land and facilities by 2032. The agency would be tasked with finding alternative materials to disposable plastics, such as cutlery, bags, cups, bottles, straws and food containers, … Continue reading The federal government is planning to phase out single-use plastics at national parks.

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June 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PA Environment Daily

The June 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation. Be sure to read the latest PPFF Penn’s Stewards newsletter ! Lots of events on the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you. Click Here to read the entire Take Five. For more information on programs, initiatives, special events and how you can get involved, visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation website.

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Ongoing energy crisis fuels strong 2022 for climate tech companies

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at PitchBook. Climate tech startups had a strong start to the year and could draw sustained interest as the ongoing energy crisis spurs investment in green technologies including liquefied natural gas, nuclear energy, and solar, wind and hydrogen power. So far this year, global climate tech startups have raised $13.7 billion … Continue reading Ongoing energy crisis fuels strong 2022 for climate tech companies.

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