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A Big Oil Project in Africa Threatens Fragile Okavango Region

Yale E360

A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta. Read more on E360 ?.

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Mother Hubbard Clause Saves a Property Deed

Energy & the Law

Co-author Rusty Tucker. Bell v. Midway Petroleum Grp., L.P. , was a trespass to try title action, suit to quiet title for possession of a land, and a counterclaim for title by adverse possession. There are several … … Takeaways. A Mother Hubbard Clause can save a deed in which the property description fails to satisfy the Statute of Frauds.

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Texas Will Soon Rival California In Utility-Scale Solar Power

Yale E360

Texas will add 10 gigawatts of utility-scale solar power in the next two years, meaning it will soon rival California as the state with the most large-scale solar power, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Read more on E360 ?.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. On Earth Day, citizens all around the world make a concerted effort to reflect upon their relationship with nature, and collectively share what specific actions we can take to protect our planet against threats such as air and water pollution, deforestation, species decline, extreme weather events, and more — all of which are exacerbated by climate change.

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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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Guest Post: Pass the Climate Commitment Act on Earth Day

Washington Nature

By Denis Hayes This piece was originally published as an OpEd in the Washington State Wire. On April 22, Earth Day, the Washington State House will vote on the Climate Commitment Act ( SB 5126 ). This is the best climate legislation, with a chance of actually passing, that has yet been proposed in the United States. It is stronger, and more equitable, than any legislation that has actually passed, anywhere.

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Super-resolution microscope sees deep inside the brains of living mice

Physics World

Visualizing subcellular structures deep inside the brains of living animals could improve our understanding of how neurons function in their native environment. Thanks to an improved super-resolution microscopy technique developed at Yale University , that dream is now one step closer to reality. Writing in Optica , the researchers combined stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy with two-photon excitation (2PE) to visualize, in three dimensions, the dendritic spines of live mice.

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Nanoscale degradation of ferroelectric crystals observed for the first time

Physics World

The first direct observation of the nanoscale degradation of a ferroelectric crystal has been made by researchers in Australia, China and the US. Qianwei Huang at the University of Sydney and colleagues used transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to discover how regions unresponsive to applied electric fields can build up at the domain walls of ferroelectric crystals, diminishing their performance.

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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

Science & Climate

Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045. Report to State Outlines Policy Pathways to Meet the Zero-Carbon Time Crunch. by UC Davis News and Media Relations | April 21, 2021. featured image by Getty. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California. In order to achieve the state’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2045 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, decarbonizing this sector is essential.

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2020 was Europe’s hottest year on record, finds report

Physics World

Last year was the warmest on record for Europe, in part due to an exceptionally warm winter over the northeast of the continent. It was a year that saw wildfires rage in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, while Storm Alex brought record rainfall and led to above-average river discharge across much of western Europe. These are among the key points in the European State of the Climate Report released today.

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Getting Others on Board with Going Green at Work: Using Social Norms and FOMO (post 4 of 5)

Eco Coach

What if you could change your colleague’s behavior as it related to sustainability actions by simply bringing up the topic and mentioning a few facts? Can it be that easy? You are likely thinking ' I wish it were!'. Behavior change can be tricky, as you likely know if you are reading this post. Achieving it takes more than just handing out information and hoping people will make the right decision.

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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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New technology for artisanal gold miners and the pros and cons of blockchain

Physics World

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, we look at the science of mining precious commodities, both real and virtual. Our first guest is the geochemist Kevin Telmer of the Artisanal Gold Council. He explains how the Canada-based organization is developing and promoting technologies designed to improve the lives of subsistence gold miners, who are responsible for at least 20% of annual gold production worldwide.

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MEPA Review Not Required as Part of Wisconsin Gas Plant Affiliated-Interest Agreements, Says Minnesota Supreme Court

Renewable + Law

As a follow up to a previous post the Minnesota Supreme Court issued its decision on April 21, 2021, reversing the Minnesota Court of Appeals and remanding the matter for further review. In so doing, the Court concluded that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission properly concluded that MEPA review was not required. The Court first analyzed environmental review under Minn.

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Crisis in a lockdown: how NIST coped with a radiation leak

Physics World

On the morning of Wednesday 3 February 2021, the research reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), just outside Washington, DC, was starting to come back online after routine maintenance. Shortly after 9 a.m., however, radiation monitors in the building detected above-normal background radioactivity, consisting of fission fragments from the ruptured cladding of a fuel element.

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The Biden Administration’s Pledge to Cut U.S. Emissions in Half by 2030 Would Come with Serious Costs to the Economy: A CRES Forum Analysis

Cresforum

Today, President Biden announced that the United States would pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030, compared to a 2005 base year. While his administration has been vague on how to achieve that target, our analysis indicates that it would require steep, aggressive annual reductions over the course of the decade that would be unparalleled in U.S. history.

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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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Molecular compass tracks tiny forces

Physics World

Scientists in China have devised what they describe as the molecular equivalent of a compass to measure the weak van der Waals interactions between atoms. They did so by using a new kind of electron microscopy to track the rotation of a single hydrocarbon molecule within a crystal. The scientists reckon their tiny sensor could provide new insights into molecular-scale processes such as catalysis and phase transitions.

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The Biden Administration’s Pledge to Cut U.S. Emissions in Half by 2030 Would Come with Serious Costs to the Economy: A CRES Forum Analysis

Cresforum

Today, President Biden announced that the United States would pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030, compared to a 2005 base year. While his administration has been vague on how to achieve that target, our analysis indicates that it would require steep, aggressive annual reductions over the course of the decade that would be unparalleled in U.S. history.

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50% By 2030 — The Administration Is Figuring Out How to Actually Get There

Law and Environment

The President today formally announced that the United States was pledging to reduce its emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030. The announcement isn’t a surprise, but that doesn’t lessen its importance. So large a reduction will be a heavy lift, particularly in a federal system where many states are still not exactly with the program. So how will this Administration get us on a path to 50%?

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Climate Rules Built to Last

Law Columbia

By Michael Burger *. US Capitol Hill – Flickr. President Biden, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and many others in the administration leadership have touted its highly ambitious, whole-government approach to taking the climate crisis. In the administration’s first three months, we have already seen this begin to take shape. Yet, even as global leaders convene for President Biden’s Earth Day climate summit to make major announcements about new climate pledges, the internati

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