Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced new fuel economy standards for fleets. The new standards will make vehicle miles per gallon more efficient and reduce transportation emissions. The post NHTSA Announces New Fuel Economy Standards appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
APRIL 4, 2022
As my post on Monday indicated, the top ten utilities have all announced plans for cutting carbon in the next several decades. Some of these utilities, like PG&E or ConEd, operate in states that have ambitious climate policies. It’s easy to see why utilities in New York or California would be setting their own targets. But it’s less clear why utilities in other parts of the country would be doing so.
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Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
California ports implement program to encourage increased sustainability and efficiency of drayage trucks. The post California Ports Program Encourages use of Zero Emissions Trucks appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2022
A funny thing happened just as people started turning off their laptops and gearing up for the long President’s Day weekend last month. At 2 p.m. on Friday, with no news alert, press statement or announcement, ExxonMobil for the first time revealed who received its lobbying money and how much. The world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company didn’t lay its cards on the table without a push.
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced new fuel economy standards for fleets. The new standards will make vehicle miles per gallon more efficient and reduce transportation emissions. The post NHTSA Announces New Fuel Economy Standards appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
APRIL 4, 2022
The world must make immediate and drastic cuts to carbon emissions to keep warming to under 1.5 degrees C, according to a new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Existing policies and economic growth would allow warming to reach 3.2 degrees C, or nearly 6 degrees F, the report finds. Read more on E360 ?.
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New Scientist
APRIL 4, 2022
A major report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the window for avoiding more than 1.
Physics World
APRIL 4, 2022
Record breaking: artist’s impression of the decay of a lutetium-149 nucleus into a ytterbium-148 nucleus and a proton. (Courtesy: University of Jyväskylä). Physicists in Finland have created a pumpkin-shaped nucleus that has the shortest directly measured half-life of any ground-state proton emitter. The lutetium-149 nucleus is also the most oblate deformed proton emitter observed to date.
The Applied Ecologist
APRIL 4, 2022
Each year, Journal of Applied Ecology awards the Southwood Prize to the best paper in the journal by an author at the start of their career. In this post, Pei Zhang (Sichuan University) discusses her shortlisted paper which aimed to evaluate the ecological effects of livestock grazing and tidal flooding on salt marshes in the high and middle marsh zones of the Yangtze River Estuary, China.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 4, 2022
by Hannah Hunter, Queen’s University, Ontario When people think of extinct animals, they may picture taxidermy, skeletons, 19th-century illustrations or perhaps grainy black-and-white photographs. Until very recently, these were our only ways to encounter lost beings. However, technological advances are making it possible to encounter extinct species in new ways.
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.
Breezometer
APRIL 4, 2022
Exposure to air pollution during our regular, daily commutes is a major health risk. To combat the problem, BreezoMeter partnered with HELLA, an international automotive parts supplier seeking to expand and enhance its digital offering with personalized outdoor air quality forecasts and insights that make daily journeys healthier and safer for drivers and passengers alike.
Physics World
APRIL 4, 2022
Researchers in the US report that they have observed the so-called “fourth signature” of superconducting phase transitions in materials known as cuprates. The result, obtained via photoemission spectroscopy of a cuprate called Bi2212, could shed fresh light on how these materials, which conduct electricity without resistance at temperatures of 77 K or higher, transition into the superconducting state.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 4, 2022
Killen, H., Chang, L., Soul, L. and Barclay, R., 2022. Combining Physical and Digital Data Collection for Citizen Science Climate Research. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 7(1), p.10. DOI: [link] Abstract: In this paper, we present our experience designing and implementing a hybrid citizen science protocol combining local data collection reported digitally with the return of physical … Continue reading Combining Physical and Digital Data Collection for Citizen Science Climate Researc
National Law Center
APRIL 4, 2022
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: April 4, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 4, 2022
Read the full story in the New York Times. A major new scientific report offers a road map for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small.
Environmental Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
Peco is offering $1.5 million in infrastructure incentives for customers looking to advance electrification of their fleets. The post Peco Offers $1.5M in Incentives for Customers to Advance Electrification of Their Fleets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Washington Nature
APRIL 4, 2022
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, comprises the northernmost part of the Emerald Edge —a 100-million-acre expanse of lush forests, rivers, islands and mountain streams spanning from the Pacific Northwest through British Columbia to Alaska.?These lands are the ancestral territory of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples—Alaska Native communities that have long relied on and stewarded the forest for traditional practices, commercial fishing, visitor services, and other cultural a
New Scientist
APRIL 4, 2022
Thanks to the growing collection of genomes for species alive today, researchers have been able to partially reconstruct the genomes of extinct ancestors for which no physical record exists on Earth
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A Greener Life
APRIL 4, 2022
Photo credit: 63ru78 via Shutterstock]. By Anders Lorenzen. A recent report has shed light on how we can wean ourselves off Russian fossil fuels faster than the EU and other countries are aiming for in ways that would also accelerate climate action. . The report titled “Switch off Putin: A Ukrainian Energy Solidarity Plan” was released by the European environmental NGO RePlanet, which argued that the EU can immediately stop buying fossil fuels from Russia if they would be prepared to implement a
Washington Nature
APRIL 4, 2022
The trees in urban landscapes that line city streets and parks provide a multitude of benefits for people and nature. Cleaner air and being surrounded by trees are good for overall human health, and lesser-known, but no less important is the cooling effect trees have on the surrounding environment. Research has shown that urban areas with greater tree cover are several degrees cooler than areas with fewer trees.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 4, 2022
On March 31, Philadelphia-based Comcast announced an agreement to purchase 250 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity from Constellation that will power approximately 12 percent of its U.S. operations and the vast majority of its Mid-Atlantic operations with clean, renewable energy. The agreement will support construction of the Blue Sky Solar Project , currently being developed by Scout Clean Energy in Illinois, creating local jobs and bringing additional clean electricity to the U.S. power grid.
Cool Green Science
APRIL 4, 2022
Reading about nature and conservation doesn’t have to be a chore, as these 6 books demonstrate. The post Earth Month Book Review 2022 appeared first on Cool Green Science.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 4, 2022
By Brodhead Watershed Association Being a bee is no walk in the park. Rusty-patched bumble bees are only about half an inch long. Yet they may fly up to a mile foraging for food. They need constant supplies of nectar and pollen from many different kinds of flowers, starting in spring right through fall. And they nest in the ground, exposed to pesticides and other chemicals that can hurt or kill them.
Environmental Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
Ecolab Inc., a water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions company, today announced the signing of a virtual power purchase agreement that will support the construction and operation of a five-turbine wind farm on the west coast of Finland. The post Ecolab’s European Operations to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
National Law Center
APRIL 4, 2022
As we begin April and reflect on last month, staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research. The post March Monthly Round Up appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
APRIL 4, 2022
Findings from the biggest genetic study of Alzheimer’s to date could help people at high risk of the disease take action to delay or prevent symptoms
Environmental Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
Data Center company Equinix has issued $1.2 billion worth of green bonds; the company says it is now the fourth largest issuer of green bonds in the world. The post Equinix Issues $1.2 Billion in Green Bonds to Expand Data Center Sustainability appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
APRIL 4, 2022
Radio wave pulses burn the nerves in the walls of the arteries that feed the kidneys, reducing the nerves' activity and lowering blood pressure
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 4, 2022
Read the full story at Food Business News. Technology transfer company Yissum announced that researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a technique to transform dried pasta sheets into traditional, bulkier pasta shapes when placed in boiling water. The team, led by professor Eran Sharon and Ido Levin of the Racah Institute of … Continue reading Shape-shifting pasta could reduce packaging costs.
New Scientist
APRIL 4, 2022
Computer analysis has shown that 19th-century naturalists including Charles Darwin were right: birds near the equator are more colourful
Environmental Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
Peco is offering $1.5 million in infrastructure incentives for customers looking to advance electrification of their fleets. The post Peco Offers $1.5M in Incentives for Customers to Advance Electrification of Their Fleets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
APRIL 4, 2022
New guidelines from the World Health Organization mean that almost everyone on the planet is now affected by harmful air pollution
Environmental Leader
APRIL 4, 2022
Ecolab Inc., a water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions company, today announced the signing of a virtual power purchase agreement that will support the construction and operation of a five-turbine wind farm on the west coast of Finland. The post Ecolab’s European Operations to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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