Footage Proves Female Songbirds Can Sing
PBS Nature
APRIL 28, 2023
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In Australia, a Surge in Renewables Drives Down Power Prices
Yale E360
APRIL 28, 2023
At one point in March, renewables briefly supplied two-thirds of Australia's power, according to the grid operator, which says that the continued growth of wind and solar is driving down costs.
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United Nations Global Compact is Joined by Emirates Group
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 28, 2023
The Emirates Group has cross-functional internal committees that govern and monitor strategic, operational, and financial areas. The post United Nations Global Compact is Joined by Emirates Group appeared first on Environment+Energy Leader.
Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World?
Inside Climate News
APRIL 28, 2023
New research shows a fast-acting climate connection between poles that may be driven by wind rather than by ocean currents. By Bob Berwyn With the planet warming by a fraction of a degree every few years, glaciers melting away in a trickle and sea level rising two inches per decade, global warming sometimes seems to be happening at a slow and steady pace.
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.
CEO William Theisen Shares Insights on Proposed SEC Regulations, EcoAct’s Partnership with Etsy, and Data Collection
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 28, 2023
Our UK team worked with Lloyds and NatWest Group to publish an emissions paper in the fall of 2020. We came out with a better way to assess data. The post CEO William Theisen Shares Insights on Proposed SEC Regulations, EcoAct’s Partnership with Etsy, and Data Collection appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Public Land Grab: Senate Bill Gifts Miners Pass to Pollute
NRDC
APRIL 28, 2023
Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Jim Risch (R-ID) have introduced legislation that makes it easier for mining companies and others to acquire rights to federal land and to be able to use them as dumping grounds and worse. The legislation reverses over 150 years of legal precedent and lifts one of the few substantive requirements of America’s antiquated and regressive general mining law.
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Psychedelics may increase entropy in the brain's vision centre
New Scientist
APRIL 28, 2023
Computer simulations of a human brain under the influence of LSD show that entropy increases the most in regions responsible for processing vision and integrating sensory information
Coles Group Unveils State-of-the-Art Distribution Center for Safer and More Sustainable Operations
Environment + Energy Leader
APRIL 28, 2023
This $1 billion investment is the largest in Coles Group's 109-year history, and the state-of-the-art facility is located at Goodman's Redbank Motorway Estate in Queensland. The post Coles Group Unveils State-of-the-Art Distribution Center for Safer and More Sustainable Operations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Why saving Britain's rivers means more than cleaning up sewage
New Scientist
APRIL 28, 2023
Researchers at the UK’s annual River Restoration conference say that policy-makers and the general public are largely unaware that most of the UK's rivers aren't in their natural state, with huge impacts on biodiversity
PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 29
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
The following DEP notices were published in the April 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities, Inc. - fmr Bellefonte Manufactured Gas Plant: DEP received Remedial Investigation Report concerning remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with coal tar and other contaminants at the MGP in Spring Township, Centre County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2376 ) -- Chesapeak
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.
Exotic cosmic objects in string theory may look like leaky black holes
New Scientist
APRIL 28, 2023
Physicists have simulated strange objects from string theory to determine what they look like – if they exist, they could be mistaken for a black hole when imaged from very far away
DEP Tentatively Sets May 18 Online Public Conference On Proposed Roulette Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well In Clara Twp., Potter County; Opponents Again Call For Robust Public Participation Process
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
On April 27, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has tentatively scheduled an online "public conference" May 18 on the proposed Roulette Oil & Gas waste injection well in Clara Township, Potter County from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Barbara Hanes, DEP Oil and Gas Operations, asked opponents of the proposal to confirm their availability by the end of the day April 28 and to send questions or other items to be included on the agenda by May 10.
Where do Canada and its wealthy and privileged G7 allies stand on key climate and environmental issues?
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 28, 2023
Where do the world’s wealthiest nations stand when it comes to the most important environmental issues of our time: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution? And what does Canada intend to do given our incredibly privileged position and capacity for action? The joint statement from the recent G7 environment and energy ministers’ conference in Japan suggests there is ambition for action in some areas – on climate-related finance and investments and on eliminating toxic chemicals, for examp
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6 Million+ In Consumptive Water Use Mitigation Projects
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
On April 27, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission announced more than $6 million in grant funding for 23 projects that will improve the sustainability of streamflows and groundwater during times of drought. Projects include innovative activities from dam removals and riparian stream work that restores floodplains and ecosystems to leak-detecting satellite imagery and automated truck washing systems that conserve water.
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.
Here’s How EPA Should Set Buy Clean Standards For Steel
NRDC
APRIL 28, 2023
Buy Clean Standards must be designed correctly to lower emissions without driving domestic steel manufacturing out of business.
Delaware River Basin Commission Clarifies New Regulations On Oil/Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban Road Spreading, Disposal From Conventional Wells
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
The Delaware River Basin Commission has clarified regulations it adopted in December to regulate wastewater to make clear they ban the road spreading and disposal of fracking wastewater from conventional as well as unconventional shale gas drilling operations. Conventional well drillers use fracking extensively in new wells and often frack older wells to simulate production.
These Are the Places at Greatest Risk from Extreme Heat
Scientific American
APRIL 28, 2023
Communities in certain spots around the world, such as Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Central America, are likely to experience record-breaking heat events but may not be prepared
Western PA Conservancy To Hold Public Meetings, Invites Public Suggestions On Future Use, Improvements To Juniata River Watershed
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
Residents of the Juniata River Watershed are invited to provide input and suggestions via public meetings and a community survey to help inform the Juniata Watershed Management Plan, a project of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy with multiple partners. Encompassing 3,400 square miles and traveling through Dauphin, Perry, Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Bedford and Somerset counties, the Juniata watershed’s numerous tributaries provide habitat for numerous fish and aquatic species as well as re
Sustainability at Retail
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The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 8
National Law Center
APRIL 28, 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: Vol. 1, Issue 8 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
It may have been snowing on Mars 400,000 years ago
New Scientist
APRIL 28, 2023
China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence for liquid water on the surface of Mars - and it probably began as snow or frost that melted into sand dunes
Proteins Never Seen in Nature Are Designed Using AI to Address Biomedical and Industrial Problems Unsolved by Evolution
Scientific American
APRIL 28, 2023
Bioengineers are drawing on rapidly evolving machine learning tools, deep reservoirs of data, and the firepower of a program called AlphaFold2 to pursue more sophisticated de novo protein designs
Under “Food Apartheid,” Urban Farms Are More Important Than Ever
NRDC
APRIL 28, 2023
But BIPOC urban farmers continue to face unique challenges—including inequitable access to land and loans.
With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First
Scientific American
APRIL 28, 2023
NASA is again sending people to the moon; the agency must revamp its safety reporting procedures to protect everyone involved
Spanish heatwave: Is climate change behind record heat in Europe?
New Scientist
APRIL 28, 2023
A spring heatwave across parts of southern Europe is seeing temperature records for April broken in many countries. Why is this happening, and will the summer also be hot?
Information Theory Finds the Best Wordle Starting Words
Scientific American
APRIL 28, 2023
Information theory can help people mathematically calculate the best starting guess for the popular online game
DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 29 PA Bulletin
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the April 29 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 29 PA Bulletin of an NPDES Water Quality Permit appeal final settlement regarding the U.S. Steel Corp’s Mon Valley Works, Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock and North Braddock Boroughs, Allegheny County [ Environmental Hearing Board Docket No. 2022- 003-R]. ( PA Bulletin, page 2388 ) -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard -
Earth911 Podcast: AeroFarms’ Marc Oshima on Growing the Vertical Farming Opportunity
Earth 911
APRIL 28, 2023
Vertical farming, the emerging indoor approach to growing greens and other vegetables, has begun to. The post Earth911 Podcast: AeroFarms’ Marc Oshima on Growing the Vertical Farming Opportunity appeared first on Earth911.
Guest Essay: DCNR's Conservation And Stewardship Of State’s Natural Resources Is Vital To Pennsylvania's Booming Outdoor Recreation Industry
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
By Cindy Adams Dunn , Acting Secretary of DCNR, and John Norbeck Deputy Secretary for Parks & Forestry The following testimony was presented to the House Tourism And Economic And Recreation Development Committee on April 25, 2023. By conserving and stewarding our Commonwealth's natural resources, DCNR is vital to Pennsylvania's booming outdoor recreation industry.
Information Theory Finds the Best Wordle Starting Words
Scientific American
APRIL 28, 2023
Information theory can help people mathematically calculate the best starting guess for a popular online game
PA Resources Council Sets May Schedule For Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program In Allegheny County
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
The Pennsylvania Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program provides a free recycling service that rotates through a variety of locations in western Pennsylvania. This innovative program provides residents with a higher quality glass recycling option than typical curbside programs, ensuring that glass deposited into the bin meets the highest standards and can be fully recycled.
Strange Material Breaks a Classic Rule of Physics
Scientific American
APRIL 28, 2023
An unusual semiconductor is making physicists rethink the science of extreme conditions
Penn State Extension: June 13 Webinar On Wildlife Adaptations - How Wildlife Endures Extreme Weather, Limited Resources, Predators To Stay Alive
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 28, 2023
On June 13 Penn State Extension will host another in its series of Pennsylvania Forest Seminars on Wildlife Adaptations - How Wildlife Endures Extreme Weather, Limited Resources, Predators To Stay Alive at Noon and 7:00 p.m. Participants will learn about the animals that face competition for resources, harsh climates, and predators. We will also discuss some species that have adapted in interesting or unusual ways to survive.
Western Electricity Grid Is Entering Its Day-Ahead Market Era
NRDC
APRIL 28, 2023
NRDC is working with stakeholders to safeguard consumer interests and environmental protections as utilities from California to the Great Plains weigh proposals to share energy resources through an organized market.
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