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Taking Action for Racial Justice: Postdocs at Yale Organize

Union of Concerned Scientists

Yale postdoctoral fellow Aileen Fernandez writes about how she and her colleagues have come together to help retain, support, and provide community for underrepresented minority postdocs at Yale University.

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2021 Rated One of the Hottest Years Ever as CO2 Levels Hit Record High

Yale E360

2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record and close to 1.2 degrees C (2.1 degrees F) warmer than the preindustrial average, according to an analysis from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The last seven years were the hottest ever "by a clear margin," the analysis found, thanks to rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses, which hit new highs last year.

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2021 Was One of the Deadliest and Costliest Years for Climate Disasters

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCS Climate and Energy program policy director Rachel Cleetus breaks down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's latest report on costly, dangerous climate-related disasters in 2021.

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Automated radiotherapy planning: a deep transfer learning approach

Physics World

Another challenging cancer site – another difficult radiation treatment to plan. Scientists at Duke University Medical Center and UNC Charlotte have developed a deep transfer learning model that automates radiotherapy planning for some of these tricky-to-plan cancers. They published their methods in Physics in Medicine & Biology. Why transfer learning?

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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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A Climate Scientist Watches a Movie about Apocalypse

Union of Concerned Scientists

Reflections on the film, "Don't Look Up.".

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DEP: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Tried 813 Times To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them; Failed To Report Waste Generated 836 Times Over 2 Years

PA Environment Daily

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. The number of conventional violations is the largest on record-- at least since 2013.

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Fungi that live on eucalyptus roots can control trees' gene activity

New Scientist

Eucalyptus trees rely on root fungi to source nutrients and water – but the fungi actually control the genetic development of the tree roots by releasing tiny chunks of RNA

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ArXiv.org Reaches a Milestone and a Reckoning

Scientific American

Runaway success and underfunding have led to growing pains for the preprint server. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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How do we define a well-lived life?: First scientific evidence helps us get closer to an answer

Frontiers

By Doris Baumann, University of Zurich. Image: Maridav/Shutterstock. Doris Baumann is currently finishing her PhD at the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich. She is particularly interested in the factors that contribute to living and aging well. In her thesis, she investigates fulfillment in life from a positive psychological perspective.

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Why the Luster on Once-Vaunted ‘Smart Cities’ Is Fading

Inside Climate News

“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. Some critics argue that rather than grafting a new city onto the landscape, it is better to integrate high-tech for clean, efficient energy and transportation into existing cities. By Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360 This article was originally published by Yale Environment 360.

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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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Edward O. Wilson, Science Communicator

Cool Green Science

Remembering Edward O. Wilson, one of our best science communicators. The post Edward O. Wilson, Science Communicator appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry

Environmental Law Centre

New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry We are pleased to announce the publication of our new report Managing Forests not Forestry: Law and Policy Recommendations for Ecosystem-based. The post New ELC Publication: Managing Forests not Forestry appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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Celebrating 15 years of blogging

Edouard Stenger

Wow? 15 years ? How time flies… I started this blog in January of 2007 as I was seeking work in climate and energy after graduating from my MSc in international management at Audencia. This blog had three purposes : 1. help me land an impactful job ; 2. keep me on practicing English and 3. allow me to learn more about to embed sustainability in our societies and communities.

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More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere

Frontiers

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer. Image: Damsea/Shutterstock. Researchers have, for the first time, simulated both micro- and macroplastics accumulation in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). They found that the majority of Mediterranean countries included in the study had at least one MPA where more than half of macroplastics originated elsewhere.

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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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Welcome to our new Associate Editor Mentees, 2022.

The Applied Ecologist

Journal of Applied Ecology offers a two-year mentoring opportunity for early career researchers to gain experience of the Associate Editor role on a journal. Each mentee works with an assigned Senior Editor mentor and the Editorial Office. They have the opportunity to gain insights into the publishing and review processes as they handle submissions in an Associate Editor capacity.

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Beam solar-powered off-grid EV chargers deployed worldwide

Inhabitant

Off-grid EV charger manufacturer Beam has now installed solar-powered off-grid EV chargers in more than 100 municipalities in the U.S. and around the world in Spain, Brazil, Canada and the Caribbean. It's big news in an industry that has so far relied on EV chargers that are on-grid and permanently installed.

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Covid-19 testing in the time of omicron: Everything you need to know

New Scientist

With omicron infections surging around the world, many countries are changing their coronavirus testing guidelines to better deal with the new variant and the huge number of cases it is causing. Here's what you need to know.

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Ghost orchid among new plant species discovered in 2021

Inhabitant

The ghost orchid grows in complete darkness in Madagascar’s dense forests. Instead of using photosynthesis, its nutrients come from symbiotic relationships with underground fungi.

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Landmark Webb Observatory Is Now Officially a Telescope

Scientific American

The observatory has flawlessly unfurled its mirrors and sunshield—although more steps are needed before the science can begin. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Our 2022 State Legislative Priorities

Washington Nature

Washington’s state Legislature convened today for a 60-day session. In even-numbered years like 2022, lawmakers focus on relatively small budget requests, “fixes” and limited policy proposals. But there’s still a lot happening! Coming off the major successes for nature and people in 2021 – including groundbreaking laws for addressing climate change, working toward environmental justice and increasing wildfire and forest resilience – there's important work to be done both to ensure these new poli

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Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeking Teachers, Adults To Serve As Mentors For Summer Field Schools

PA Environment Daily

The Wildlife Leadership Academy is seeking referrals of teachers and other interested adults for adult mentors wildlife/fisheries focused summer field schools. Adult mentors learn alongside Academy students, serving as the primary mentors for the participating youth throughout the 5-day residential summer field schools. Positions are available at each of the 2022 field schools, which will focus on white-tailed deer, bass, brook trout, turkey, and bear.

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Don’t Look Up – film review ?

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen. What happens when you ignore repeated warnings by scientists about an. Impending catastrophe? This is the tale the Netflix fiction comedy/drama/sci-fi Don’t Look Up set out to tell. The film is in essence about a huge comet heading towards Earth which will wipe out all human life, a metaphorical tale which in reality is about the impending climate crisis; the meteor being a metaphor for catastrophic climate change?

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Ancient Egyptian mummy of a young girl is first with a bandaged wound

New Scientist

The ancient Egyptians were adept at bandaging dead bodies during the mummification process, but we have had no evidence of the way they dressed flesh wounds until now

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 10, 2021

National Law Center

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Trademark. The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 10, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Covid-19 news: Ministers plan for UK to ‘live with covid’

New Scientist

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

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Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise

Scientific American

For billions of years Earth was quiet. Then life got loud. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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James Webb Space Telescope has finished unfolding its massive mirror

New Scientist

The space telescope has successfully completed a series of crucial steps to achieve full deployment, and will now continue to its final destination 1.

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Earth911 Podcast: DS Smith’s Wouter van Tol on Seaweed-based Packaging

Earth 911

Wouter van Tol, head of sustainability at packaging maker DS Smith, is working with new. The post Earth911 Podcast: DS Smith’s Wouter van Tol on Seaweed-based Packaging appeared first on Earth911.

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Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

New Scientist

Laboratory tests show a tiny robot with a helical propeller inspired by bacteria can swim through veins and deliver clot-busting drugs

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SABIC partners to create circular polymers from ocean-bound plastic

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Recycling Today. The Saudi Arabian company is working with Malaysia-based HHI to chemically recycle mixed and used ocean-bound plastic into certified circular polymers.

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Outsider wins DARPA challenge to predict where floats drift at sea

New Scientist

A competition to forecast the locations of 90 floats drifting in the Atlantic could lead to better methods for tracking oil slicks and locating shipwreck survivors

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Innovation needed to reclaim lithium from old batteries

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. American regulators are looking to implement recycling standards for lithium-ion batteries to reduce waste, poor labor conditions, and pollution.

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UK’s largest ichthyosaur fossil was a 10-metre-long apex predator

New Scientist

The largest ichthyosaur fossil ever found in the UK has been unearthed in the Rutland Water Nature Reserve

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Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property

Scientific American

The storm caused $65 million in damage across the U.S., according to the global reinsurance company Munich Re. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.