US Offshore Wind: 3 Key Opportunities to Advance Equity
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
We can promote offshore wind and equity at the same time.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
We can promote offshore wind and equity at the same time.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Heavy rainstorms wreaked havoc in the Canadian province of British Columbia , forcing the evacuation of an entire small town. A new report finds water and energy use from Oahu hotels did not decrease in 2020 despite lockdown orders. A study from the S. Environmental Protection Agency links proximity to agricultural land to high levels of toxic algal blooms in Midwestern lakes.
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Physics World
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Optogenetics – a technique that uses light to control the activity of neurons or other types of cell – has revolutionized our ability to manipulate and discern the mechanisms underlying brain function. Spinal cord activity underpins control of movement and several other basic physiological functions. But compared with the brain, optogenetics in the spinal cord presents a series of challenges that require the development of new light-delivery technologies.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Leandro Leviste, a 28-year-old Filipino entrepreneur, is planning to build what would be the largest solar installation in Southeast Asia, a 500-megawatt plant around 80 miles north of Manila, Bloomberg reported. Read more on E360 ?.
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Physics World
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The amounts of heavy elements such as gold created when black holes merge with neutron stars have been calculated and compared with the amounts expected when pairs of neutron stars merge. The calculations were done by Hsin-Yu Chen and Salvatore Vitale at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Francois Foucart at the University of New Hampshire using advanced simulations and gravitational-wave observations made by the LIGO–Virgo collaboration.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
A privately funded telescope called Toliman will seek habitable worlds in our nearest neighboring star system, potentially sparking a new wave of exoplanetary exploration. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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Scientific American
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Studies of living and mummified baboons hint at why ancient Egyptians revered these pesky primates and uncover the probable location of the fabled kingdom from which they imported the animals. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Time crystals are special quantum systems that exhibit periodicity in time, just as crystalline materials are periodic in space. Since 2012, when they were first proposed theoretically , several groups have built experimental systems that demonstrate key characteristics of time crystals, but these results lacked a method to generally stabilize the time crystalline phase.
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
This is a guest blog by Irene Ford and Jenni Le Forestier. Since Premier Ford decided to become a champion of highways there has been a lot of attention on two proposed highways in the Greater Toronto area: the Bradford Bypass and the 413. Citizens and residents along the routes have been fighting these projects for years, but the recent attention has brought more and more people out to support our efforts. .
Physics World
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
I have to come clean about something. I thought I understood the science of surfaces. As a physicist working on nanomaterials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) , solar panels and sensors, I literally spend my days playing with polymers. The devices I build are multi-layered structures, where you have to really know what’s going to happen when you deposit one layer on top of another.
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.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Dazzling photos of the world above and below the ocean waterline, showcased in David Doubilet's book Two Worlds: Above and below the sea, reveal Earth’s rich duality
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
From conjunctivitis to vertigo, coronavirus infections can affect disparate senses. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
It’s easy to think human conscious experience is unique, but a better understanding of consciousness’s mysteries comes by tracing it back in the evolutionary tree
Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The league is promoting the company’s synthetic Opteon refrigerants as “sustainable,” even though they are thousands of times more warming of the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. By Phil McKenna The National Hockey League and Chemours have formed a partnership to promote the chemical company’s synthetic Opteon refrigerants as “environmentally sustainable,” despite them being far worse for the climate than ammonia, the most widely used ice-rink refrigerant, a Washington-based environmental advocac
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.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Many satellites use xenon as a propellant to help them change orbit or avoid collisions, but the gas is expensive – now we know iodine provides a cheaper alternative
National Law Center
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA, The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 17, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
An mRNA vaccine that causes a red, itchy skin rash in response to bites by ticks may allow them to be removed before they transmit Lyme disease-causing bacteria
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Washington Nature
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
by Bob Carey, Director of Strategic Partnerships I recently volunteered on a restoration project up near Marblemount along the upper Skagit River, about 75 miles from Puget Sound. After the restoration work was done, I bushwacked into a nearby slough, knowing it was a place salmon spawned—and boy was it!! Over the next hour or so I saw thousands of spawning and spawned out pink salmon…as well as lots of bear sign, who had obviously been enjoying a feast.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
We have made huge progress in understanding some bits of the cosmos, but we’ve hit a brick wall with things like quantum theory and our own minds. Is there a way round?
Arnold Porter
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Arnold & Porter Legislative & Public Policy practice group chair Kevin O'Neill and associate Marne Marotta were recognized by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics for their outstanding legislative work in the group's 2021 "Top Lobbyists" list. The National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics is the trade association for the lobbying and government affairs profession.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The barn owls of northern Europe are typically dark-feathered, making the pale-feathered barn owls of the UK and Ireland an anomaly - now a study suggests they arrived via an ancient land bridge connecting the area to Iberia
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
COPs break my heart. Pretty much every time. . Global injustices get put under a microscope, and magnified for the world to see. Ministers from poor, vulnerable countries call on those from rich, industrialized countries to do more: reduce their high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and assist people in the Global south to better cope with the climate disasters that keep mounting.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
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
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Read the full story from WTTW. Three mayors in the past 15 years — Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot — have all promised to combat the effects of global climate change.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Though calls for mental health services spiked by 35 per cent early in the pandemic, the proportion of people seeking help for suicidal thoughts remained the same as before the covid-19 restrictions were put in place
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Despite the vast resources aimed at finding ways to detect cancer early, more needs to be done. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
In theory, genomes shared anonymously could be linked to people on social media because the DNA can be used to predict facial features, but the risk is vanishingly small
Inhabitant
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Chem-Energy has announced a planned investment of $1 billion in a solar and battery plant. Development will take place in Central Texas starting spring 2022. The petroleum products giant is among the many firms in the industry seeking to diversify as the world phases out fossil fuels.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
We are tiny specks of life in a vast, indifferent cosmos – but to say that decreases the value of our existence is to measure ourselves against the wrong thing
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Frontiers’ chief executive editor Dr. Frederick Fenter : “Frontiers welcomes the news on the unanimous adaptation of The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. Together with UNESCO, we recognize the urgency of addressing complex and interconnected environmental, social and economic challenges facing the world and the vital importance of science, technology and innovation in response to these challenges.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
After the Russian military smashed a defunct satellite, creating a cloud of dangerous debris, other powers may wish to prove they have similar capabilities
Inhabitant
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Indigenous rock art has survived tens of thousands of years. But global warming might be the death of it. As extreme weather events like fires, cyclones, floods and erosion intensify, rock art fades and disappears. A report at a recent symposium declared the damage is now irreversible.
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