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Social media algorithms can change your views in just a single day

New Scientist

The content you see on social media is often determined by an algorithm - and it turns out that these algorithms can rapidly change your views

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DEP Posted 87 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 30 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the November 30 PA Bulletin -- -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30 [PaEN] -- DEP published notice in the November 30 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a draft Community Water System Design Standards - Part II Public Water Supply Manual Technical Guidance [ DEP ID: 394-2125-004 ].

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Ancient footprints show how early human species lived side by side

New Scientist

Footprints preserved on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya seem to be from two ancient human species, showing they lived there at the same time about 1.

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Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Firefighters Rise To The Challenge As Wildfires Spark Across Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

By Seth Cassell, PA State Forester & Thomas Cook , State Fire Commissioner This guest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on November 27, 2024 -- This year alone, Pennsylvania has suffered two tragic deaths, more than 40 injuries, and the loss or damage of dozens of buildings due to wildfires. The volunteer firefighter, the civilian lending a helping hand to a neighbor, and the loss of forestland and property are not just numbers — they represent families forever changed and communities l

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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AI can analyse a decomposing body to help pinpoint the time of death

New Scientist

Determining when someone died based on their decomposing body is a subjective task, but artificial intelligence could bring some objectivity to the process

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Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species Crossed Paths within Hours

Scientific American

Two sets of fossilized footprints from early human species were made within a few hours of each other about 1.

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The Pathways Alliance’s Carbon Capture Plans and the Risks to Communities

Enviromental Defense

Oil and gas companies are proposing the widespread use of carbon capture to deal with their increasing greenhouse gas emissions. ( Learn more about carbon capture – and why it isn’t a climate solution – here. ) This involves capturing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from an industrial site, compressing it, transporting it through pipelines and then storing it underground.

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A little bit of fear can bring down levels of inflammation in the body

New Scientist

Feeling scared seems to reduce elevated levels of inflammation, which may help explain why some people enjoy a haunted attraction

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Book review: Futures of the Sun, by Imre Szeman

A Greener Life

By Jeremy Williams Over the past 200 years, political power has become deeply entwined with fossil fuels. The energy transition is now troubling the peace, and those alliances are shifting. As renewable energy takes over from fossil fuels, there is a tug-of-war underway to control the narrative. There are already competing stories, “each trying to be the first to make sense of what a politics anchored on renewable energy and climate action might look like.

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A little bit of fear can bring down high levels of inflammation

New Scientist

Feeling scared seems to reduce elevated levels of inflammation, which may help explain why some people enjoy a haunted attraction

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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

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New This Thanksgiving: Toxic Turkey

Legal Planet

As Americans gather to celebrate the harvest’s bounty, there are few revelations about our food supply more distressing than the 2024 news that sewage-derived fertilizer has contaminated millions of acres of U.S. cropland with toxic PFAS chemicals. Marketed as “biosolids” that enhance soil productivity, the voluminous outputs from wastewater treatment plants have poisoned productive lands from the Northeast to the Midwest to the South, rendering many farms’ meat, milk, and produce too hazardous

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Regulator sells out community safety for pennies on the dollar, as Imperial Oil gets 95 per cent “discount” on oil sands spill fine

Enviromental Defense

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ALBERTA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION, ATHABASCA CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, COUNCIL OF CANADIANS EDMONTON CHAPTER, ECOJUSTICE, KEEPERS OF THE WATER CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATY 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III — Concerned Indigenous Nations, community, health, and environmental groups are urging the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) to reconsider its decision to issue a meager $50,000 pe

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.28.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House Voting Schedule [End Of Session, Al

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30

PA Environment Daily

The following notices were published in the November 30 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- CNX Gas Company reported to DEP it failed to stop pumping shale gas wastewater through a pipeline for 24+ hours after an excavator punctured an “unmarked” wastewater pipeline at the Coarse Coal Refuse Disposal Area 7 in Morris Township, Greene County.

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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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CNX Gas Company Reports It Did Not Stop Pumping Shale Gas Wastewater Through A Punctured Pipeline For 24+ Hours During An Incident In Morris Township, Greene County In May

PA Environment Daily

CNX Gas Company reported to DEP it did not stop pumping shale gas wastewater through a pipeline for 24+ hours after an excavator punctured an “unmarked” wastewater pipeline at the Coarse Coal Refuse Disposal Area 7 in Morris Township, Greene County. On May 21, 2024, CNX notified DEP of a spill related to the McQuay to Morris 2 and 3 shale gas wastewater pipeline, as reported in PA Environment Digest.