Less Than 1 Percent of People Globally Breathing Safe Levels of Pollution, Study Finds
Yale E360
MARCH 7, 2023
Only one in every 100,000 people on Earth are breathing safe levels of fine particulate pollution, according to a new study.
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From Research to Action: The Growing Impact of Attribution Science
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
Attribution science , which is about understanding the role of climate change versus natural weather patterns and climate variability, can help us better understand the connections between extreme weather and climate change, provide new insight into what specific emissions are driving the worst impacts, and help shape climate solutions. Two types of climate attribution science—event and source—are helping answer two key questions.
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World’s First ISWEC Device Installed Off the Coast of Pantelleria Island
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 7, 2023
Eni, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino and Wave for Energy, has successfully installed the world's first Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter (ISWEC) device connected to an island's electricity grid. The post World’s First ISWEC Device Installed Off the Coast of Pantelleria Island appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
¿Pueden la energía solar, el almacenamiento y la eficiencia ayudarnos a sobrevivir inviernos como éste?
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
Traducción del inglés editado por Michelle Rama-Poccia Las tormentas invernales que afectan en este momento al país nos recuerdan lo importante que es prepararse para los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y lo catastróficas que pueden llegar a ser las cosas si no lo hacemos. En el 2021, la tormenta invernal Uri causó la muerte de al menos a 246 residentes de Texas.
How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
American Water Successfully Transfers Ownership of Wastewater Utility System Assets at Naval Station Mayport
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 7, 2023
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which functions as the primary contracting agency for the Department of Defense, selected American Water for the NS Mayport wastewater Utilities Privatization (UP) contract in July 2022. The post American Water Successfully Transfers Ownership of Wastewater Utility System Assets at Naval Station Mayport appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates
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Bad Guys in Energy 2022
Energy & the Law
MARCH 7, 2023
With it being Lent and all, we ask, are this year’s Ferrymen of the River Styx using these 40 days to turn from wickedness and find their way to repentence? Who knows, but we do know that as alternative energy rises, so do associated grifters, frauds and thieves. And political malpractice is a new category. Break like the wind Perps: Joey Douglas Davis and Philip Vincent Ridings of Arkansas Crimes: fraud, wire fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud, money laundering, aiding and abetting money-lau
PwC and Workiva Survey Shows Business Leaders Taking Proactive Approach to Climate Disclosure, Regardless of SEC Timeline
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 7, 2023
The survey, Change in the Climate, released this morning, polled 300 senior-level decision makers with knowledge or responsibility for ESG reporting at U.S.-based public companies with at least $500 million in annual revenue. The post PwC and Workiva Survey Shows Business Leaders Taking Proactive Approach to Climate Disclosure, Regardless of SEC Timeline appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
AI creates pictures of what people are seeing by analysing brain scans
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
An artificial intelligence that can create pictures of what people are looking at based on brain scans is impressive, but not ready for widespread use
Babies Are Born with an Innate Number Sense
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
Plato was right: newborns do math
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
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Four
National Law Center
MARCH 7, 2023
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign. The post State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Four appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
A Four-Day Workweek Reduces Stress without Hurting Productivity
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
The results of a test involving dozens of employers and thousands of employees suggests that working only four days instead of five is good for workers’ well-being—without hurting companies
Bumblebees can teach each other how to open a puzzle box
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
When researchers taught a bumblebee to push a lever for a reward, the knowledge spread through its colony, hinting that these insects have a kind of minimal culture
The Weird Reason We're Afraid of Clowns
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
Scientists figure out the origin of our fear of clowns
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.
NRCS-PA Announces Additional Application Deadline For Conservation Security Program
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2023
On March 7, Pennsylvania’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced it is now accepting additional applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The second deadline for CSP Classic applications to be considered for funding in Pennsylvania is April 20. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land.
Money actually does buy happiness, says Nobel prize-winning economist
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
After reanalysing earlier studies, Daniel Kahneman and his colleagues have found that happiness continues to increase with incomes higher than $75,000, contradicting the widely reported idea of a happiness plateau
Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate
The Energy Law
MARCH 7, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Van Dyke v. Navigators Grp. , No. 21-0146, 2023 WL 2053175 (Tex. Feb. 17, 2023), in which it re-affirmed the axiomatic principle that a text retains the same meaning in the present day as when it was drafted. In the context of antiquated oil and gas conveyances including a double fraction that includes “one-eighth,” the Court affirmed this principle by holding that such language gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that “one-eighth” ref
Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns from infection
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
A large study of infants shows that getting a covid-19 vaccination while pregnant can significantly reduce your child's infection risk two months after birth
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.
Crafting Scientific Leaders and Community this Summer Through DESLA
Academy of Natural Sciences
MARCH 7, 2023
We are eagerly preparing for our upcoming Drexel Environmental Science Leadership Academy — a weeklong outdoors summer adventure for high school students that gets everyone out in the field doing real environmental research, right alongside our very own Academy scientists and BEES professors. “As we gear up for each program, my excitement builds, knowing that I will get to experience the wonder of nature through the lens of a student who is seeing it for the first time,” says Miche
First 3D-printed rocket is about to launch into space
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
US aerospace start-up Relativity Space is planning to launch its 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket on 8 March, skipping planned tests and heading straight for orbit
Old Bomber Plane Will Sniff the Sky for Geoengineering Particles
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
NOAA will use a converted Air Force bomber to search the upper atmosphere for substances that could help the U.S.
The truth about cats' domestication and why they really quite like us
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
Cats have a reputation for being aloof and untamed, but recent studies suggest they may be more attuned to humans than we realise.
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.
Future Scientists Wanted: Land Health Institute Accepting Applications For Future Environmental Scientists, Stewards Program
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2023
The Philadelphia-based LandHealth Institute's Program for Future Environmental Scientists and Stewards (ProFESS) is now accepting applications. The deadline is May 15. This 10-week summer program is geared towards current 8th through 12th grade students who are interested in environmental science, community engagement, or just being outdoors during the summer.
Surprising new research on cats will make you see yours in a new light
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
Cats have a reputation for being aloof and untamed, but recent studies suggest they may be more attuned to humans than we realise.
FAR-sighted conservation: Facing the inevitability of ongoing environmental change
The Applied Ecologist
MARCH 7, 2023
Chris Thomas and colleagues describe their latest Perspective article outlining a new framework – Facilitate-Accept-Resist (FAR) – that operationalizes conservation decision-making in a way that leads to greater adoption of positive biodiversity change. Conservation is in a bind. The biological world is changing, and so are our human priorities.
Keep PA Beautiful Invites Teachers, Students To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2023
Schools in Pennsylvania can keep their school grounds litter free with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program. The program encourages hands-on activities to teach environmental stewardship and responsibility and can be combined with a lesson on how litter affects animals, people, water quality and economics. A student at York Adams Academy in North York, Pennsylvania is using the program as her senior project.
Sustainability at Retail
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International Women’s Day: Research Topics celebrating the findings of female scientists
Frontiers
MARCH 7, 2023
To celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we are highlighting the top Research Topics from women in science. Help us foster gender equality by reading up on the incredible findings and solutions made by female scientists. With 300,000 collective views, female researchers explored topics and advanced fields, including the gender pay gap , analytical chemistry , parasite and host relationships , and cardiovascular epidemiology.
Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: Bipartisan Bill Introduced In Congress To Expand Equity In Delaware River Conservation Program
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2023
On March 7, the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed announced U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) took another major step forward in protecting the drinking water, state wildlife, and restoration sites across the watershed by introducing the bipartisan Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act.
Conference: Law and nature in the Middle Ages
Environment, Law, and History
MARCH 7, 2023
Courtesy of ESCLH Blog: An upcoming conference (16-17 March) at Université d’Orléans on law and nature in the Middle Ages. Talks include Marie Bassano on the relationship between man and nature among late-medieval jurists and Dante Fedele on the medieval jurists and the sea. The full program is here.
The first 3D-printed rocket is about to launch into space
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
US aerospace start-up Relativity Space is planning to launch its 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket on 8 March, skipping planned tests and heading straight for orbit
Keep Chester County Beautiful Volunteer Beth Intoccia Encourages Others To Make Their Communities Stronger, Cleaner And Better Places To Live
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2023
In January, Keep PA Beautiful recognized Beth Intoccia of Chester County as one of their 2022 volunteers of the year. Beth founded the Litter Lifters of West Vincent, which has held many events since mid-2020 and removed well over 1,000 bags of litter from Chester County roadways and streams. "Beth’s passion for improving the environment and educating others, also includes her mentoring others interested in making a difference in and around their communities in Chester County and beyond.
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