Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Fireflies — whose shimmering, magical glows light up summer nights — are in trouble, threatened by habitat destruction, light pollution, and pesticide use. With 18 species now considered at risk of extinction in North America alone, recovery efforts are only just beginning.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
How will the nations that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention respond to the threat climate change represents to iconic natural and historic sites across the globe? This is one of the biggest questions facing the countries represented at the 45 th World Heritage Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Will they for example, agree to place the city of Venice on the list of World Heritage sites “in danger” ?
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Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Between 2012 and 2022, at least 1,910 people advocating for environmental protection were killed worldwide, a new report finds.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. electricity generation. By a lot. Renewables are continuing to increase their share of the power sector, rising to almost 23 percent of the nation’s electricity supply last year, which was higher than the generation from both coal-fired and nuclear plants.
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.
Energy & the Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Unit Petroleum Company v. Koch Energy Services, LLC is another force majeure case arising out of winter storm Uri. Unlike a similar case, summary judgment was denied because, said the United States District Court, The word “reasonable”, although not ambiguous, is a question of fact that must be answered by looking into the circumstances of the case at issue, including the nature of the proposed contract, the purposes of the parties, the course of dealing between them, and any relevant usages of
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
To stay within safe planetary boundaries, humans should only use around 10 per cent of the biomass produced each year by plants on land, but we are currently way above that level
Enviromental Defense
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Alberta’s current pause on new wind and solar projects is bad for business and for Alberta’s climate goals. However, it is true that no industry should operate without a clear understanding of the potential environmental impacts of their projects, and a clear plan for how they will clean up any mess left behind. And so, Alberta just made the case for a moratorium on production in the tar sands.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Mixing and matching various strands of DNA can create versatile biological computer circuits that can take the square roots of numbers or solve quadratic equations
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Male frogs will sometimes try to mate with turtles or inanimate objects, and now there is evidence that the behaviour began deep in prehistory with the first frogs
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
With more of us turning to cannabis and its compounds for medical reasons than ever before, we need solid research to tell us what it really does to the body and mind
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A honeybee swarm has as much electric charge as a thundercloud, and the insects’ mass movements in the atmosphere might even have some influence on the weather.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Between 2010 and 2021, the proportion of drug overdose deaths in the US involving a combination of fentanyl and a stimulant such as cocaine or methamphetamine skyrocketed
Washington Nature
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
By Anya Blaney, Partner, Blaney Consulting Paul Jewell defied conventional expectations as he transitioned from working at a nearly 130-year-old family furniture business in Ellensburg, Washington, where he warmly welcomed customers as lifelong friends and helped them improve their homes. Today, as the Senior Policy Director of Land Use, Water, and Natural Resources for the Washington State Association of Counties, he undertakes the crucial task of protecting the environment—the collective home
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New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest supermassive black holes from the early universe are more massive in relation to their galaxies compared with those near us
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Illinois deserves better options when it comes to heating our homes. Building electrification is a cost effective and safe alternative to the gas system.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Most adhesives are made from fossil fuels and take thousands of years to biodegrade, but a new alternative derived from soya plants bonds metal, wood and synthetic surfaces just as strongly
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A recent examination of Vivitrol’s clinical trial data uncovered many hidden overdoses.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Claims about the health benefits of cannabidiol have outpaced credible research, but CBD does show some real promise
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
On September 13, The Derrick reported the Oil Region National Heritage Area will host the second Oil Heritage Energy Security Conference on October 12-13 at the PennWest Clarion Venango Campus in Oil City, Venango County. The theme of the Conference is Back To The Future? Energy’s Past And Its Lessons For Powering A Sustainable And Prosperous Tomorrow.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Karman Space Programme, set up by students at Imperial College London, will attempt to launch its Aurora rocket to an altitude of 100 kilometres, the generally accepted boundary of space
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Be prepared for the next major storm by planning ahead and staying vigilant when floodwaters arrive.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A streamlined version of Moderna’s vaccine that targets only key parts of the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is being trialled in humans
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A new report released today from Arup in partnership with NRDC details the policies adopted and needed to reduce emissions from embodied carbon in California.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Mycologists Danny Newman and Roo Vandegrift spent more than a decade scouting for fungi in the threatened Los Cedros reserve in Ecuador.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. 347.563.6408 Comment: NSAC Welcomes Senate Amendment to Restore Funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Washington, DC, September 13, 2023 – Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment, attributable to Hannah Quigley, NSAC Policy Specialist, in response to Senator Stabenow (D-MI) filing an amendment
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Time scales in my favourite soap opera Emmerdale make no sense, but maybe this helps avid fans to normalise the concept of time dilation, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Water quality is just one of the many important pieces of the puzzle that makes up environmental, ecological and human health. The Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences strives to understand and protect watersheds in this changing world, so in partnership with organizations of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, water quality monitoring efforts and studies are being conducted in the Delaware River Basin.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Animal footprints carved into rock thousands of years ago depict over 40 species, a trio of trackers has determined
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