Sat.Jun 25, 2022

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Mmm-k scale climate models

Real Climate

Ocean eddy visualization ( Karsten Schnieder ). Two opinion pieces ( Slingo et al. , and Hewitt et al. ) and a supportive Nature Climate Change editorial were published this week, extolling the prospects for what they call “k-scale” climate modeling. These are models that would have grid boxes around 1 to 2 km in the horizontal – some 50 times smaller than what was used in the CMIP6 models.

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Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers, Hunters, Anglers, Farm, Environmental, Recreation Groups All Working Together, Down To The Wire, To Bring Home A Win On Growing Greener III Funding

PA Environment Daily

A bipartisan group of Senate and House lawmakers, hunters, anglers, farm, environmental, recreation and conservation groups are working hard down to the wire to bring home a win on Growing Greener III funding as part of the next state budget. It will all be decided this week. NOW is the time to help them by contacting your state House and Senate members to tell them to set aside at least $500 million from federal American Rescue Fund monies the state already has to support watershed restoration,

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South African robotic telescope to begin search for the afterglow of cosmic events

Physics World

A new optical telescope in South Africa that will measure the brightness of?transient sources will begin operation in mid-July. Located at the?Boyden Observatory in Bloemfontein, the telescope – a collaboration between South Africa’s University of the Free State, University College Dublin (UCD) and the?Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia?in Spain – will be used to study the afterglow from extremely energetic astrophysical events. .

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Warming Trends: Putting Citizen Scientists to Work, Assuring Climate-Depressed Kids That the Future is Bright, and Deploying Solar-Hydrogen Generators

Inside Climate News

A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod A group of researchers interested in analyzing thousands of images of mountain trees turned to an app for citizen scientists during the Covid-19 pandemic and asked a simple question: Is there snow on any of the branches?

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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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Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar

New Scientist

A study of people with prediabetes shows that the same foods affect blood sugar levels very differently.

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Most UNwanted List: Lookout For Bad Environmental, Energy Provisions During Final Budget Week

PA Environment Daily

This is it! The week when the state budget gets done! There’s always lots of mischief afoot, especially late at night, behind closed doors when bad environmental and energy things get added to the Administrative Code and Fiscal Code bills that accompany the budget without warning. Here are just some of the things to watch for-- -- Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Well Plugging Bonding: The House just passed House Bill 2644 (Causer-R-Cameron) blocking any increase in conventional o

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Appalachian Voices: Biden Administration Announces Programs Included In The Justice40 Initiative From 4 Agencies To Help Disadvantaged Communities

PA Environment Daily

On June 24, the Biden Administration announced the first list of federal programs that are part of its Justice40 initiative , representing more than 200 programs and billions of dollars in federal spending. The initiative seeks to ensure that at least 40% of the benefits of certain federal programs go to disadvantaged communities. The programs announced this week are administered by the U.S.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.25.22

PA Environment Daily

Are You Telling Your Story? Senate returns to session June 27, 28, 29, 30 [ Budget Time! ] -- Committee Schedule House returns to session June 27, 28, 29, 30 [ Budget Time! ] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers, Hunters, Anglers, Farm, Environmental, Recreation Groups All Working Together, Down To The Wire, To Bring Home A Win On Growing Greener III Funding [PaEN] -- Most UNwanted List: Lookout For Bad Environmental, Energy Provisions During Final Bu