Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia together emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging that promise to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn that big challenges remain before the processes can be cleaned up. Read more on E360 ?.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Dear 1L: You’ve gotten to law school at a crucial time for the future of the planet. The good news is that you’re arriving at a pivotal point when your work as a lawyer can make a big difference. The bad news is that we have a limited amount of time to get the situation under control. You’ll need to plunge right into the issues as a lawyer if you’re going to contribute.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
With its passage out of a key committee in the House of Representatives last week, the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) is a step closer to reality, as part of the powerful budget reconciliation bill (the Build Back Better Act). The bill, and that provision, still have a ways to go to get through Congress, […].
Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Environmental justice is clearly an idea whose time has – finally – come. The need to find the intersection between the search for racial justice and efforts to save the planet is undeniable. If we get it right, we’ll be at least partially solving two problems at once. First, mobilizing underserved communities in the fight against climate change and other environmental problems increases the number of voices arguing for aggressive action, making it more likely that the problems will be addres
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
A national heat safety standard for workers is long overdue.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Water stress in major American counties, including New York City area, will worsen by 2050. Arsenic is found in locally grown food items in the Indian state of Bihar for the first time. Sewage pollution is making popular swimming spots along the Thames River. Climate change will lead to more extreme weather in Brazil , including droughts and floods.
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Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Although conflagrations in lower latitudes get more attention, wildfires across the high north are affecting the planet even more. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
A team of researchers from the University of North Florida’s Atomic-LEGO laboratory together with researchers at the University of Illinois are the first to have observed asymmetric ferroelectricity in engineered crystals made from oxide heterostructures. The effect could be used to design nanostructured materials with tailored electronic properties.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
They’re meant to be heroes within the Star Wars universe, but the Jedi are inappropriate symbols for justice work. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Multiple occupants of a car cabin could soon listen to different audio programmes without the need for headphones, thanks to an acoustic algorithm developed by researchers at the carmaker Stellantis and France’s Le Mans University. Lucas Vindrola colleagues designed their system to smartly adapt to changing seat positions, allowing two listeners sitting next to each other to hear entirely different sounds, while maintaining audio quality.
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.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Seeds found in fossilized tracks fuel new speculation about when—and how—people arrived. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Alok Sharma, president of the Glasgow COP26 climate summit due to start in November, says “ordinary people” now understand the need to tackle global warming, not just environmentalists
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Marine biologist Daniel Pauly did a turnabout from helping fishing trawlers to fighting them. Can struggling fisheries now turn around? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
National Law Center
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: FDA. The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: September 23, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Planting mangroves in Kendari bay, Indonesia. Photo credit: Andry Denisah / Alamy. By Nithin Coca. Restoration push could help Indonesia meet its climate commitments, but protecting existing mangroves is crucial. As the risks of sea-level rise, stronger tropical storms and seawater intrusion grow due to climate change , Indonesia is ramping up efforts to protect mangrove ecosystems across the archipelago as part of both its COVID-19 recovery efforts and climate change commitments.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Hyenas play-fight with other members of their clan, and they have a clear way to let each other know the fight isn’t serious: they open their mouths and bob their heads
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
by Sarah Thebaud and Catherine Taylor (University of California Santa Barbara) The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
This is the story of how a decommissioned apple processing facility became a modern rural retreat. Created by Best Practice Architecture, Cloud Ranch is an amazing combination of the old and the new.
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Physics World
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast the historian Alex Wellerstein explains how the US has kept its nuclear secrets since the Second World War. The author of Restricted Data: the History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States , he explains how the country has walked the fine line between trying to prevent rogue actors from developing weapons and encouraging the peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The prolific plant, which impacts agriculture and spurs wildfire, seems to particularly benefit from streetlights. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The Global Flora Conservatory at Wellesley College already holds several design awards, including the 2021 Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner for Architecture + New Technology. After several years of planning and construction, it is nearly complete.
Environmental Leader
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Growing urban populations create an increasing need for energy efficiency and the World Economic Forum recently released a platform for cities to help address those concerns. The post Cities Tackle Growing Sustainability, Energy Needs with WEF Toolbox appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Endangered Species Law
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
On September 20, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California set aside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) negative 12-month finding (Finding) on a petition by WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) to list the Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia ) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The petition had alleged that the Joshua tree is threatened by the effects of climate change and its associated effects, including drought and increasing wildfires.
Inhabitant
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Morgenfarm offers a utopian vision for Berlin’s infrastructure where toxic fumes are replaced by green space and healthy vegetables.
Environmental Leader
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Several new properties have joined a NYC program to significantly reduce carbon output and make energy efficiency a goal. The post New York City Property Owners Commit to Energy Efficiency, Reducing Costs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Apple TV's adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series stays true to the big ideas, but sensibly nixes the 1940s sexism
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
This may be for the same reason humans swing their arms when walking and running. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full story from the Associated Press. Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. But these disasters are killing far fewer people.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
This may be for the same reason humans swing their arms when walking and running. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full story at The Hill. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday is finalizing a rule aimed at significantly cutting the use of a type of greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons that are used in refrigeration. Hydrofluorocarbons, also known as HFCs, can have up to 14,800 times the climate impact of carbon dioxide.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Pfizer expects to have safety and efficacy data on five- to 11-year-olds by the end of the month, but federal authorities must still review it. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full story at The Hill. Reducing global air pollution levels to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines would boost average life expectancy by 2.2 years, a new study has found.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Pfizer expects to have safety and efficacy data on five- to 11-year-olds by the end of the month, but federal authorities must still review it. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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