Circle of Blue

JUNE 28, 2021

A Line 3 protestor outside the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, St. Paul. Photo © Lorie Shaull. Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue. In northern Minnesota, the new Line 3 corridor, proposed by the Canadian oil company Enbridge, cuts directly through wetlands and waterways that are already struggling in unusually dry conditions. The pipeline also infringes upon centuries-old tribal treaty rights, and runs near, and sometimes through, reservation lines, water crossings, and state forests. .

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JUNE 28, 2021

Social media needs new rules to stop it from undermining the public good.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

A device that can generate electricity while desalinating seawater has been developed by researchers in Saudi Arabia and China, who claim that their new system is highly efficient at performing both tasks. The device uses waste heat from the solar cell for desalination, thereby cooling the solar cell. It also produces no concentrated brine as waste, cutting its potential environmental impact.

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Scientific American

JUNE 28, 2021

Scientists achieved a record level of visual detail with an imaging technique that could help develop future electronics and better batteries. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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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.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

Many Suns: this image taken by the Solar Dynamic Observatory shows the Sun at seven different EUV wavelengths (coloured stripes) and magnetic field information (grey scale stripe). Coronal holes are indicated by red contour lines. (Courtesy: Jarolim et al. 2021). Artificial intelligence can be used to detect coronal holes in the Sun’s upper atmosphere, an international research team has shown.

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Cleannovate

JUNE 28, 2021

Treatment of effluents from industries before discharge into the environment is a subject of concern today because of the disease burden it creates. Among the pollutants of concern, metals and dissolved industrial chemicals are significant. Though several treatment strategies have been used before, efficiency of pollutant removal still has a long way to go.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

Researchers at East China Normal University in Shanghai have found the first evidence for electronic band gap closing in a family of layered materials known as three-dimensional topological insulators. The researchers obtained this result thanks to a molecular beam epitaxy technique that allowed them to orient the material’s layers as they grew. The work could aid the development of more energy-efficient electronic devices made from these materials and might also open a new route to search for p

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National Law Center

JUNE 28, 2021

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: AMS, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: June 28, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

Parts of Mars may have been habitable for thousands of years, based on analysis of clays found in one of its craters that could only have formed in a stable, life-friendly environment

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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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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

(a) Schematic of the microfluidic device including the cell chamber (red), media channels (blue) and stimulation electrodes (dark grey). (b) The assembled microfluidic platform. (c) Detailed view showing the patterned substrate and cardiac cells. (Courtesy: Biofabrication 10.1088/1758-5090/abff12). Researchers in Spain have created a microfluidic cell culture platform that can generate highly realistic 2D cardiac tissue.

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Scientific American

JUNE 28, 2021

Pacific Ocean cyclones are pumping up the high pressure system roasting the region. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

An analysis of Venus's toxic clouds found that the amount of water there is more than 100 times too low for life as we know it to survive, putting a damper on recent signs that organisms could potentially exist there

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 28, 2021

On the East Coast between two large metropolitan cities — Philadelphia and New York City — there’s a surprisingly large corridor of green forest. The first of the nation’s National Reserves, these one million acres are known as the New Jersey Pinelands. It is one of the last, and largest, examples of an Atlantic Coastal Plain ecosystem and a Global Biodiversity Hotspot, as designated by Conservation International.

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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.

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Frontiers

JUNE 28, 2021

By K.E.D. Coan, science writer. Blue oaks ( Quercus douglasii ) are endemic to California. Image credit: AlessandraRC / Shutterstock. California’s old-growth blue oak woodlands are dying off, shows a recent study by the open access publisher Frontiers. The authors use a new approach to show that heat, drought and wildfires are all contributing to the loss and deterioration of these native ecosystems.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

An AI that can repair blurred or distorted images of fingerprints lifted from crime scenes could make identifying people easier, but it is unclear whether such evidence would stand up in court

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Scientific American

JUNE 28, 2021

Many executives are falling victim to a number of well-known psychological biases in their push to end remote working. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

Now detected in at least 85 countries, delta spreads more easily than previous variants and is better at evading the protection provided by vaccines, meaning it will probably outcompete other variants

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2021

Photo credit: IOC. By Anders Lorenzen. Ahead of this year’s Olympics in Tokyo, Japan , which organisers are adamant will still take place despite the pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stepped up its climate and nature commitments. It has announced the details of a project in which they set out to plant what they call the ‘Olympic Forest’ in Mali and Senegal which they say will be part of their climate-positive strategy.

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Scientific American

JUNE 28, 2021

Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why the country, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

We thought Gould’s mouse went extinct 125 years ago – but a small population has now been identified on an island off Australia’s west coast

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 28, 2021

Dow’s ESG report states that, in 2020, the company initiated a joint development agreement with Shell to develop electrified cracking technology that could be powered by clean energy. The post Dow Commits to Develop Cracking Technology Powered by Clean Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Inhabitant

JUNE 28, 2021

Architecture takes all forms, representing culture, history, function and innovation. Some structures incorporate them all, like the in-process Solar Trees Marketplace currently under construction in the Minhang district, not far from Shanghai, China.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2021

Artificial intelligence struggles to predict how objects will interact as they roll, collide or drape over one another

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Cool Green Science

JUNE 28, 2021

Know the habits of sea creatures to stay safe at the beach. The post Beach Safety Tips: How To Avoid Being Bitten or Stung This Summer appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2021

Read the full story at Fast Company. If we all just ate less meat, carbon emissions would drop and the environment would benefit, right? A group of scientists would like to call b.s. on this perception.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 28, 2021

The Taneum watershed, in the heart of the Central Cascades but only a 90-minute drive from Seattle, provides an awesome place to play outside. Locals and visitors flock to the area to hike, camp, bike, ski, fish, snowmobile, horseback ride, hunt and more. But, though the opportunities to enjoy nature here are tremendous, there’s so much more to the Taneum.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2021

Read the full story in Fast Company. Companies can make centralized deliveries to the hub and then use more sustainable methods to get them to your door. It’s a testing ground for experiments to improve our new delivery-based economy.

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Inhabitant

JUNE 28, 2021

The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) will be a space to achieve more understanding in the fields of materials science, computer science, bioengineering, robotics, mechanical engineering and other disciplines.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2021

Read the full story from Texas Public Radio. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, climate change is actually making the Texas Hill Country — where the Escamillas live — a little wetter.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 28, 2021

Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear—also known as ghost gear—is one of the most visually arresting forms of ocean plastic pollution. From images of marine life being rescued from ghost nets to gear balls the size of a whale being pulled out of the water, the removal of gear tells a compelling story. But to stop ghost gear for good, preventing it from happening in the first place is the most important thing we can do.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2021

Read the full story at Packaging Europe. A collaboration of European companies, associations, and organisations representing the flexibles value chain have agreed a common position on the essentials for collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 28, 2021

Dow’s ESG report states that, in 2020, the company initiated a joint development agreement with Shell to develop electrified cracking technology that could be powered by clean energy. The post Dow Commits to Develop Cracking Technology Powered by Clean Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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