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Births Among Endangered Right Whales Show an Encouraging Rebound

Yale E360

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales gave birth to the largest number of calves in six years, offering a glimmer of hope for a population that has been driven to the verge of extinction because of entanglements with fishing gear and collisions with ships. Read more on E360 ?.

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Carbon-neutral biofuel from lakes

Successful Green

Lakes store huge amounts of methane. In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form... The post Carbon-neutral biofuel from lakes appeared first on successful GREEN.

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The Microeconomics of Enhancing the Effectiveness of Government Spending $2 Trillion Dollars on Infrastructure

Environmental and Urban Economics

In this blog post, I'd like to sketch out some "rules of the game" to raise the likelihood that Americans will earn a good rate of return on th e $2 Trillion dollars that the Biden Administration has proposed to be spent on infrastructure. I will spend no time here discussing the specifics of pieces of capital (highways, airports, seawalls) that will be invested in or the money that will be spent on human capital programs (worker training, encouraging more under-represented people to enter STEM

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

In this issue: . Biden Infrastructure Plan Includes Funding for Natural Infrastructure, Scientific Infrastructure. $2 trillion plan includes $50 billion to create a new technology directorate for NSF. Lawmakers Introduce Competing Proposals to Increase Science Funding. House Science Committee bill crease a new Science and Engineering Solutions directorate at NSF.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.