Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The country’s worst drought in nearly a century is choking commerce, threatening ecosystems, and diminishing hydroelectric power generation. Scientists estimate that Brazil hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. Photo courtesy of João Felipe C.S. / Wikimedia Commons. After a decade of dry conditions, a drought in Brazil is straining the country’s economy, energy systems, and environment.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Take explosive population growth, acute vulnerability to future climate change, and social vulnerability. Stir well and bake. That’s a recipe for trouble. It’s also Africa in 2050. Overcoming the resulting problems is among humanity’s greatest challenges. Currently, 490 million Africans live below the extreme poverty level ($2/day per person). The number is rising but the percentage is going down, because the overall population is growing faster than the number of the extremely poor.
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Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Transcript. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. In the western United States, the lasting effects of wildfires are becoming a way of life, according to Kaiser Health News. Fires cause “burn scars,” places where the soil is destabilized because there are no longer trees to hold it in place.
Physics World
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Quantum entanglement is a valuable resource, enabling spy-proof communications and allowing quantum algorithms to be faster than classical ones. But like other quantum phenomena, entanglement is also extremely delicate and sensitive to environmental noise. Because many quantum communication protocols require high levels of entanglement to operate properly, preserving that entanglement is crucial.
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The Rundown. For the first time, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a groundwater dispute , in this case between Mississippi and Tennessee. Congress adds $28.6 billion in disaster aid , plus money for drought response and California water projects , to a bill that keeps the federal government operating through December 3. The U.S. Geological Survey develops a screening tool for harmful algal blooms in the eastern United States.
Earth 911
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a study showing how America could decarbonize its. The post DIY Solar Now To Pocket Profits From Solar Energy appeared first on Earth911.
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Physics World
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Ann Davies , chief operations officer, Lightsource BP. Taking advantage of new technologies will be essential if the world is to achieve its net-zero goals. Renewable energy sources are perhaps the most obvious of these, and the transition to them is already under way. “I don’t think there’s ever been a more exciting time to join the energy sector,” says Ann Davies , who is chief operations officer at Lightsource BP , a firm that has been developing solar projects since 2010, and now employs nea
Yale E360
OCTOBER 4, 2021
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Physics World
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Physicists around the world are gearing up for tomorrow’s big reveal of who has won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. Part of the prize’s appeal is that no-one – apart from the members of the Nobel Committee for Physics – currently knows who this year’s winners will be. Even the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences only grants final approval on the very morning the prize is announced, which sounds seat-of-the-pants, but that’s the way it is.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Painful knee arthritis may occur when cartilage breaks down and increases friction in joints, but tests in rats suggest a synthetic lubricating fluid helps cartilage regenerate
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.
Physics World
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The electrical properties of a carbon fibre are very different when measured across its width or along its length, according to a new study by Satoshi Matsuo and Nancy Sottos at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US. Using a technique designed to probe the electrical resistivity of 2D materials, the duo has showed for the first time that fibres are significantly less conductive in the transverse direction.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 4, 2021
More than 65 environmental groups from across the United States have appealed to the Biden Administration to protect the public from toxic and radioactive materials that are present in oil and gas waste. With the exponential increase of fracking and the improved science on the waste stream, the groups are demanding both reclassification of waste since it was initially classified in 1988, and the adequate testing of the waste that contains radioactive material from deep underground.
Physics World
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. This presentation has been accredited 1 MPCEC hour by CAMPEP and submitted for approval by EBAMP as a CPD event for Medical Physicists at EQF Level 7. Learn about the clinical implementation and routine use of the MatriXX Resolution detector array. Discover the latest features in the myQA software that allow for accurate measurement of volumetric modulated plans, as well as static IMRT, or any dose delivery method used by your clinic.
Environmental Leader
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The UK's Star Refrigeration has developed an app to help the cold storage industry improve energy efficiency. The post App Helps Cold Storage Facilities Improve Energy Use appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Olaf Scholz – Germany’s likely next German Chancellor. Photo credit: Olaf Kosinsky – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 de – via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen. After 16 years as Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel is stepping down which will also see an end to the Christian Democrats (CDU) as the governing party. The results of the ensuing 26th of September election was that the Social Democrats (SPD), who were Merkel’s coalition partners in the current government, narrowly pipped th
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The Azores, some 1400 kilometres off the west coast of Europe, were settled by the Portuguese in the 1400s, but now there’s evidence people had lived there 700 years earlier
National Law Center
OCTOBER 4, 2021
As September ends, staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food. The post September Monthly Round Up appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2021
U.C. San Francisco researcher and Breakthrough Prize–winner David Julius talks about capsaicin, opioids and snake vision. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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National Law Center
OCTOBER 4, 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: October 4, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Responding to a resolution authored more than three years ago by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron), state Auditor General Tim DeFoor has launched an audit of nonpoint source management transactions authorized by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. House Resolution 948 was introduced in 2018 in response to concerns raised about PennVEST’s approval of two low-interest loans totaling nearly $51 million for a New Hampshire-based company to purchase more than 60,000 acres of private fo
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Despite its controversial past, the quirky desert facility is becoming increasingly relevant as it turns 30. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The first demonstration of error correction on a quantum computer that doesn't lead to more mistakes is a step towards genuinely useful computation
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2021
David Julius’s and Ardem Patapoutian’s research revealed the molecular basis of these basic senses. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 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
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Namene Solar are the makers behind Occa, a portable solar light and headlamp, striving to put a clean source of light in everyone's hands. That's why when you buy one of these lamps, the company will donate one of them to families who live off the grid and have to rely on kerosene lamps.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2021
A treatment for depression that involves putting electrodes into the brain to respond to unique neural patterns has seen success for a 36-year-old woman
Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 4, 2021
When seasons change, so do indoor temperatures. Whether we’re turning down the AC to cool off, or turning up the heat to get cozy, we use a lot of energy. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in 2015 more than 76 million American households (64%) used a central air-conditioning system, an increase from less than 66 million households (59%) in 2005.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The world’s city dwellers collectively experienced 119 billion days above 30°C in 2016 – a 199 per cent increase on the equivalent 1983 figure of 40 billion days
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 4, 2021
On Thursday last week, Enbridge, the Canadian oil company in charge of the Line 3 project, announced that work on the pipeline was complete. The pipeline is expected to start ferrying oil across Minnesota this Monday.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The 2021 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine has been won by two researchers who discovered how our nerves detect temperature and touch
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The Intercept has a four part series about whistleblowers who are speaking out about the Environmental Protection Agency’s practice of routinely approving dangerous chemicals.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Thanks to the horror movies, books and rabid headlines, bats are not only a victim of natural dangers, but also of human misunderstanding and fear.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Read the full story from PBS News Hour. Farmers across the U.S. are struggling to keep their livestock cool enough amid rising temperatures and dangerous heat caused by climate change. As Illinois Public Media’s Dana Cronin reports, livestock producers are searching for ways to keep their animals safe.
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