Yale E360
AUGUST 5, 2021
The third-place winner of the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest vividly depicts how, as the Venezuelan state collapses, the nation’s corrupt leaders are controlling — and profiting from — a flood of illegal mining in what was once one of South America’s wildest regions. Read more on E360 ?.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
Investor-owned utilities supply almost three-quarters of U.S. electricity. With some notable exceptions, they’ve tended to drag their feet on the energy transition. In order to push the transition forward, we need to get them on board. This post will try to diagnose the problem and sketch some possible remedies. The proposed Clean Energy Standard is one effort to deal with this problem.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 5, 2021
A conservationist writes about how many anti-trophy hunting conservation efforts miss the real needs of the people, environment, and animals most affected.
Real Climate
AUGUST 5, 2021
After more than 15 years with basically the same layout, the Realclimate website – while still functional – has become increasing anachronistic both in appearance and ‘under the hood’ In order to take advantage of more up to date web-site designs and new features that have been developed since the early 2000s (!), we need to upgrade the site, and while we are at it, update the theme and design, while maintaining an aesthetic link to the original.
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.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
There’s a lot of news coverage about the wildfires on the West Coast right now, and rightly so. But with that news coverage comes a lot of commentary, some of which might lead us down the wrong policy path. I want to highlight an example from the New York Times opinion page, not because it is the most egregious example, but because the Times is particularly influential with a range of policy and intellectual elites who might take what the piece says seriously.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 5, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Detroit residents reject a proposal to implement income-based water rates. A water utility in the United Kingdom discharged wastewater into a protected river for more than three years. In an attempt to mitigate drought, Australia will build a massive desalination plant in Belmont, New South Wales. A new study highlights the importance of reducing the risks of water pollution, flooding, and drought globally.
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Legal Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
In a new post, Dan Farber mentions performance-based regulation as a promising tool for encouraging energy utilities to be enthusiastic in supporting the transition to clean energy sources. There are a lot of people who agree with him. After all, traditional utility regulation tends to encourage the companies to overspend on infrastructure and under spend on operation and maintenance, while striving for higher sales, because those are the major ways to make a profit.
Physics World
AUGUST 5, 2021
“Hello, World!” is a simple and commonly used code to introduce people to a programming language. Pronouncing “Hello, World!” out loud, however, while instinctive for most adults, involves a complex series of respiratory, phonetic and resonance tasks to produce sound and articulate the correct words. Speech originates in the brain, with neural signals fired from the brain cortex effortlessly coordinating vocal tract muscles to communicate.
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 5, 2021
Two major companies are again expanding their use of solar: McDonald’s Corporation and eBay Inc. announced agreements with Lightsource bp to purchase power from a 345 megawatt Ventress Solar project, located 30 miles northwest of Baton Rouge. Once complete, the project will generate more than…. The post McDonald’s, eBay Expand Solar with Louisiana Purchase appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
National Law Center
AUGUST 5, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: August 5, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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
AUGUST 5, 2021
To return native trees to the landscape, researchers must make them hardy enough for a hotter, drier climate. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 5, 2021
With wildfires across the western U.S. reaching record highs this year, and burning up forests, companies are being compelled to reexamine nature-based carbon offsets. As reported by USA Today, “the number of fires that have burned nationally by this time of year is the largest in a decade, with over. Read more ». The post Corporate Carbon Offsets Get Reexamined As U.S.
Scientific American
AUGUST 5, 2021
Five reasons why sorting all of this out is so scientifically challenging. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 5, 2021
It is summer holiday season, at least here in the northern hemisphere, and hardworking physicists deserve a break. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, editors chat about holiday hotspots for physicists including Isaac Newton’s home and dark skies parks for stargazing. This year marks 50 years of operation of the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) in France, which is an international centre for neutron science.
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.
Scientific American
AUGUST 5, 2021
Clear legal pathways exist to move the U.S. closer to herd immunity. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
National Law Center
AUGUST 5, 2021
First authorized in the Food Security Act of 1985, the Conservation Reserve Program (“CRP”) is a voluntary program that allows agricultural. The post Building Blocks: Basics of CRP appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Physics World
AUGUST 5, 2021
For Maria Violaris, who graduated with a degree in physics from the University of Oxford in 2020, the main motivation to do a summer internship was to find out what it’s like to work in industry. She went to a careers fair hosted by her university, where she met employees of Innovia Technology – a Cambridge-based science innovation consultancy that helps its client companies improve products – and found out about its internship programme.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 5, 2021
by A.R. Siders (University of Delaware) and Katharine Mach (University of Miami) When the tide gets exceptionally high in Charleston, South Carolina, coastal streets start to run with seawater. Some yards become ponds, and residents pull on rain boots. The city also gets a lot of rain.
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Environmental Leader
AUGUST 5, 2021
In what may be the most ambitious corporate sustainability education initiative yet, Deloitte has announced it is rolling out a climate literacy program to all of its 330,000 employees. The new digital program is being developed in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund. “To address climate change, we need to. Read more ». The post Deloitte Rolls Out Climate Education Program To Its 330,000 Employees appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
AUGUST 5, 2021
A simple way to transfer sperm, freeze-dried on a sheet of paper, could find an application in scientific studies and animal husbandry
A Greener Life
AUGUST 5, 2021
A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire near Marmaris in Turkey. Photo credit: Reuters / Umit Bektas. By Anders Lorenzen. In a summer dominated by extreme weather events, Turkey has become the latest country to feel the force of nature, as wildfires on the country’s south eastern coast are burning on their tenth day. The wildfires have so far killed 8 people with thousands of people evacuated. .
New Scientist
AUGUST 5, 2021
It wasn’t just lockdowns or stay-at-home orders that stopped people from going out during the covid-19 pandemic in the US – local death rates were also a strong predictor of time spent out
Scientific American
AUGUST 5, 2021
A new study found large species are rare, but those with fewer individuals are abundant. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 5, 2021
A study by Lancaster University has found that seawater close to melting Arctic ice contains high concentrations of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 5, 2021
Read the full story at Packaging News. Schoeller Allibert has shared insight on how it believes the supply chain will adapt towards circular economies, with a focus on systems that eliminate waste and embrace the use of sustainable materials and energy.
New Scientist
AUGUST 5, 2021
The largest known dinosaurs may have fasted like emperor penguins while laying their eggs, suggests a chemical analysis of their eggshells
Inhabitant
AUGUST 5, 2021
Created by Alfaro/Acevedo Arquitectura, Margot Restaurant in Argentina is a unique dining experience where the dining room and the open kitchen share a space.
Scientific American
AUGUST 5, 2021
Their acrobatic leaping skills could serve as inspiration for new robotics. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 5, 2021
Read the full story at Pet Food Processing. On July 20, PetDine introduced a six-point sustainability plan to reduce its carbon footprint in manufacturing and source more eco-friendly materials.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 5, 2021
Last weekend, at least 20 people were arrested in Minnesota for protesting the proposed Enbridge Line 3 pipeline that would transport Canadian tar sands into the United States. The protestors have been fighting Canadian fossil fuel giant Enbridge for five years.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 5, 2021
Read the full story at Waste Dive. Chicago officials on Wednesday released a formal waste strategy for the city, which is thought to have one of the lowest recycling rates among major U.S. cities at around 9%. There are dozens of near- and long-term recommendations regarding policy, operations, community efforts and more.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 5, 2021
The neighborhood design takes a unique approach with a focus on green spaces and pedestrian access, while also creating affordable, diverse and individualized housing.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 5, 2021
Read the full story at NPR. Jasmin, along with Amani Webber-Schultz, Carlee Jackson, and Jaida Elcock, launched Minorities in Shark Sciences, or MISS for short, last year on Juneteenth. Their goal: create a community for women of color interested in studying sharks.
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