Legal Planet
DECEMBER 23, 2021
One of the Christmas classics is the Jimmy Stewart movie, It’s a Wonderful Life. George Bailey, Stewart’s character, is despondent about his life but then learns how much he has unknowingly helped others and how grateful they are. It’s heartwarming, if also a bit corny. There’s a flip side to that story: the need to remember how much others have contributed to our own lives.
Law and Environment
DECEMBER 23, 2021
On Monday, Boston released a draft of the first phase of regulations intended to implement the amended BERDO ordinance signed by then-Mayor Janey in October. . The first phase of the regulations is focused only on reporting issues. It will address. Reporting Requirements. Third-Party Data Verification Requirements. Preservation of Records. The rationale for this narrow focus is that the City wants these regulations in place promptly, in time for reporting in Q2 2022.
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Legal Planet
DECEMBER 23, 2021
New Apartment Construction in San Diego County (Credit: San Diego Union Tribune). In a recent post , I analyzed the California Legislature’s recent passage and Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing into law of two important bills–SB 9 and SB 10–designed to confront California’s well-documented housing crisis. Those laws represent but the latest chapter in the Legislature’s record-setting enactment of numerous statutes in recent years designed to incentivize and man
New Scientist
DECEMBER 23, 2021
El Salvador's attempt to become the world's first state to adopt bitcoin as legal tender hits another stumbling block as hundreds of citizens claim that funds are disappearing from their accounts
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.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will travel to a special spot where the gravity from Earth and the sun is balanced. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Four months after hospitals collapsed in Cuba due to skyrocketing covid-19 case numbers, the country has rolled out its own vaccines and cases are down to 5 for every 100,000 people
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Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Archaeological finds suggest that people developed numbers tens of thousands of years ago. Scholars are now exploring the first detailed hypotheses about this life-changing invention. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full story at GreenBiz. For many organizations, a key strategic goal/objective, from the perspective of its business and lending practices, is to demonstrate sustainability leadership.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
It’s too soon to know if the variant causes milder COVID, but its transmissibility and ability to evade vaccines are still cause for concern. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 23, 2021
A newly discovered fossil shows that within just 3 million years of their first appearance on Earth, ichthyosaurs had evolved into 17-metre-long giants
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.
Inhabitant
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Chile’s Atacama Desert is known for its beauty, wildlife, starry night skies and amazing hot air balloon rides. Now it’s also becoming infamous for its dunes of discarded fast fashion.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 23, 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
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The state of California, through its Attorney general, has filed a lawsuit accusing Walmart of allegedly illegally disposing of hazardous waste in landfills across the state. The 42-page document directly implicates Walmart for dumping 160,000 pounds of hazardous waste each year over the past six years.
The Applied Ecologist
DECEMBER 23, 2021
This blog is also available in Spanish here Biodiversity conservation requires decisions about how to efficiently allocate limited resources among management strategies, locations and species. In their latest research, Wilson et al. demonstrate how novel, high-resolution information on species distributions and risk of forest loss can be integrated to identify priority areas for the two groups at regional and landscape scales.
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.
National Law Center
DECEMBER 23, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Food. The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 23, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Physics World
DECEMBER 23, 2021
For most of the astronomy community, the long-delayed James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot get off the ground soon enough. For exoplanet scientists, though, its repeated postponements brought a substantial silver lining. During the JWST’s lengthy sojourn in development hell, NASA’s Kepler and TESS spacecraft, among others, got on with the business of discovering new planets outside our solar system.
National Law Center
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The National Agricultural Law Center will be closed for the holidays from December 24 – January 2. Our regular posting will. The post Closed for the Holidays appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Although more winter precipitation will fall as rain because of climate change, don’t say goodbye to snow just yet. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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Inhabitant
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Over Thanksgiving weekend, FlixBus USA made transit history by transporting a busload of passengers on the first interstate fully electric bus journey.
The Applied Ecologist
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Esta publicación también está disponible en inglés aquí. Cada año, millones de aves migratorias salen de sus áreas de reproducción en los bosques templados de Canadá y Estados Unidos y migran a sus territorios de invernada en los bosques tropicales de América Latina en donde pasan entre seis y nueve meses entre una rica diversidad de especies Neotropicales residentes.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The White Rock Wind Project will consist of a total of 51 Vestas turbines with construction expected to begin in late 2022 and a target commercial operation date in the second half of 2023. The post Oklahoma’s White Rock Wind Project to Generate 300 MW of Clean Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
We need to suppress the level of SARS-CoV-2 in as many humans as possible as quickly as possible. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Denver passed an ordinance requiring buildings to cut emissions and improve on their energy efficiency, which the city says will cut emissions by 80% by 2040, but the regulations could be costly to some owners. The post Denver Passes Ordinance Requiring Buildings to Reduce Emissions, Improve Energy Efficiency appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
We investigate the curious, charged circumstances surrounding the resignation of the director of pediatrics at Columbia University's Babies Hospital, and one pathologist at the center of it all: -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The growing need for electric vehicle charging stations integrated into organizations' facilities is resulting in a boom in the building energy management systems over the next few years, according to a report. The post Electric Vehicle Charging Generating Growth in Building Energy Management Systems appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
A laser-focused chef prints and cooks complex designs. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Inhabitant
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Cabin Spacey's Cabin One is a prefab micro-apartment you can put anywhere — on an apartment building roof or in the mountains. It comes pre-wired for lighting with heated floors and towel racks, a skylight and a membrane roof. All you need is a place to put it.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 23, 2021
A raft of laws and regulations have included limits on power-sector emissions and cap-and-trade provisions. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental Leader
DECEMBER 23, 2021
The White Rock Wind Project will consist of a total of 51 Vestas turbines with construction expected to begin in late 2022 and a target commercial operation date in the second half of 2023. The post Oklahoma’s White Rock Wind Project to Generate 300 MW of Clean Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full story at Current. AlGalCo is technically based in Indianapolis, but for the last eight years, founder and President Kurt Koehler has primarily officed in the City of Carmel’s Street Dept. building on W. 131st Street.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 23, 2021
A year ago, many were hoping the pandemic would soon be over – but then came alpha, delta and omicron
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 23, 2021
A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. By Maria Antonia Tigre. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. The verdicts have shown that courts increasingly recognize climate change as a human rights issue, and that judges are prepared to order states – and now companies – to enact ambitious climate policies.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full commentary in Nature. To withstand extreme weather, rapid innovation and rock-bottom prices, solar installations need tighter quality control, standards and testing.
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