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2022 updates to model-observation comparisons

Real Climate

Our annual post related to the comparisons between long standing records and climate models. As frequent readers will know, we maintain a page of comparisons between climate model projections and the relevant observational records , and since they are mostly for the global mean numbers, these get updated once the temperature products get updated for the prior full year.

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How Illegal Mining Caused a Humanitarian Crisis in the Amazon

Yale E360

The onslaught of illegal miners into Indigenous territory in the Brazilian Amazon has destroyed forest, polluted rivers, and brought disease and malnutrition to the Yanomami people. Now, the new Brazilian government is confronting a health crisis and moving to evict the miners.

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Minnesota Shows Progress Towards Climate Targets Despite Rise in Methane Emissions

Environment + Energy Leader

A new report released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) shows that the state is moving toward its climate targets, although agriculture remains a large contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) found that the majority of Minnesota’s agricultural emissions can be traced. Read more ยป The post Minnesota Shows Progress Towards Climate Targets Despite Rise in Methane Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Black Figures in Environmental History

Legal Planet

Yesterday was the start of Black History Month. Last year, I posted about the contributions made by Black climate scientists. This year, I want to go back earlier in history to highlight the environmental contributions of three Black figures in much earlier times. The earliest of these figures was Solomon Brown, who was born in 1829 and the first Black employee of the Smithsonian.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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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Tying Corporate ESG Goals to Executive Compensation

Environment + Energy Leader

According to a recently published study by WTW, 77% of major companies across North America and Europe include ESG metrics in their executive incentive plans, an increase from 69% last year. The post Tying Corporate ESG Goals to Executive Compensation appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Unforced variations: Feb 2023

Real Climate

This month’s open thread for climate related topics. Please be constructive, polite, and succinct. The post Unforced variations: Feb 2023 first appeared on RealClimate.

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California Takes Steps to Reduce Pesticide Use In State

National Law Center

In January 2023, the State of California released a document titled โ€œAccelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for Californiaโ€ (referred to. The post California Takes Steps to Reduce Pesticide Use In State appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Entirely new type of ice made using extremely cold steel balls

New Scientist

A new type of ice called medium-density amorphous ice has the same density as liquid water, so studying it could help us understand waterโ€™s strange behaviour at low temperatures

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Now Thatโ€™s Funky! Recent Fossil Discovery Honors Academy Scientistย 

Academy of Natural Sciences

A recently published groundbreaking caecilian fossil discovery made by Ben Kligman, Virginia Tech PhD candidate, and his phenomenal colleagues not only graced the cover of Nature journal this month, but also honored one of the Academy’s very own scientists. We reached out to the lead author to learn more! Lead author Ben Kligman at the Thunderstorm Ridge fossil site.

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Register Now For 2023 Watershed Congress - March 25 In-Person, March 27-31 Online

PA Environment Daily

Organizers of the 2023 Watershed Congress are now accepting registrations for the in-person session to be held on March 25 at the Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown and for the online programs March 27-31. The Watershed Congress has evolved since 1998 to advance the best available information and techniques for protecting and restoring watersheds.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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Decolonising the Nile water agreements

Environment, Law, and History

The latest issue of the Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d'histoire du droit international has an article by Fekade Abebe, "Exclusion vs Cooperation in the Utilisation of Transboundary Watercourses: The Case for Decolonising the Nile Water Agreements". The abstract: The relationship between Egypt and Ethiopia was marked with tension for centuries due to the utilisation of the Nile river.

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Should COVID Vaccines Be Given Yearly?

Scientific American

Some scientists say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s suggestion of updating COVID vaccines each year, as happens with influenza vaccines, could boost uptake.

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US military plan to create huge autonomous drone swarms sparks concern

New Scientist

The AMASS project would involve thousands of drones, on the ground, in the air and in the water, working together in a "swarm of swarms" to overwhelm enemy defences

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What is a Goosefish?

Ocean Conservancy

Youโ€™ve seen the alien-like hagfish , the see-through glass octopus and the slimy snailfish. Just in case you thought ocean animals couldnโ€™t get any weirder, allow me to introduce you to the goosefish. With a face that only a mother goosefish could love, the goosefish is one of the stranger-looking critters that dwell in the ocean. Read on to learn about what makes goosefish uniqueโ€”and why you should love them.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Google AI generates musical backing tracks to accompany singers

New Scientist

An artificial intelligence called SingSong can take a recording of a person singing and create a backing track for it with the appropriate rhythm, key and harmonies

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Is DIY Home Solar a Good Idea for You?

Earth 911

The popularity of solar power has grown in recent years, thanks to plummeting equipment costs, The post Is DIY Home Solar a Good Idea for You? appeared first on Earth911.

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Wormholes could magnify light by a factor of 100,000

New Scientist

Wormholes, which are strange hypothetical tunnels through space-time, could act as cosmic magnifying glasses for objects behind them

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Could space-based solar power be future of clean energy?

Inhabitant

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, proposed the idea of harnessing space-based solar power in 1923. Years later in 1941, American writer Isaac Asimov based a science-fiction story on this concept, in which a solar power satellite beams energy down to our home planet and even to the other settlements in the solar system.

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2022: A Year in Review

Environmental Law Centre

2022 Year in Review We are grateful for your continued support in advocating for laws that will sustain ecosystems and ensure a healthy environment. With your help, the. The post 2022: A Year in Review appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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A classic 1947 Chevrolet truck is transformed into an EV

Inhabitant

Do you like souped up classic cars, but want them to be an EV? Kindred Motorworks has just introduced an EV conversion of a vintage 1947 to 1953 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and it's a beauty. It's also not just an EV conversion of a classic pickup, but rather a hot-rodded modified chassis vehicle with modern electronics inside and a custom designed exterior.

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Should we be worried about bird flu spreading to mammals?

New Scientist

Bird flu infections have been recorded in various mammals, including foxes and mink, but it is unclear whether the virus can be transmitted from one mammal to another

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War, Politics, Business Make Meeting 1.5 Degrees C Target Unlikely

Scientific American

The transformative social change needed to limit global warming to 1.

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Sunquakes may be caused by weird beams of electrons from solar flares

New Scientist

Mysterious ripples in the sunโ€™s plasma have gone unexplained for decades, but they may be caused by strange beams of high-energy electrons fired inward by solar flares

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As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions

Environmental News Bits

by Thami Croeser, RMIT University Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events. Itโ€™ll get worse, too.

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Flying robot echolocates like a bat to avoid banging into walls

New Scientist

A simple buzzer and some microphones help a drone to navigate and map out its surroundings, much like how a bat uses sound to see in the dark

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Developments in US Antitrust Criminal Enforcementโ€”2022 Year in Review

Arnold Porter

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has continued to be active in criminal enforcement over the last year, with a renewed focus on Section 2 enforcement, continued scrutiny of no-poach agreements and the labor market, the conclusion of its Broiler Chickens prosecutions, and continued activity by the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF).

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On the Road to Clean Transportation and Livable Communities

Enviromental Defense

Canada has a problem : a history of car-dependent city planning and a fleet of the most polluting cars in the world. Fortunately, we already have readily available ways to create a more sustainable transportation future for everyone right now , no matter where they live. We just need our political leaders to take action. Walkable, public transit-friendly communities are the safest and the smartest choice for our environment and economy.

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Uncertainty, No Guidance for Attorney-Client Privilege in Environmental Audits

E2 Law Blog

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a tax case about attorney-client privilege. See In re Grand Jury , No. 21-1397 (U.S. arg. Jan. 9, 2023). The outcome would have potentially had a real impact on how environmental practitioners think about environmental audits, environmental management systems, and other circumstances in which an environmental professional and a lawyer cooperate to analyze a clientโ€™s situation.

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Interested in becoming a BES Associate Editor?

The Applied Ecologist

Originally posted on Journal of Ecology Blog : The seven British Ecological Society journals are currently?looking for ecologists and practitioners to join their editorial boards! See here for more information and how to apply (deadline: 28th February 2023). Read on for details about the role and insights from some of our current Associate Editors: ?

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'Unbelievable' Spinning Particles Probe Nature's Most Mysterious Force

Scientific American

The strong force holds our atoms together.

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Human neurons implanted into a rat's brain respond to flashing lights

New Scientist

Lab-grown neurons were transplanted into the brains of rats with damaged visual cortexes.

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FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Green Guides to April 24, 2023

Brag

By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 31, 2023, that it has extended the deadline for public comment on its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides) to April 24, 2023. FTC states in its December 14, 2022, news release that it seeks to update the Green Guides “based on increasing consumer interest in buying environmentally friendly products.” FTC expects “many public comments” on the follo

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Finding diverse sources for science stories

Environmental News Bits

Read the full post at The Open Notebook. Here, we compile detailed and specific resources and strategies that reporters can use to make that goal a reality, drawing on the wealth of information available from many U.S.-based organizations and scientists.

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Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue Shell Chemical For Air Pollution Violations At Its Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

PA Environment Daily

On February 2, the Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a notice of intent to sue Shell Chemical Appalachia for repeated violations of air pollution permit limits at its petrochemical plant in Beaver County. The action against Shell Chemical Appalachiaโ€™s plant, located in Potter Township, is for illegal emissions of volatile organic compounds (or VOCs), which contribute to smog and can cause nausea, nerve damage, and other health problems, as well as nitrogen oxides, which