Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Chipotle says it will tie 2022 ESG successes or failures, which include goals to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions as well as use sustainable agriculture, to executive bonuses. The post Chipotle 2022 ESG Targets Include Scope 1 and 2 Emissions, Ties Results to Executive Bonuses appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Numerous companies are developing technologies, such as large kites, that can harvest wind energy up to a half-mile above ground. While still in its nascent stages, airborne wind power could potentially be used in remote locations or flying from barges far offshore. Read more on E360 ?.
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Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A local environmental justice group’s victory in a recent California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) exemption case highlights the importance of CEQA for environmental justice communities in California. After the group, Cudahy Alliance for Justice, challenged the City of Cudahy’s approval of an elementary and middle school on a hazardous waste site, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled that the approval was unlawful under CEQA.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Machines that can mate and produce offspring can help us clean up nuclear sites, explore asteroids and terraform distant planets – but could they prove a threat, asks Emma Hart, who is helping develop them
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
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The Sonoma County District Attorney has been pursuing criminal charges against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for its role in sparking the 2019 Kincade fire, which reportedly destroyed 374 structures and led to over $600 million in damages. These criminal charges returned to the news today because the District Attorney has asked to postpone of the related trial as it pursues a settlement with PG&E.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Medicines for long covid will probably be with us within a year, as the mechanisms behind the disease are finally starting to be understood
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Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
by Martin Loosemore, University of Technology Sydney; Maziar Yazdani, UNSW Sydney, and Mohammad Mojtahedi, UNSW Sydney With hospitals under strain from COVID-19, we need to safeguard them against another threat set to increase as the world warms. That threat? Flooding. Many Australian hospitals were built on cheap land near rivers.
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The Italian National Research Council , Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) has signed an Open Access publishing consortium deal with Gold OA publisher Frontiers. The agreement comes into effect one year after the signature of a similar deal with the Italian consortium of Biomedical Research Libraries, Bibliosan, underscoring the strong support and commitment of Italy to open-access publishing.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Imagine that you had 4,000 acres of greenspace on which to build a community. You have two options: Create a modern, walkable, dynamic, and sustainable community? Or throw in a six-lane mega highway which invites more cars and trucks, more pollution, more congestion, and less greenspace. Which would you choose? Take Action: Tell Ontario to cancel Highway 413 and invest in a sustainable future.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prepares to release a major report on adapting to climate change, Adam Vaughan visits the site of 2021's deadly floods in Ahr, Germany, to discover how locals are rebuilding
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.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Conventional oil and gas companies were issued over 4,270 notices of violation for abandoning oil and gas wells without plugging them in the last six years, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Reporting system. DEP’s records show the practice of abandoning wells without plugging them is routine in the industry, and not an isolated event. From 2016 through 2022, DEP issued NOVs for abandoning wells without plugging them to not just to a few companies, but to 256 separate conventional oil an
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
People born between 1946 and 1964 reported lower happiness than other cohorts in surveys spanning 16 years – probably because the size of the group means more competition
Physics World
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. Titans of the tech field will go head to head to convince each other of where they believe the future of computing lies. Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering editorial board members Kwabena Boahen and Ralph Etienne-Cummings, will attempt to convince Yann LeCun and Bill Dally of the benefits of neuromorphic computing over mainstream neural computing.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
An old rocket will slam into the far side of the moon on 4 March and no one is accepting ownership of the space junk – similar objects could pose a safety risk for future crewed lunar missions
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.
Academy of Natural Sciences
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The idea began with Lena Champlin ’s community outreach work through the Academy’s Patrick Center for Environmental Research. One day, she asked a young girl what she knew about climate change. The child’s caretaker jumped in to say, “Oh no — we don’t talk about climate change.”. This led the fourth-year environmental science doctoral student and Academy student research associate to consider the questions: At what age do we begin talking to children about climate change?
Endangered Species Law
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
On February 16, 2022, a California state court upheld protections afforded the western Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia ) under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The ruling came in connection with a lawsuit filed by the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association and others (Plaintiffs), alleging that the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) failed to abide by its own rules in finding a petition to list the western Joshua tree indicated listing the tree may
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A report by Research and Markets shows increased smart technologies are helping grow the data center power market. The post Report Finds Data Center Power Market will Grow Significantly Through 2027 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Conventional oil and gas companies were issued over 4,270 notices of violation for abandoning oil and gas wells without plugging them in 2016 through 2022, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Reporting system. DEP’s records show the practice of abandoning wells without plugging them is routine in the industry, and not an isolated event. This is a list of companies issued ten or move NOVs for abandoning conventional oil and gas wells without plugging them in any one year-- Advanced Petro Co
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New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A global summit on clearing up the oceans has produced big promises – is it just blah, blah, blah, or can we make the future of plastic fantastic, asks Graham Lawton
Cool Green Science
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
What ate the bark off that tree? This may answer what bears really do in the woods. The post What Damaged That Tree? Probably Not What You Think appeared first on Cool Green Science.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Increasing success unravelling the causes of long covid may signal a new approach to mysterious, long-neglected conditions from chronic fatigue syndrome to fibromyalgia
National Law Center
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: February 23, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Russia, Ukraine and many of the latter's Western allies have the ability to launch cyberattacks on other nations, and both sides seem ready for digital skirmishes
CEQA Developments
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
In a sprawling, 123-page published opinion filed on February 14, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed in part, and reversed in part, judgments in consolidated CEQA actions challenging Placer County’s EIR for its approval of a specific plan and rezoning to permit residential and commercial development and preserve forest land in the Martis Valley near Truckee and Lake Tahoe.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A new book by neurologist Guy Leschziner looks at the astonishing ways some people’s brains interpret the world, offering insight into how we all experience reality
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake helps religious groups “green” their properties to reduce stormwater runoff and the pollutants it carries with it. By Agya K. Aning BALTIMORE, Maryland—Tikkun olam is a principle of Reconstructionist Judaism that translates to “repair of the world,” and it guides the work of Bonnie Sorak.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
It's naive and wrong to think a drive for domestic oil and gas production is the answer to the UK energy crisis, says Chris Stark of the Climate Change Committee
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Read the full story at GreenBiz. Good news: Corporations, once again, broke their own annual record in renewable energy deployments. Bad news: Emissions from the power sector are on the rise. So here we are: putting more renewables than ever on the grid and seeing emissions rising. What gives?
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A small company has applied for approval in the US to sell a genetically modified tomato that is rich in the beneficial pigments found in blueberries
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
By Korey Silverman-Roati. Background. Starting in 2017, cities, counties, and states across the United States have filed claims (see here and here ) in state courts against fossil fuel companies seeking redress for the climate harms their products have caused. Many of these cases asserted nuisance and other tort law claims. (More recently, states and municipalities have asserted claims under consumer protection laws.).
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
There's a no-nonsense technique for navigating between stars and constellations and all it requires is putting your hand in the air, says Abigail Beall
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A report by Research and Markets shows increased smart technologies are helping grow the data center power market. The post Report Finds Data Center Power Market will Grow Significantly Through 2027 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Older adults who own a dog have a much lower risk of cognitive and physical disabilities, but those who own a cat don’t have the same benefit
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