Yale E360
JANUARY 13, 2022
Amazon Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia has fought against massive dam projects and the incursion of illegal loggers and miners onto her community’s lands. In a Yale e360 interview, she explains why what’s at stake is the survival of her people and their millennia-old way of life. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 13, 2022
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. The U. K. Environment Agency directs employees to ignore some incidents of pollution, according to a leaked internal report. Some seasonal workers in the U. K. report “unacceptable” accommodations, including lack of running water. Ethiopia will begin generating power from a controversial Nile River dam. The U. S. Navy agrees to drain fuel tanks that are believed to have contaminated water supplies near Pearl Harbor.
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Law and Environment
JANUARY 13, 2022
According to Inside EPA (subscription required), the Department of Justice (and the Sierra Club) have opposed Ameren’s Missouri’s motion to allow it to close its Rush Island generating facility early, rather than install otherwise required pollution control equipment. You may ask why DOJ is opposing the shutdown of a coal-fired power plant. Like Tevye in A Fiddler on the Roof, I’ll tell you. .
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 13, 2022
This article was produced by SJV Water, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ). This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.
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.
Law and Environment
JANUARY 13, 2022
Today, January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that on February 23, 2022 it will hold a wind energy lease auction for six areas in the New York Bight (NY Bight), the coastal area between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. BOEM’s issuance of the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for the wind energy lease areas comes just days after New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced in her State of the State address that the New York State Energy Research and Development
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Declines in birds and mammals are hampering plants by curbing the dispersal of their seeds, in a "clear intersection of the biodiversity crisis heavily impacting the climate crisis"
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PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 13, 2022
By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary The year 2021 is in the books and while we faced global challenges, it was a successful year for DCNR laying the foundation for a better Commonwealth through health, wellness, education, stewardship of our natural resources, a stronger recreation economy and so much more. Though we’ve endured the challenges of a pandemic for nearly two years, staff at DCNR have worked exceptionally hard to continue the department’s mission of promoting, protecting, and conserving P
Physics World
JANUARY 13, 2022
Brian Cox ’s latest blockbuster television series, Universe , has an ambitious title. In German – a wonderfully to-the-point language – the word for universe is “All”. So perhaps his show could have been called Everything. Indeed, Cox has an awful lot to get through in the five hour-long episodes. We start with Sun and stars before moving on to the search for life on other planets.
Frontiers
JANUARY 13, 2022
By Conn Hastings, science writer. Image: HandmadePictures/Shutterstock. A new study investigates the link between consuming sweeteners during pregnancy and a child’s risk of obesity. Pregnant rats fed with stevia or aspartame gave birth to pups that had a higher risk of obesity and specific changes in their gut microbiome. The findings highlight the importance of maternal nutrition during pregnancy.
National Law Center
JANUARY 13, 2022
International markets are important for many United States agricultural products. Trade agreements with various countries have provided new market opportunities for. The post Basics of International Trade: Tariffs 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.
Environmental Leader
JANUARY 13, 2022
While technology advancing and electric vehicles increasingly being adapted, there is growing opportunity for them to benefit the electrical grid in vehicle-to-grid services. The post Electric Vehicles Increasingly Beneficial to Commercial Buildings as Technology Advances, Use Grows appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
In the Weddell Sea near Antarctica, scientists have found the largest colony of fish nests in the world, covering 240 square kilometres
Physics World
JANUARY 13, 2022
The sci-fi film Don’t Look Up is an end-of-the-world satire that has garnered both praise and scorn from viewers, critics, and scientists. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, we explore the scientific themes of the film and give our verdicts on how A-list actors Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio played two hapless astronomers who discover a comet that could destroy the Earth.
Inhabitant
JANUARY 13, 2022
An old Kentucky coal mine will soon be turned into a pumped hydro “water battery” in an ambitious renewable clean energy scheme. Hydropower developer Rye Development is transforming a strip mine in southeastern Kentucky's Bell County into the Lewis Ridge pumped storage project.
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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
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
PBS Nature
JANUARY 13, 2022
A unique celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, featuring all 18 species of penguins for the first time, from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica. Witness the perils penguins face for survival, from rock climbing to extreme temperatures to predators. Meet the penguins that seem out of place, making their living in dense forests, desert islands and even city streets.
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 13, 2022
In an opinion that employers across the country have been eagerly anticipating, the United States Supreme Court today issued a per curiam opinion blocking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) rule that would have required roughly 80 million workers to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination or be tested weekly and wear masks to avoid being “removed from the workplace.
Earth 911
JANUARY 13, 2022
The total energy consumption of existing buildings was 40% of total U.S. energy consumption in. The post Passive House Design: Changing the Future of New Home Construction appeared first on Earth911.
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Washington Nature
JANUARY 13, 2022
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New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Molecules containing carbon atoms, called organics, have been found all over Mars and could hypothetically have been formed by living organisms, but it seems they were not
Physics World
JANUARY 13, 2022
© AuntMinnieEurope.com. Proton MR spectroscopy can identify changes in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in Radiology. The findings could translate to earlier diagnosis and treatment, senior author Wolfgang Bogner of the Medical University of Vienna says in a statement released by the university. “If confirmed in longitudinal clinical studies, this new neuroimaging technique could become a standard imaging tool for initial diagnosis, for dise
National Law Center
JANUARY 13, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: CFTC, The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 13, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Life on Earth is made possible by our planet’s magnetosphere – an invisible radiation shield that protects the surface – now it turns out that super-Earths could have magnetospheres too
Inhabitant
JANUARY 13, 2022
The World Architecture Festival 2021 just took place December 1 to 3. SAWA designed by Mei Architects and Planners won the Experimental Future Projects category. SAWA is an apartment building dripping with green roof and balcony plantings.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
A confident detection of a moon orbiting a planet beyond our solar system – called an exomoon – has eluded astronomers so far, but they have found a new candidate
Environmental Law Centre
JANUARY 13, 2022
The Geothermal Resource Development Act, along with the Geothermal Resource Development Regulation and Geothermal Resource Tenure Regulation, is now in force In December of 2021, we published a brief. The post The Geothermal Resource Development Act is now in force appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Meat is responsible for roughly twice the greenhouse gas emissions of plant-based food. Can we afford not to seek alternative sources of protein for our food?
Inhabitant
JANUARY 13, 2022
This past fall, COP26 opened the door for discussions about many environmental issues. However, few presentations addressed one elephant in the room — the fact that the construction industry contributes up to 40% of ongoing carbon release. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) used the COP26 platform to offer a proposal that could reduce the impact of the built environment and implement systems that will result in a carbon-negative initiative.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
Astrophysicists hope a map created by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will help answer questions about the expansion of the universe
Inhabitant
JANUARY 13, 2022
Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup selected the C?n Th? River in C?n Th? City, Vietnam as one of 15 river locations around the world to tackle plastic pollution. The global partnership between the two organizations will implement advanced technology to intercept and clean up waste in some of the world’s major rivers.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2022
The term "endemic" usually means that an infection is stable, not that it's less deadly or that protective measures are no longer required.
Ocean Conservancy
JANUARY 13, 2022
Do you ever look at a word so often it starts to look funny? At Ocean Conservancy, we talk about the ocean quite literally all the time. And so, it’s no wonder I found myself considering the origin of the name of each body of water. While there is only one global ocean, there are currently five named ocean bodies. ARCTIC. Most bodies of water are named for the areas they surround or the areas that surround them.
Environmental Leader
JANUARY 13, 2022
The US Department of Energy today launched the “Building a Better Grid” Initiative to catalyze the nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines, as enabled by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The post DOE Launches Initiative to Upgrade Nation’s Electric Grid appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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