Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 23, 2021
Reflecting on my prejudices toward justice-involved clients revealed to me that I had treated them like inmates rather than clients.
Yale E360
JULY 23, 2021
U.S. power sector emissions dropped 10 percent between 2019 and 2020, owing to greater energy efficiency, less reliance on coal, and the coronavirus pandemic suppressing demand for electricity, according to a new report. This represents the largest one-year drop since the report — compiled by power companies Entergy and Exelon, Bank of America, and environmental groups Ceres and the Natural Resources Defense Council — first began being published in 1997.
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Scientific American
JULY 23, 2021
With little hard evidence, their developers maintain they’ll be cheaper, safer and more secure than existing power plants. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
JULY 23, 2021
Weird world The Mirror Trap is an online show combining quantum physics with psychology, in which the audience participates in the strange-face-in-the-mirror experiment. (Courtesy: Simon Watt). When an event is labelled as a “play/ experience/ installation/ horror story”, it’s hard not to be intrigued. Trickier still when its organizers dare (rather than invite) you to take part.
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.
Environmental Leader
JULY 23, 2021
Bloom Energy and Heliogen have announced plans to produce green hydrogen using only concentrated solar power and water, further accelerating progress toward a zero-carbon future. The companies’ first integrated solution is expected to be operational by the end of 2021. Green hydrogen is one of the top ten technologies shaping. Read more ». The post Bloom Energy, Heliogen Partner On Low-Cost Green Hydrogen appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Scientific American
JULY 23, 2021
Viral load is roughly 1,000 times higher in people infected with the Delta variant than those infected with the original coronavirus strain, according to a study in China. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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Earth 911
JULY 23, 2021
Streaming a video is now a widespread activity for many of us. But, what are. The post What Is the Carbon Footprint of Video Streaming? appeared first on Earth911.
Physics World
JULY 23, 2021
A new deep-learning framework to diagnose COVID-19 from patient lung scans – called KarNet – has been developed by researchers in India. The system, which uses transfer learning rather than needing a large training dataset, can achieve up to 97% accuracy in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection. As the coronavirus pandemic continues across the globe, faster and more reliable techniques for identifying COVID-19 cases are much sought after to help reduce transmission – especially given the broad shortage
New Scientist
JULY 23, 2021
It’s sometimes been assumed that we experience brief periods without vision every time we shift our focus from one point to another – but now it turns out the assumption is wrong
Physics World
JULY 23, 2021
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. Diffusion weighted imaging – specifically apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) – has become widely used clinically for cancer diagnostics and therapeutic response evaluation. This innovative MR imaging technique allows for improved delineation between healthy and diseased tissue; however, contemporary MR gradient systems are not spatially linear as expected due to engineering limitations, leading to biased ADC values.
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
JULY 23, 2021
The 117 fatalities recorded in the Pacific Northwest so far include only those directly attributed to heat. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
JULY 23, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics officially began today with the opening ceremony lighting up the Tokyo sky. Tomorrow also marks that start of the swimming schedule and with it countless photo finishes and races determined by mere fractions of a second. Obtaining such split-second measurements relies on rounding a raw time recorded by a stopwatch or electronic timing system to a submitted time.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
by Scott Denning (Colorado State University) Summer isn’t even half over, and we’ve seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would make news in Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent smoke across North America, and lethal floods of biblical proportions in Germany and China.
Scientific American
JULY 23, 2021
Viral load is roughly 1,000 times higher in people infected with the Delta variant than those infected with the original coronavirus strain, according to a study in China. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
by Lara O’Brien and Shannon Brines (University of Michigan) Balloons are often seen as fun, harmless decorations. But they become deadly litter as soon as they are released into the air and forgotten. Plastic pollution is one of today’s biggest environmental challenges.
New Scientist
JULY 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
A Greener Life
JULY 23, 2021
Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. photo credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Alamy. By Fred Pearce. Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen.
The Applied Ecologist
JULY 23, 2021
A new study by Lockett and colleagues explores how the proximity, intensity and colour of streetlighting impacts arthropods occupying different spatial niches, by simultaneously sampling flying and ground-dwelling invertebrates. It is well known that artificial light at night (ALAN) can attract and kill insects and other invertebrates, but do creepy-crawlies and flying invertebrates respond the same way?
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CEQA Developments
JULY 23, 2021
Assembly Bill No. 819 (AB 819), was signed by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State on July 16, 2021, and as non-urgency legislation will become effective on January 1, 2022. The bill amends nine statutory sections that are part of CEQA, and it affects requirements for lead agencies submitting CEQA documents and notices to OPR’s State Clearinghouse and to County Clerks for filing, and also requirements for the posting of certain notices.
Environmental Leader
JULY 23, 2021
Rolls-Royce Power Systems says it will cut GHG emissions by 35% compared to 2019 through use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies. These strategies will help the company achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, the company says. The efforts are not just an effort to take action for the environment, but as a realignment of strategy. The post Rolls-Royce Power Systems Sees Eco-Friendly Systems as Growth Opportunities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
JULY 23, 2021
Red palm weevils are invasive insects known for damaging palm trees – affecting date, coconut and palm oil industries – but a bit of clove or thyme oil reduced the amount of palm stems they ate by 35 per cent
Enviromental Defense
JULY 23, 2021
Soon Commissioner Steve Allan will submit to the Alberta government his final report of the “The Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns”. We’ve read the draft – and our review of it shows that it promises to be a continuation of the gong show that has been underway for two years. It will rightfully be seen by almost everyone as a political stunt, and should normally be ignored as such, if only its content and intended purpose were not such a threat to public debate in Canada.
New Scientist
JULY 23, 2021
Detecting DNA in air samples could make it much easier to monitor biodiversity around the world and also help in other fields such as atmospheric science
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
Download the document. This report reviews the full range of policies and initiatives that an ideal green central bank would adopt across four categories: Research and Advocacy, Monetary Policy, Financial Policy, and Leading by Example.
New Scientist
JULY 23, 2021
Microbes isolated from the stomachs of termites can decontaminate timber that's been treated with toxic preservatives, enabling it to be converted into biofuels more easily
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
Download the document. Biodiversity, and the benefits it provides, is fundamental to human well-being and a healthy planet.Despite ongoing efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to continue or worsen under business-as-usual scenarios.
New Scientist
JULY 23, 2021
Digital stopwatches can make rounding errors of up to 0.11 seconds, which could be enough to change the winner of close races.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
The MSCI Net-Zero Tracker indicates the collective progress of publicly listed companies in the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index (IMI) (which covers 9,300 listed companies, representing 99% of the global equity universe) in keeping global warming well below 2°C. It also highlights the largest listed companies with improved climate disclosures, as well as those that lag.
New Scientist
JULY 23, 2021
We can calculate how fast Earth spins but that speed changes as you move towards the north or south pole
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
Read the full speech at BIS. Both climate change and the transition to a carbon neutral economy pose substantial challenges for the economy and the financial system, with the potential to affect growth and inflation in the short term, but also over much longer horizons.
Inhabitant
JULY 23, 2021
When Branco Cavaleiro Architects was asked to develop a plan to house the High Performance Surfing Center in Cabedelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, the designers chose to incorporate protections for visitors as well as the surrounding landscape.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
Read the full story at Design Week. As chewers wise up to the plastic content in conventional gums, we speak to the designers in charge of defining a new visual language for the sector.
National Law Center
JULY 23, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. There are. The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: July 23, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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