Tue.Feb 15, 2022

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The relationship between readability and scientific impact: Evidence from emerging technology discourses

Environmental News Bits

Lennart Ante (2022). “The relationship between readability and scientific impact: Evidence from emerging technology discourses.” Journal of Informetrics 16(1), 101252. [link] Abstract: This study examines how the readability of scientific discourses changes over time and to what extent readability can explain scientific impact in terms of citation counts.

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Personal Care Brands Partner to Fight Plastic Pollution

Environment + Energy Leader

One hundred personal care brands based in more than 15 countries are partnering in an effort to remove 4127 tons of plastic waste every year. The post Personal Care Brands Partner to Fight Plastic Pollution appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Let’s Honor Hazel Johnson’s Environmental Justice Legacy During Black History Month

Union of Concerned Scientists

Congress should pass legislation that would give Hazel Johnson the recognition she deserves.

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Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production

Environment + Energy Leader

Fabric company JSRTEX Group in Taiwan is adding sustainable textile dyeing technology to reduce wastewater and energy use in its production. The post Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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A Big Climate Warning from One of the Gulf of Maine’s Smallest Marine Creatures

Union of Concerned Scientists

Ocean warming is having effects throughout the food chain.

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USDA Earmarks $1 billion for Sustainable Agriculture, Land Management

Environment + Energy Leader

Through these investments, which the department is calling Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, USDA aims to incentivize the following three developments among producers and landowners. The post USDA Earmarks $1 billion for Sustainable Agriculture, Land Management appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Rio Tinto Explores Carbon Capture at Minnesota Mining Site with $2.2 M DOE Funding

Environment + Energy Leader

A team studying carbon mineralization and other carbon storage processes will get millions in funding from the Department of Energy. The post Rio Tinto Explores Carbon Capture at Minnesota Mining Site with $2.2 M DOE Funding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Drought Depletes a Reservoir in Spain, Revealing a Ghost Village

Yale E360

The 1992 opening of the Alto Lindoso Dam on the border of Spain and Portugal flooded the town of Aceredo, Spain. Now, as an ongoing drought drains the reservoir, a ghost village is re-emerging from the receding waters. Read more on E360 ?.

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Personal Care Brands Partner to Fight Plastic Pollution

Environment + Energy Leader

One hundred personal care brands based in more than 15 countries are partnering in an effort to remove 4127 tons of plastic waste every year. The post Personal Care Brands Partner to Fight Plastic Pollution appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Building Climate Resilience: The Urgency of Updating the Growth Management Act

Washington Nature

As the climate changes, so should we. Thirty years ago, Washington state passed the Growth Management Act (GMA) to help our cities and counties accommodate rapid growth, while protecting what makes the Evergreen state a great place to live: working farms, healthy rivers and forests, vibrant cities, and a beautiful, mountainous rural landscape. Today, Washington state faces a different landscape than it did 30 years ago.

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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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Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production

Environment + Energy Leader

Fabric company JSRTEX Group in Taiwan is adding sustainable textile dyeing technology to reduce wastewater and energy use in its production. The post Digital Dyeing Technology Produces No Wastewater, Reduces Energy in Textile Production appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Sponges can survive low oxygen and warming waters. They could be the main reef organisms in the future

Environmental News Bits

by James Bell, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Rob McAllen, University College Cork, and Valerio Micaroni, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Sponges are ancient marine animals, very common throughout the world’s oceans and seem less affected by ocean warming and acidification.

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Federal Agencies Must Consider Climate Risk in Environmental Reviews under NEPA

Law Columbia

This post was co-authored by the Sabin Center’s Romany Webb and Stephanie Jones and Michael Panfil of Environmental Defense Fund. From pipelines destabilized by melting permafrost to power line-sparked wildfires exacerbated by drought, the impacts of climate change are affecting infrastructure across the U.S. and heightening the risks it poses to the environment and communities.

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How Brad Pitt’s green housing dream for Hurricane Katrina survivors turned into a nightmare

Environmental News Bits

by Judith Keller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray.

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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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Light therapy fast-tracks healing of radiotherapy skin damage

Physics World

Brachytherapy is a cancer treatment in which a seed containing an ionizing radiation source is implanted directly within the tumour. The localized nature of brachytherapy enables delivery of high radiation doses to the target lesion while minimizing exposure of surrounding healthy tissues, reducing the risk of side effects. The treatment can, however, cause localized skin damage such as radiodermatitis and radionecrosis.

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We seem to find people with a strong immune system more attractive

New Scientist

Previous research has shown that we are attracted to the body odour of people with better health, and now it seems the strength of your immune system is reflected in your face

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Physics World Careers 2022 guide is now out

Physics World

Making decisions about your career can be an exciting process, but for most people it’s also a tricky one. It can be hard enough to find out what jobs even exist, let alone whether they would be a good match for your skills and interests. Decisions, decisions The latest Physics World Careers guide is available online now. As careers editor of Physics World , I have learned much more in the past year about the many paths you can follow with a physics degree than I ever did when I was researching

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Green and sustainable chemistry – The case for a systems-based, interdisciplinary approach

Environmental News Bits

Constable, David JC (2021). “Green and sustainable chemistry – The case for a systems-based, interdisciplinary approach.” iScience 24(12), 103489.

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Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Considering “Commercial Reasonableness”

National Law Center

Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest. The post Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Considering “Commercial Reasonableness” appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers’ weed problems – instead, it’s making farming harder for many of them

Environmental News Bits

by Bart Elmore, The Ohio State University In October 2021 I was a guest on a popular podcast to discuss my recently published book, “Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future,” which examines the agribusiness giant’s influence on the global food system.

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Opinion: Beijing 2022: Where’s the snow??

A Greener Life

Photo credit: Yanqing / Getty Images. By Anders Lorenzen. Anyone who has been paying slightly closer attention to the broadcasts of the Beijing Winter Olympics would have noticed a distinct lack of snow. Only the competing areas are covered by snow, produced by snow canons. There are two things at play here. First, as we recently reported due to the accelerating pace of climate change the viability of the Winter Olympics is becoming severely unstable.

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Discerning Energy Managers Want to Know which Batteries to Use

Environmental Leader

Energy managers at commercial and industrial operations have some choices to make: they need to understand the performance profiles among the lithium-ion battery technologies, all centered on resilience, safety, and duration. . The post Discerning Energy Managers Want to Know which Batteries to Use appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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How Australia has cut child cancer deaths – and hopes to get to zero

New Scientist

An Australian plan to eliminate childhood cancer deaths using personalised medicine will be made available to all Australian children with the condition from 2023

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Webinar: Microplastics Create Mega Questions

Environmental News Bits

Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CSTRegister here. Within the water industry specifically, three major questions are present that may determine the future of how microplastics are approached: How many nanoplastics are present in finished water? How will micro-and nanoplastics change how we view water and wastewater treatment technologies Are micro-and nanoplastics toxic?

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Fossil Pollen Reveals the African Origins of Asia’s Tropical Forests

Cool Green Science

Fossil pollen reveals that the iconic tree family of Borneo's rainforests — the dipterocarps — evolved in Africa. The post Fossil Pollen Reveals the African Origins of Asia’s Tropical Forests appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: February 15, 2022

National Law Center

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 15, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Facebook policy to stop vaccine misinformation only worked temporarily

New Scientist

Between November 2020 and February 2021, Facebook introduced policies to cut down on misinformation related to covid-19 vaccines, but they only worked for about six months

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Reducing wind turbine wakes could save wind farms millions

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Clean Technica. Researchers are collecting comprehensive data on how winds move through wind power plants to help design more efficient plants and reduce wind energy costs.

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AI can erase tattoos from photos to help face recognition systems

New Scientist

Tattoos can hinder face recognition software, but deep learning algorithms can be trained to remove them, which reduces the rate of errors

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Super Bowl spot puts food waste in the spotlight, again

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Food Business News. Football game, half-time entertainment, commercials … there’s usually something for everyone when the Super Bowl airs. This year’s big game on Feb.

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Some humpback whales travel 6000 kilometres in search of a mate

New Scientist

Crowdsourced photographs reveal that some humpback whales travel between Mexico and Hawaii in one breeding season

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Sustainable manufacturing practices critical to dairy and dairy-free sectors

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Dairy Reporter. The past decade has seen vegan or plant-based diets explode in popularity, firmly establishing them in the mainstream having previously been a relatively niche choice.

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RoboKrill is a one-legged robot that mimics the way krill swim

New Scientist

A robot with appendages that mimic the swimming legs of krill could one day be used to study these key marine food sources or explore hard-to-reach places

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How does bat box design affect box temperatures and their suitability as maternity habitats?

The Applied Ecologist

In this podcast, authors Joy O’Keefe and Frank Tillman are interviewed about their latest research that seeks to better understand how bat box design affect internal temperatures – a critical factor for a species that spend more than half a day at roosts. Bat boxes are becoming important tools for conservationists worldwide.