Sat.May 14, 2022

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Hundreds of Ontarians Rally at Queen’s Park for Climate, Communities and Nature

Enviromental Defense

Rally sends strong message to all political parties: Ontarians expect climate and environmental leadership from the next government. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Hundreds of Ontarians concerned about a wide range of environmental issues are gathered at Queen’s Park today to highlight Ontario’s poor environmental record and to urge immediate climate action and a return to the prot

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Warming Trends: Weather Guarantees for Your Vacation, Plus the Benefits of Microbial Proteins and an Urban Bias Against the Environment

Inside Climate News

A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod A long-awaited vacation like a day at a theme park with the kids, a night glamping with the girls or a weekend on the slopes can quickly be ruined by rain. And as climate change brings about more frequent extreme weather, more customers may become wary of committing to trips at risk of being spoiled by a storm.

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Strange state of matter made into a pancake-shape for first time

New Scientist

A supersolid is an exotic state of matter that behaves like both a solid and a fluid.

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May 18 Webinar: Learn More About Funding The Growing Greener Program For The Next Generation

PA Environment Daily

Five environmental organizations are hosting a May 18 webinar on Funding The Growing Greener Program for the Next Generation from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Roughly a third of Pennsylvania's waterways are too polluted for swimming or eating fish that are caught. [ Read more here.] With a problem of that scale, we need programs that are going to meet those challenges -- and the Growing Greener program can do that.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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Photons stay entangled despite huge jump in frequency

Physics World

A new technique that keeps two photons entangled while greatly increasing the frequency of one of them has been demonstrated by researchers in Germany. The work could prove useful in quantum computation, imaging and quantum communications. Two particles are considered entangled if their quantum states are correlated to such an extent that they cannot be described independently.

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PA Awards $2 Million In Clean Energy Workforce Development Grants

PA Environment Daily

On May 13, Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced four Clean Energy Workforce Development grants for projects that will identify individual employer and collective industry workforce needs, while also developing solutions to those needs. The grants, totaling $2 million, are designed to create opportunities for individuals from underserved communities to access training while also bolstering Pennsylvania's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.