Sat.Sep 28, 2024

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UPCYCLING: GOLDEN BEEF TALLOW (THE SOAP)

Cleannovate

The thing with beef tallow is that it turns waxy immediately it’s removed from the flame. Wax, as we know it, it hard. And that’s exactly what we are looking for when we want to make bar soap. Combine hardness with good foaming, and you have a superb soap bar that can serve you for ages. And that’s what we shall be talking about here.

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Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

Inside Climate News

As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution. A 2008 law governs access to it—with an exemption for Illinois. By Nina Elkadi The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030—a problem more and more communities are facing as the climate changes and groundwater declines.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - September 21 to 27 - Gas Storage Areas Wells Leaking; Failure To Comply With Orders, Failure To Report Fracking Chemicals; Bubbling Conventional Pipeline Leak

PA Environment Daily

From September 21 to 27, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 736 inspection entries and catch-up posting previous inspection reports. So far this year, DEP took these actions as of September 20 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 75 conventional, 8 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 6,076 conventional and 758 unconventional -- Enforcements 2024: 381 conventional and 96 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 233 conventional and 433 unconventional --

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AI Is Everywhere Now—and It’s Sucking Up a Lot of Water

Inside Climate News

The buzzy tech-industry darling is more energy- and water-intensive than meets the eye. What’s the fix? Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine , an interview by Aynsley O’Neill with Shaolei Ren, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Riverside.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.28.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House Fall Voting Schedule -- September 3