Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 17, 2022
A UK study shows that while recycling, reuse and composting of packaging will all increase significantly, a fifth of all food packaging could still find its way to landfill and incineration even in two decades time. The post UK Study Shows a Fifth of Food Packaging Could Be in Landfills by 2040 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
MAY 17, 2022
The 2018 to 2020 European drought was the worst in more than two centuries, driven in part by uncommonly high temperatures that exacerbated dry conditions across large parts of the continent, new research finds. Read more on E360 ?.
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Physics World
MAY 17, 2022
Officials at the CERN particle-physics lab have announced that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has successfully restarted following a three-year programme of maintenance and upgrades. Days after the switch-on on 22 April , engineers accelerated the two proton beams to a record energy of 6.8?TeV per beam and will now begin increasing the luminosity before first collisions later in June. .
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
This story is part of Conversation InsightsThe Insights team generates long-form journalism and is working with academics from different backgrounds who have been engaged in projects to tackle societal and scientific challenges. by Kimberly Nicholas, Lund University Question: what do the following statistics have in common? The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in … Continue reading 12 best ways to get cars out of cities – ranked by new research.
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.
Physics World
MAY 17, 2022
The director general of the ITER Organisation , Bernard Bigot , has died at the age of 72 due to an unspecified illness. Bigot took over as head of ITER in March 2015 and was almost halfway through his second term as ITER boss, which would have ended in 2025. Bigot’s deputy – Eisuke Tada – has taken over leadership of the French-based fusion project while the ITER Council searches for a long-term successor to Bigot.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story at Great Lakes Connection. Over the past two centuries, western settlement and the Industrial Revolution dramatically changed the water quality of the Great Lakes. New economic activities and cultural centers were spawned, while the lakes saw new (and often unwanted) species and pollution from industry, agriculture and cities. The 1972 Great Lakes … Continue reading The Great Lakes before the 1972 Water Quality Agreement.
Environmental Professionals Connection brings together the best content for environmental professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader. Anheuser-Busch is partnering with Cambrian to implement new water reuse technology in connection with its breweries – including a new plant in Houston, Texas, set to open in the summer of 2022. Through a series of reactors and filtration technologies, Anheuser-Busch will be able to clean … Continue reading Anheuser-Busch to implement new water reuse technology in connection with its breweries.
A Greener Life
MAY 17, 2022
By Anders Lorenzen. A coalition of organisations has called for more significant efforts toward sustainable finance. In a joint statement, The World Council of Churches (WCC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Muslim Council of Elders and the NY Board of Rabbis made the appeal. In what they herald as a landmark joint appeal, in Climate-Responsible Finance – a Moral Imperative towards Children, they argue that in the wake of the recent climate reports released by the Inte
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story at The Verge. Trees can normally regenerate due to the scatterings of pine cones by the wind or with the help of animals. But when a fire burns too hot, there is no way for seeds to survive and trees to grow back naturally in charred soils. To help forests rebuild, … Continue reading Drones are setting down roots in wildfire-scarred landscapes.
National Law Center
MAY 17, 2022
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: May 17, 2022 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.
Physics World
MAY 17, 2022
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. In this webinar, Dr Reza Javaherdashti will discuss the relationship between the efficient management of corrosion protection and clean-energy strategies. After a quick introduction to the basics of corrosion and cataloguing corrosion countermeasures, he will outline the dilemma of corrosion-management strategies, as well as the challenges of clean-energy susceptibility requirements (as related to environmental friendliness).
National Law Center
MAY 17, 2022
Many agricultural producers across the nation obtain crop insurance coverage for their planted acreage under the federal crop insurance program (“FCIP”). The post Checking In on Crop Insurance: Federal Judge Examines Policy Language on Silage Varieties appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Physics World
MAY 17, 2022
Traceable optical metrology for end-to-end quality assurance (QA) across product design, development and manufacturing provides the raison d’être for a long-running R&D collaboration between Queensgate , a UK manufacturer of high-precision nanopositioning products, and scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Metrology Institute.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
Quantum-encrypted messages sent through cables over long distances are sensitive to tiny vibrations, suggesting a possible by-product of a future secure network
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 Leader
MAY 17, 2022
Google's Bay View Campus, with innovative heating and cooling and solar energy systems, opens. The post Unique Sustainability Features Open Google’s Bay View Campus appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
A mysterious extinction about 540 million years ago may have been caused when early animals began competing against one another
Physics World
MAY 17, 2022
When NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars in 2012 and began to explore a crater, it had to be constantly guided from Earth, so it wouldn’t be thwarted by large rocks, sand dunes and deep trenches. By contrast, the US agency’s Perseverance rover , which landed on the red planet in 2021, can steer clear of such obstacles with ease, thanks to the use of artificial intelligence.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
As demand for crops grows, the pollination services provided by the honeybees managed by beekeepers are becoming increasingly insufficient
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Physics World
MAY 17, 2022
If a nearby exoplanet was populated by mountains, oceans and lifeforms, all we would see using today’s telescopes is a few blurry pixels. Therefore, in the search for life beyond Earth, the only option for now is to speculate about planetary features from the bare minimum of information. This video explains how astronomers are attempting to view the Earth through the eyes of extraterrestrial astronomers – to get baseline data to assist the search for habitable planets.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
The value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has plummeted in recent weeks, but the computer power devoted to the industry continues to rise
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story from Public News Service. Government agencies are tasked with setting policies to reduce the impacts of climate change. But a new Minnesota venture aims to get more of the private sector involved, to bring locally developed “green” technology to the public. The latest State of Climate Tech report says these startups saw a … Continue reading MN’s clean-energy tech enters the Shark Tank.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
Pollution accounted for one in six deaths three years ago, a figure that is unchanged since the last analysis in 2015
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story in the Washington Post. Research has shown that being unvaccinated raises a person’s risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus, while being older, overweight or immunocompromised can increase the severity of covid-19. Now scientists think there is another risk factor that may increase the likelihood of contracting the coronavirus and the possibility … Continue reading Growing evidence links air pollution exposure and covid-19 risks.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
When excited by lasers, a tiny glass container filled with rubidium atoms can act as a receiver for streamed video signals
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
A new Pew Research Center survey takes a wide-ranging look at Black Americans’ views and experiences with science, spanning medical and health care settings, educational settings, and as consumers of science-related news and information in daily life.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
A wireless contact lens that monitors eye pressure and delivers glaucoma drugs on demand has been tested in animals
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story from the University of Alberta. Eating chicken raised on a diet of bugs or algae may sound downright unappetizing to some, but there are ways to make the idea more palatable to at least one type of food shopper. Consumers who are environmentally aware will likely warm up to the idea … Continue reading Environmentally conscious consumers more likely to buy chicken raised on insects or algae.
New Scientist
MAY 17, 2022
Cronobacter sakazakii contamination shut down the biggest formula manufacturing plant in the US.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story at Food Business News. Count carrot juice processing as a prime opportunity for upcycling. Up to 80% of the weight in the processing is pulp leftover, a waste byproduct often used as compost, said Beth Kennedy, who co-founded Seconds and now serves as chief executive officer of the New York-based company … Continue reading Startup transforms carrot byproduct into crackers.
Academy of Natural Sciences
MAY 17, 2022
Researching the Effects of Coastal Flooding and Climate Change on Loblolly Pines at Jakes Landing, New Jersey. Jakes Landing is a centuries-old access point to Dennis Creek in Cape May, New Jersey, where the forest landscape abruptly drops into a tidal saltwater marsh. Close to the marsh, row after row of dead Atlantic white cedars jut out of the ground like spikes.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story at Glossy. Offering bulk in-store beauty refills has been a longtime practice of niche zero-waste refill stores. Now, the practice is catching on among major international brands.
Frontiers
MAY 17, 2022
Image: Shutterstock.com. Online Seminar Series. 25 th May – 22 nd June 2022. This seminar series is presented by field chief editor of the Frontiers in Virtual Reality journal, Prof Mel Slater and members of the GuestXR European Project. By now we are likely to have come across horror stories from ‘the metaverse‘ about how easy it is to encounter abuse, racism, misogyny, and have an overall unpleasant experience.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 17, 2022
Read the full story at Illinois Farmer Today. Research on climate change is nothing new at the University of Illinois. However, developments this year have the attention of both Midwest farmers and international climate change experts. This summer and fall, bread-box-sized robots developed here are ready to plant 10,000 acres of cover crops on farmers’ … Continue reading Research tackles many ways to address climate issues on farms.
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