Yale E360
JUNE 14, 2022
Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops. Researchers are now searching for ways to help pollen beat the heat, including developing more heat-tolerant varieties. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 14, 2022
When DHL first set its GoGreen target in 2007-2008, the goal was to become 30% more efficient by 2020. But it blew past that threshold in 2016, prompting the company to set even more ambitious targets — to reduce all transport-related emissions to zero by 2050. . The post DHL Is Investing $7.5 Billion to Ensure Climate Goals Are Met appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Circle of Blue
JUNE 14, 2022
This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers how Bolivia’s gold rush is polluting rivers, a resurgence of nitrate pollution in Iowa, and the expansion of desalination in Egypt. Plus, Circle of Blue explores what happens if one of the most powerful hydroelectric dams in the United States stops generating power. Transcript. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water” – your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 14, 2022
When DHL first set its GoGreen target in 2007-2008, the goal was to become 30% more efficient by 2020. But it blew past that threshold in 2016, prompting the company to set even more ambitious targets — to reduce all transport-related emissions to zero by 2050. . The post DHL Is Investing $7.5 Billion to Ensure Climate Goals Are Met appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Energy & the Law
JUNE 14, 2022
Co-author Brittany Blakey. Recall our recent post on Carl v. Hilcorp Energy Company from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas discussing the lessee’s royalty obligations on gas used off the premises in a market-value lease. See now, Fitzgerald v. Apache Corporation : Different judge ; same district; similar facts, lease provisions, and contentions; same skunk at the royalty owner’s garden party; semi-similar reasoning.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 14, 2022
Jupiter today announced a new collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)that will bring enhanced data sources and analytics to accelerate project delivery and enhance customized insights for BCG’s public and private sector clients. The post Jupiter Collaborates with Boston Consulting Group as Demand for ESG Disclosure Rapidly Grows appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 14, 2022
Jupiter today announced a new collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)that will bring enhanced data sources and analytics to accelerate project delivery and enhance customized insights for BCG’s public and private sector clients. The post Jupiter Collaborates with Boston Consulting Group as Demand for ESG Disclosure Rapidly Grows appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Frontiers
JUNE 14, 2022
By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, science writer. Image credit: DeeAnn Cranston / Shutterstock.com. An underwater survey finds the abundance and types of animals on the deep-sea floor west of Africa, off the Angolan coast, increased in response to the installation of an underwater pipeline. This is thought to be related to the pipeline providing shelter and trapping organic matter that the animals feed on.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 14, 2022
Aramark will serve more meals with ingredients that have a low carbon footprint in an effort to reduce emissions. The post Aramark Plans to Reduce Emissions of Food it Serves: Here’s How appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Frontiers
JUNE 14, 2022
By Maryam Clark and Mischa Dijkstra, science writers. Image credit: Somboon Bunproy / Shutterstock.com. A new study shows that by feeding blood containing high levels of the neurotransmitter serotoni n to female invasive city-dwelling mosquitos ( Anopheles stephensi ), we can decrease the mosquitos’ flight speed, and reduce their motivation to seek out a second blood meal.
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.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Geothermal energy, the “heat beneath our feet,” has the potential to provide enough power to supply more than 100 million U.S. homes around the clock. Most of that energy has been largely inaccessible, but that’s about to change. American innovators and researchers are making progress exploring human-made geothermal reservoirs, which, along with technologies to capture … Continue reading EERE Success Story—FORGE-ing Ahead with U.S.
Inside Climate News
JUNE 14, 2022
While the state sees promise in the technique, feed additives take considerable energy to produce and have their own environmental issues. By Grace van Deelen The Straus Family Creamery, an organic dairy producer in Marin County, California, made headlines last fall after receiving approval from regulatory agencies to conduct a trial of a new seaweed-derived feed additive called Brominata.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Read the full story in Food Business News. The Upcycled Food Association launched its Upcycled Certification mark last June. By May of this year, the mark was on the labels of over 200 products being sold in the United States, preventing 840 million lbs of food waste every year, said Turner Wyatt, chief executive officer … Continue reading Upcycled innovation accelerating.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
Hundreds of genetic variants may influence your risk of becoming severely ill with covid-19, a discovery that could lead to more targeted treatments or even tests that assess a person's likelihood of complications
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.
Physics World
JUNE 14, 2022
An unusual pulsating radio signal emerging from a “stellar graveyard” could be evidence for a new class of neutron star, according to an international team of scientists. The pulsar signal comes from a 53 million-year-old neutron star rotating once every 76 s? – making this the slowest rotating neutron star ever observed. The star has been designated PSR J0901-4046?
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
The toad-headed agama can unfold colourful skin flaps at the corners of its mouth to produce a vibrant display, but a study suggests this behaviour hasn’t evolved to impress mates – it may actually help to startle predators
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 14, 2022
The French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust unearthed four massive Revolutionary War cannons cast at the historic Warwick Furnace. According to historian and author Daniel Graham, “during the 1777 British advance on Philadelphia, cannon cast at Warwick were buried in the fields next to French Creek to keep them from falling into British hands”.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 14, 2022
In late 2020, Canadian doctors made headlines for “ prescribing nature ,” or recommending time outdoors, based on research that suggests people who spent two or more hours in nature per week improved their health and wellbeing. Knowing this, transdisciplinary researchers from Drexel University investigated how nature relatedness — simply feeling connected with the natural world — benefits dietary diversity and fruit and vegetable intake, in a study recently published the American Journal of Heal
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National Law Center
JUNE 14, 2022
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling on May 18, 2022, vacating an administrative decision. The post Fifth Circuit Rules SEC Administrative Proceedings Unconstitutional appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
Alan Turing first proposed a test for machine intelligence in 1950, but now researchers at Google and their partners have created a suite of 204 tests to replace it, covering subjects such as mathematics, linguistics and chess
National Law Center
JUNE 14, 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: June 14, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
China’s Chang’e 5 mission landed on the moon in 2020 and sent back samples of dust and rocks, which have been found to contain water – but not very much of it
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Read the full story at Treehugger. Schools need to do a better job of teaching kids about nature. This is the message from a new report released by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Council on Energy Environment and Water, ahead of a UN meeting set to take place in early June. The report describes … Continue reading Nature-based education sounds nice, but let’s start by sending kids out to play.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
An animal rights group says that an elephant in the Bronx Zoo in New York is so intelligent she should be granted legal personhood, but a court has now issued a ruling saying otherwise
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Read the full story from the Soil Science Society of America. Planting cover crops like cereal rye is a beneficial agricultural practice. One of their many benefits is to cover soil for times when farmers cannot plant cash crops like corn and soy – over the winter, for example. But it is not as simple as just … Continue reading Uncovering best practices for cover crops to optimize production.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
A 2000-generation experiment with bacteria suggests existing variation makes a smaller contribution to evolution than we had thought
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Download the document. People spend the vast majority of their time inside their homes and other indoor environments where they are exposed to a wide range of chemicals from building materials, furnishings, occupants, cooking, consumer products, and other sources. Despite research to date, very little is known about how exposures to indoor chemicals across complex … Continue reading Why Indoor Chemistry Matters.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
When cats lick and chew catnip or silver vine plants, higher levels of insect-repelling iridoid chemicals are released
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Read the full story at Solar Builder. Citing a need to diffuse accelerating energy costs and a desire to further sustainable farming practices, The Maschhoffs have broken ground on a new 3-MW solar array at its Griggsville Feed Mill. Solential Energy began construction of the Griggsville Feed Mill array in mid-May. The project, encompassing 6,800 … Continue reading Illinois pork producer turns to solar as ‘most economically beneficial option’.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2022
The UK may invest in its own space plans if Brexit-related issues continue to prevent full involvement in the European Union’s programmes
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
The Circular Buildings Toolkit will help designers and planners create a better future in the built environment sector. Arup and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched the toolkit in a bid to bring a circular economy for buildings into the mainstream, and future-proof assets in the face of a rapidly changing policy landscape. The toolkit has … Continue reading Circular Buildings Toolkit.
Nanotech
JUNE 14, 2022
The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced on June 10, 2022, that NanoData has been updated with “a new look and feel to improve the user experience.” NanoData is the knowledge base on nanosciences and -technology hosted by EUON. It contains data on different products, research projects, publications, patents, and organizations.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 14, 2022
Read the full story in Chemical & Engineering News. Karen Wetterhahn was a rising star in 1996. She was making key advances in understanding biochemical reactions of the heavy metal chromium and how those can cause disease. She had launched a major interdisciplinary research program to understand the effects of heavy-metal pollutants in northern New England. … Continue reading 25 years after Karen Wetterhahn died of dimethylmercury poisoning, her influence persists.
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