Sat.Jan 15, 2022

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Another dot on the graph

Real Climate

So last week was the annual release of the temperature records from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth. The Copernicus ERA5 data was released a few days ago, and the HadCRUT data will follow soon. Unlike in years past, there is no longer any serious discrepancy between the records – which use multiple approaches for the ocean temperatures, the homogenization of the weather stations records, and interpolation.

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DEP 2022 Water Quality Report Shows 27,886 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (33%) - An Increase From 25,468 In 2020

PA Environment Daily

On January 15, the Department of Environmental Protection released the draft 2022 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Report for public comment showing one-third of Pennsylvania’s streams-- 27,886 miles-- have impaired water quality. ( formal notice ) That’s an increase from the 2020 report which found 25,468 miles of water quality impaired streams making them unsafe for aquatic life, recreation, fish consumption or water supply.

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Warming Trends: Americans’ Alarm Grows About Climate Change, a Plant-Based Diet Packs a Double Carbon Whammy, and Making Hay from Plastic India

Inside Climate News

A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod The number of Americans alarmed about global warming now outnumbers Americans who are dismissive of it three to one. That’s according to a twice-yearly public opinion polling by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and.

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The right to rake

Environment, Law, and History

Peter Szabó recently published "The Horka Litter Raking Incident: On Foresters and Peasants in Nineteenth-Century Moravia" in Environment and History. The abstract: Litter raking was a traditional forest use representing an interface between forestry and agriculture. In forest history, it has usually been presented as the harmful removal by peasants of biomass, which was gradually eliminated by foresters, leading to better forest preservation.

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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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Green Spur’s rare-earth free wind turbines receive their first international order?

A Greener Life

A Green Spur wind turbine. Photo credit: Green Spur. By Anders Lorenzen. Renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar continue to grow. And thereby they change the energy system to one that is less reliant on hydrocarbons. But another problem has presented itself. These technologies are very reliant on rare earth minerals, many of which are mined in conflict areas and countries such as China , where workers rights are often overlooked.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.15.22

PA Environment Daily

NOTICE Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session Jan. 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Jan. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- ?? Brubaker Farms In Lancaster County Receives Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council: Thomas Dolan IV - 1923-2021 -- DEP Proposes New, Limited General Permit For Processing, Beneficial Use Of Oil & Gas Liquid Wastes; No Chemical Concentration Limits Or Public R