April, 2023

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New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse

Yale E360

Scientists have long feared that warming could cause a breakdown of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic. But new research finds the real risk lies in Antarctica’s waters, where melting could disrupt currents in the next few decades, with profound impacts on global climate.

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How Organizations Can Prepare Their ESG Data for Sustainability Reporting

Environment + Energy Leader

When data types like electricity, water, waste, gas, supplier data, performance KPIs, and more exist in many siloed systems, the question is: Where do you even start? The post How Organizations Can Prepare Their ESG Data for Sustainability Reporting appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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To Manage Water Scarcity, California Needs a Framework for Fair and Effective Water Right Curtailment

Legal Planet

After three years of drought , a parade of storms brought flooding, landslides, and a massive snowpack to California. With water temporarily so abundant, it is tempting to push planning for water scarcity to the back burner. But California does not have this luxury. The state’s water management challenges during wet and dry times interrelate , and are intensifying.

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Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Continued flooding in California caused by severe storms called atmospheric rivers continues to shock the country. Just last week, broken river levees devastated the majority-Latino community of Pajaro, California. Human-caused climate change is expected to increase the number and intensity of extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, and droughts that are already ravaging communities across the United States.

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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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Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine

Circle of Blue

Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine A Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges. This series explores the Clean Water Act’s shortcomings in the Great Lakes, and how the region can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years. The collaborative’s four newsrooms — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, and Michigan Radio — work collaboratively to report on the most pressing water issues in the

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An Agricultural Drought In East Africa Was Caused by Climate Change, Scientists Find

Inside Climate News

The drought has pushed millions of people into famine or famine-like conditions and killed millions of animals. By Georgina Gustin A group of scientists have concluded that a devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, where tens of millions of people and animals have been pushed into starvation, would not have happened without the influence of human-caused climate change.

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The Corporate World Can’t Reach Net Zero If The Grid Doesn’t Grow

Environment + Energy Leader

Building energy infrastructure is a tricky business. Private entities have limited resources, and the payoff is often too distant. But there’s pressure on companies to meet their net-zero goals — requiring more grid space or grid miles. The post The Corporate World Can’t Reach Net Zero If The Grid Doesn’t Grow appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Statement on the federal government’s role in ensuring a proper review of the proposed Highway 413

Enviromental Defense

Statement from Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – Yesterday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney criticized the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act review of the proposed Highway 413.

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US States and Communities are Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry: Six Things You Need to Know 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In an important win for climate accountability in the United States, the US Supreme Court decided that lawsuits filed in Colorado, Maryland, California, Hawai’i, and Rhode Island against fossil fuel companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Suncor, and others will remain in state courts. Now the case s, brought against the oil and gas giants for their decades of disinformation and other contributions to the climate crisis, can finally move ahead.

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Amazing images of Mars’s moon Deimos snapped by Emirates Mars Mission

New Scientist

The Hope orbiter got closer to Mars’s moons Deimos and Phobos than any probe before, collecting unprecedented images and data that hints at the moons’ true origins

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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.

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Global Warming Could Drive Pulses of Ice Sheet Retreat Reaching 2,000 Feet Per Day

Inside Climate News

New research of seafloor formations near Norway includes findings that keep climate scientists awake at night. By Bob Berwyn A new study of the seafloor near the coast of northern Norway brings an ominous warning from the past, showing that some of the planet’s ice sheets retreated in pulses of nearly 2,000 feet per day as the oceans warmed at the end of the last ice age.

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For Uganda’s Vanishing Glaciers, Time Is Running Out

Yale E360

A trek through tropical forest, mud fields, and scree reveals the last remnants of the once-sprawling ice fields in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains. Their loss has profound implications for local communities, uniquely adapted species, and scientists studying the climate record.

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Toyota to Forge Ahead With Hydrogen Cars But Still Focuses on EVs

Environment + Energy Leader

Global policymakers recognize hydrogen fuel cell cars for their zero emissions. And they can run much further than EVs before refueling is required — a process that takes just 10 minutes instead of 45 minutes. The post Toyota to Forge Ahead With Hydrogen Cars But Still Focuses on EVs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The right sports bra may increase your running performance by 7%

Frontiers

By Suzanna Burgelman, science writer Researchers are one step closer to understanding the influence of good running apparel on running performance and injury risk. A new study in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living found that greater breast support during running is associated with increased knee joint stiffness, altering the lower body biomechanics of female runners.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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.

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Slipping on Climate Pledges, Major Oil and Gas Companies Gain Cover from Anti-ESG Efforts

Union of Concerned Scientists

It’s proxy season, that time of year when investors have a chance to influence corporate policies and make direct asks to corporate decisionmakers, and in 2023 an unwelcome guest is making its presence felt in the boardroom. That would be the straw man erected by defenders of the fossil fuel industry who claim that facing climate change is a doctrinaire liberal policy.

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Rich people use so much water that it is threatening the global supply

New Scientist

A three-year drought in Cape Town, South Africa, may have been worsened by high-income people filling their swimming pools and irrigating their gardens

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Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World?

Inside Climate News

New research shows a fast-acting climate connection between poles that may be driven by wind rather than by ocean currents. By Bob Berwyn With the planet warming by a fraction of a degree every few years, glaciers melting away in a trickle and sea level rising two inches per decade, global warming sometimes seems to be happening at a slow and steady pace.

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In Australia, a Surge in Renewables Drives Down Power Prices

Yale E360

At one point in March, renewables briefly supplied two-thirds of Australia's power, according to the grid operator, which says that the continued growth of wind and solar is driving down costs.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Walmart Plans to Grow Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Environment + Energy Leader

Not only is Walmart developing a coast-to-coast EV charging network, but they have also made changes to their product supply chains. In 2020, Walmart set the goal to achieve zero emissions across their global operations by 2040. The post Walmart Plans to Grow Electric Vehicle Charging Network appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Goodbye Verner, Fearless Fighter Against the Pebble Mine

NRDC

Bristol Bay tribal and environmental leader Verner Wilson III personified the next generation of committed opposition in decades-long battle against destructive Bristol Bay mining scheme.

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How Forest Management Can Build Healthy Wildfire Cycles in Western North America

Union of Concerned Scientists

Wildfires across the western United States and Canada have been worsening. Many factors play a role including climate change, human development and forest management. While there’s consensus around the danger and risks of our current wildfire situation, there is often debate concerning why and how we manage our forests. What’s the relationship between fires and forests?

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10 Fascinating Animals Found in Antarctica

Ocean Conservancy

Although both isolated and intensely ice-laden, Antarctica is bursting at the seams with biodiversity, and each species found there is uniquely adapted to flourish in this polar ecosystem. Let’s learn about some captivating creatures that can be observed in this chilly and secluded part of the world. See more wonderful ocean animals! Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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Pacific Walruses Fight to Survive in the Rapidly Warming Arctic

Inside Climate News

The short film “Haulout” forces audiences to confront the horrifying reality of what climate change means for Pacific walruses. By Kiley Bense There’s a moment about five minutes into the critically-acclaimed 2022 documentary short “Haulout,” which was nominated in January for an Oscar, that feels like a scene from a horror movie. The screen snaps from a shot of wild landscape into total black; floorboards creak under the weight of solitary footsteps; and wind howls as if through a tunnel.

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As Projects Decline, the Era of Building Big Dams Draws to a Close

Yale E360

Escalating construction costs, the rise of solar and wind power, and mounting public opposition have led to a precipitous decrease in massive new hydropower projects. Experts say the world has hit “peak dams,” which conservationists hail as good news for riverine ecosystems.

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Plastic Waste Management for a Sustainable Future

Environment + Energy Leader

With an ever-growing population and increased consumption, the amount of plastic waste generated worldwide has skyrocketed, leading to severe environmental problems such as pollution and habitat destruction. The post Plastic Waste Management for a Sustainable Future appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Light interacts with its past self in twist on double-slit experiment

New Scientist

The double-slit experiment consists of light passing through two slits separated by a small space – now researchers have performed it with small gaps in time instead

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Coral-eating fish poo may act as ‘probiotics’ for reefs

Frontiers

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Coral-eating fish are thought to weaken coral reefs because they consume coral tissue, whereas grazer fish are assumed to have positive effects because they eat algae that compete with corals. However, a new study shows that feces from coral-eating fish contain bacteria that can be beneficial to corals.

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The Bill That Could Connect California to Sun, Wind, and Savings Across the West

NRDC

A bill in the California State Legislature that would start a fully integrated western electricity grid will be heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next week.

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Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling

Inside Climate News

China’s ban on accepting most plastic waste may have led to a burning stockpile in eastern Indiana that sent black smoke billowing into the air—and local residents scrambling to safety. By James Bruggers The dense black smoke from a fire at a plastics recycler in Richmond, Indiana, that began Tuesday afternoon and continued burning on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of 2,000 nearby residents, was dramatic, but far from an isolated incident in the world of facilities that store or recycle vast

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Long Reviled as ‘Ugly,’ Sea Lampreys Finally Get Some Respect

Yale E360

The sucker-mouthed sea lamprey has been dismissed as grotesque and a threat to sport fish. But fisheries managers in New England and the Pacific Northwest are recognizing the ecological importance of lampreys in their native waters and are stepping up efforts to help them recover.

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Greening Steel and Smart Cities Are Critical to Net-Zero Goals

Environment + Energy Leader

China and India have aggressive green energy targets — not because they want to quiet international attention; instead, they want to create smart cities and attract multinational corporations. To get there, they will need green steel -- made from wind and solar, not coal. The post Greening Steel and Smart Cities Are Critical to Net-Zero Goals appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The shocking decline of Earth’s microbiome – and how to save it

New Scientist

Bacteria, fungi and other microbes, which are vital to life on Earth, were long thought impervious to threats endangering larger lifeforms.

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We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID

Scientific American

With millions of people affected and at least $1 trillion of economic value at stake, long COVID is our next national health emergency

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