Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
As the adoption of electric cars, trucks, and buses gains momentum, many people are wondering if the electric grid is up to the task of charging all of those vehicles. There are really two questions rolled up into that thought, differentiated by timescale: Can the grid handle all of the electric vehicles (EVs) we have in the near term, like today and next year?
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 20, 2022 . Fourth of a six-part series. Every August, says Alicia Smith, the city of Toledo holds its breath. .
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Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Thermo Fisher Scientific signed an eight-year virtual power purchasing agreement with Enel North America to deliver a 90-megawatt (MW) portion of the Seven Cowboy wind project in western Oklahoma. The post Thermo Fisher Scientific America Signs 8 Year PPA for Half of Its Electricity Needs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Trees are feasting on decades of carbon dioxide emissions and growing bigger as a result, according to a new study of U.S. forests. Read more on E360 →.
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.
Real Climate
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The detection and the attribution of climate change are based on fundamentally different frameworks and shouldn’t be conflated. We read about and use the phrase ‘detection and attribution’ of climate change so often that it seems like it’s just one word ‘detectionandattribution’ and that might lead some to think that it is just one concept.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
SOURCE: GoDaddy. DESCRIPTION: This year, GoDaddy is proud to announce the launch of You Empower, GoDaddy’s new 12-week rotational program supporting Empower by GoDaddy , the company’s signature social impact program that partners with nonprofits around the world to provide resources, tools and networks aimed at accelerating participating entrepreneurs’ business journeys, with an emphasis on entrepreneurs in underserved communities.
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Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photography by J. Carl Ganter. September 27, 2022. Sixth in a six-part series. Read the first story here. HONOR, Mich. – In 1974, when he was 27 years old, Wilfred Swiecki invited his Maltese-born fiancée to join him at the family cottage on Platte Lake in Benzie County.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The market is expected to grow at more than 10% a year through 2027, according to a new report. The post Energy Transitions, Regulations Driving Energy as a Service Market Growth appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The new U.S. climate plan is historic and will pump billions of dollars into advancing the transition away from fossil fuels. But a more far-reaching, innovative approach is needed to push forward the radically new technologies that will be required to decarbonize the economy. Read more on E360 ?.
Real Climate
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The CERES estimates of the top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes are available from 2001 to the present. That is long enough to see that there has been a noticeable trend in the Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI), mostly driven by a reduction in the solar radiation reflected by the planet, while the outgoing long wave radiation does not appear to contribute much.
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.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
SOURCE: Black & Veatch. DESCRIPTION: Black & Veatch , a leading global provider of critical human infrastructure solutions, today announced that CIO Irvin Bishop Jr. was named the 2022 Kansas City Global CIO of the Year® by the ORBIE ® Awards. For over 20 years, the CIO ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for leadership, innovation and excellence in this rapidly growing, CIO-led national professional association.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Coming off its recent decision requiring all new passenger cars and trucks be zero-emission by 2035, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is developing a first-of-its-kind regulation to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles like delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. Now that California has taken the lead and set a goal for all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be electric by 2035, the next logical step is electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 22, 2022 . Fifth of a six-part series. Read the first story here. LANSING, Mich. – To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. .
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The State of West Virginia, EQT Corporation, the nation’s largest natural gas producer, Battelle and GTI Energy, and Allegheny Science & Technology (AST) have collaborated to establish a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub in the Appalachian region, the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2). The post West Virginia Now Home to Clean Hydrogen Hub appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Hungarian scientist Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is concerned about how the climate change crisis is impacting children. She sees her research on renewable energy and energy demand as part of the essential work of protecting and restoring the future for the next generation. Read more on E360 →.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The microscopic rod-shaped Bacillus anthracis bacterium that causes anthrax is one pathogen worsened by drought, heat waves, and heavy rainfall, according to studies reviewed by the latest research. Photo credit: PD-USGov-HHS-CDC , Public Domain. By Jenessa Duncombe. Global warming has, in certain instances, amped up some of the world’s most deadly diseases.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
By Jessy Cavazos. SOURCE: Keysight Technologies. DESCRIPTION: As 5G continues to roll out, work is already well underway on its successor. 6G wireless technology brings with it a promise for a better future. Among other goals, 6G technology intends to merge the human, physical, and digital worlds. In doing so, there is a hope that 6G can significantly aid in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
This month marks 60 years since the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. The book provides strong scientific evidence of the enormous harms pesticides such as DDT pose to public health and the environment. It continues to be a source of inspiration for writers, scientists, and the public today. It galvanized the environmental movement and it pushed the federal government and Congress to carry out scientific research on pesticide contamination and to act on that research.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Aid agencies race to ward off water-related diseases. On 11 September 2022, a woman with her son wade through flood water after collecting drinking water from a hand pump in a flood-affected village in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Photo © Asad Zaidi/UNICEF. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – September 21, 2022. Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. X-NONE.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The autonomous platform can significantly increase the amount of recyclable material a facility can recover. The post EverestLabs Receives $16.1 to Help Market AI Recycling Management Platform appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The demand for lithium for EV batteries is driving a mining boom in an arid Andes region of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, home to half the world’s reserves. Hydrologists are warning the mines could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of precious water. Read more on E360 ?.
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
By K.E.D. Coan, science writer. Aggregation of spotted lanternflies, Lycorma delicatula. Image credit: Jana Shea / Shutterstock.com. Spotted lanternflies send signals with their honeydew excretions, shows a new study. Scientists are researching how this damaging invasive species communicates in order to better manage the pest problem. This research provides knowledge of how these insects find each other, as well as the first evidence to show that these signals appear sex-specific.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
SOURCE: DOW. SUMMARY: "We’re continually looking to collaborate with like-minded companies to support their carbon reduction goals and work toward more circular solutions.". - Diego Donoso, president, Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. DESCRIPTION: The path toward a low-carbon and circular economy is linked. By transforming how we manage resources, make and use products, and how we dispose of them, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
After a summer featuring heat wave after heat wave that left almost no part of the United States untouched by extreme heat, this week’s transition to fall brings with it the hope that the hottest days of Danger Season are behind us until next year. Climate change is amplifying the climate-related threats we have typically experienced during the summer, such as heat waves and hurricanes, which is why we have renamed summer “Danger Season.”.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue. September 15, 2022 . Third of a six-part series. Read the first story here. ADRIAN, Mich. – Tom Van Wagner has a vision for what’s possible in Lenawee County for choking off phosphorus discharges from farm fields.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Energy transitions, climate action, and sustainable communities are among the areas the UN Global Compact Network UK anaylized. The post Report Finds UK’s Overall Sustainable Development Goals Progress Slow appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Higher ocean and river temperatures are stressing Atlantic salmon, depriving these iconic fish of oxygen and forcing them to swim farther to find food. These climate-change pressures are also impacting salmon in ocean farms, which have seen an increase in mass die-offs. Read more on E360 ?.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
by Ho-Yin Mak, Georgetown University; Christopher S. Tang, University of California, Los Angeles, and Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University Two electrifying moves in recent weeks have the potential to ignite electric vehicle demand in the United States. First, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, expanding federal tax rebates for EV purchases.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Gen Z and millennial workers are looking for more than a paycheck — they want purpose. SOURCE: HP Inc. DESCRIPTION: There was a time, not so long ago, when the perks of a new office job were mostly fun or financial — catered lunches and happy hours, free snacks and 401K matches. But, as work-life balance has become more of a priority and competition for new talent keeps getting tighter, employers are realizing that the newest generation of employees is looking for more than perks — they want pur
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Humanity is currently facing an invisible threat that is several times smaller than a single strand of hair. In under three years, COVID-19 has brought critical awareness to aerosol particle transmission, which has drastically altered the way we live and interact with one another. We know that the virus can infect us at almost any moment, but we cannot actually see the hazard.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
As sea levels rise, ghost forests expand. Dead loblolly pine trees ( Pinus taeda ) with saltmeadow cordgrass ( Spartina patens ) and common reed ( Phragmites australis ) along Blackwater River near Robbins, MD. Photo © Dr. Matthew Kirwan / VIMS. By Hannah Richter, Circle of Blue – September 14, 2022. Sea level rise is causing ghost forests to expand along the east coast, with hotspots in New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Mars is packaging its pantry-sized treats in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) jars that have been optimized to be lighter weight and include 15% post-consumer resin (PCR). The post Mars Shifts to 15% PCR Packaging for its Candy Jars appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
As carbon dioxide levels rise and the Earth’s poles warm, researchers are predicting a decline in the planet’s wind speeds. This ‘stilling’ could impact wind energy production and plant growth and might even affect the Gulf Stream, which drives much of the world’s climate. Read more on E360 ?.
National Law Center
SEPTEMBER 26, 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: September 26, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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