Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A new analysis shows that rising Legionnaires’ disease cases disproportionately affect Black Americans and people living in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England. An aerial view of New York City. Rooftop cooling towers play a major role in fostering and spreading Legionella bacteria. Photo by Vincenzo Di Giorgi on Unsplash. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – February 24, 2022.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
A recent survey of North American fleets discovered that 43% of participants are already reporting on gas emissions, another 20% are planning to in the future, and roughly 35% have no imminent plans to begin. The post Survey: 35% of Fleets Have No Imminent Plans to Begin Emissions Reporting appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Yale E360
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Scientists say climate negotiators have misjudged the effects of rising methane emissions and warn the potent greenhouse gas could imperil hopes of meeting mid-century climate targets. The key, they say, is to focus on cutting those emissions and their big short-term impact. Read more on E360 ?.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Green infrastructure is increasingly emphasized as an alternative, novel path for water infrastructure. The possibilities are intriguing: Can we transition from a landscape dominated by siloed grey infrastructure (think concrete and steel, constructed for one or a few key outcomes like water supply or flood control) to one that centers natural processes in water infrastructure to achieve multiple goals?
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.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Photo by, Lester Graham/Michigan Radio The view of the Mackinac Bridge from the site where Line 5 enters Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Public Service Commission is best known as the government body that decides whether gas and electric utilities can raise their rates. But, the commission has other duties. Right now, it’s looking at whether Enbridge Energy’s plans to move a segment of its Line 5 oil and liquid natural gasses pipeline into a tunnel is safe.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Last December, Idaho Power unveiled its Clean Energy Your Way program, which offers homes and businesses various ways to support renewable energy. Participants can. The post Facebook Parent Meta Is Opening An 100% Renewable Data Center Here appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Imperial Beach is one of many California communities vulnerable to sea level rise. Photo credit: sk8mama, Flickr. This week, Senator Ben Allen introduced SB 1078 , a bill that would create a Sea Level Rise Revolving Loan Pilot Program to help coastal cities plan proactively for the effects of climate change. The law draws heavily from the framework of SB 83 , which students in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic worked on, and which passed the California Legislature in Se
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Taking away EPA's power threatens our safety.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
To improve its coastal and ocean health, the California government’s Ocean Protection Council devised a 37-page Statewide Microplastics Strategy containing case studies, policy prescriptions, and monitoring methods. The strategy’s multi-pronged approach includes. The post California Becomes First State in Nation To Adopt Microplastics Reduction Policy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Three in four people around the world agree with a ban on single-use plastics such as bags, straws, and water bottles, according to a 28-country survey from marketing firm Ipsos and Plastic Free July , an anti-plastics campaign. 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.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A review of 170 studies finds consistent evidence that people are less likely to be obese or have diabetes if they live in cities where walking and cycling is safe and convenient
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer. A long-term ‘UK Biobank’ study on almost 400,000 people finds little or no evidence that differences in the amount of consumed cooked or uncooked vegetables affects the risk of cardiovascular disease. When known socio-economic and lifestyle confounding factors are corrected for, the small apparent positive effect that remains could likely also be explained away by further confounders.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
The UK construction industry as a whole appears optimistic about sustainability. Yet it acknowledged that certain barriers must be overcome. The top concern was. The post UK Construction Industry Cites These Barriers to Net Zero Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
The Russian attack on Ukraine has led to a spike in energy prices, with oil briefly surpassing $100 a barrel , the highest level since 2014, and Dutch and British gas prices rising 40 to 60 percent Thursday. Russia is the world's second-largest exporter of oil and largest exporter of natural gas. As the war intensifies and sanctions loom, analysts fear disruptions to the supply of fossil fuels.
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.
Cool Green Science
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
New science and strange facts about North America’s quintessential rodent. The post Deer Mice: Get to Know North America’s Most Abundant Mammal appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
More diversity in research could speed the search for climate solutions and distribute the burden of warming more equitably. By Bob Berwyn Black, Brown and Indigenous people have been systematically excluded from earth sciences, magnifying their exposure to the most severe impacts of climate change, said Asmeret Asefaw Berhe , lead author of a recent commentary in the journal Nature Geosciences.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SRS Distribution will use a waste and recycling management system to help improve its sustainability efforts across its nationwide operations. The post SRS Distribution Implements Waste and Recycling Platform from Rubicon appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Ultrathin solar cells have reached record-breaking efficiency thanks to a novel manufacturing method that introduces specific types of disorder within the cells’ nanocrystalline structure. The low cost, reduced mass and non-toxic nature of this type of cell makes them ideal for integration into cars, rooftops or mobile devices, and the newly streamlined way of manufacturing them paves the way for their large-scale production.
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New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Machines that can mate and produce offspring can help us clean up nuclear sites, explore asteroids and terraform distant planets – but could they prove a threat, asks Emma Hart, who is helping develop them
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
A group of industry leaders has been formed to participate in pilot programs to increase the use of hydrogen across the country as a way to increase decarbonization. The post Hydrogen Consortium Aims to Decarbonize Heavy Transport, Increase Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Kellogg is starting a program that will help rice farmers with sustainable practices that encourages them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The post Kellogg Program Rewards Rice Farmers for Emissions Reductions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
For quantum computers to be considered viable, they need to successfully and verifiably perform tasks that are hard to reproduce on any classical computer – a situation known as “quantum advantage”. As both quantum computers and classical methods improve, however, it becomes difficult to draw the line beyond which quantum machines have the upper hand.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Medicines for long covid will probably be with us within a year, as the mechanisms behind the disease are finally starting to be understood
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Author: Leticia Nani Silva. Prof. Elena Ibanez is the Specialty Chief Editor in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. Elena is a research professor at the Institute of Food Science Research in Madrid, Spain. Her work focuses on food engineering and food technology of new functional foods for human health. In this conversation we discuss her career, her passion as a professor and her incredible relationship with her students.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Houston Dynamo FC plans to halve its carbon footprint by 2026. To this end, it has enlisted Shell to implement integrated energy solutions such as. The post Houston Dynamo FC Sets Sights on Decarbonization, Enlists Shell Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A question in a Year 9 exam paper for 13–14 year olds states that a scientist places a plotting compass next to a current-carrying coil with a soft iron core in it and notices a deflection. The core is removed; the deflection stops. The student must explain why. The real answer is that whoever wrote the question never did the experiment, and hopefully wasn’t a physicist.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
The United Nation's latest climate report has zeroed in on wildfires. Microgrids are becoming a mechanism to battle the outages caused by those disasters -- something California is trying to do. The post Microgrids are Critical to Battle Outages Caused by Wildfires appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
By K.E.D. Coan, science writer. Difference between reserve and cattle ranches in Colombia. Image credit: Sebastian Di Domenico / Shutterstock. In the tropics, when conflict affected countries transition to peace, deforestation often increases. But the reasons behind this trend are neither simple nor generalizable, reports a new study from Colombia. By looking at a range of agricultural and societal drivers at multiple scales, this research shows that different factors promote forest loss.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Chipotle says it will tie 2022 ESG successes or failures, which include goals to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions as well as use sustainable agriculture, to executive bonuses. The post Chipotle 2022 ESG Targets Include Scope 1 and 2 Emissions, Ties Results to Executive Bonuses appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A metasurface that can be reconfigured using electric motors has been designed by researchers in the US and China. The structure can be programmed in real time to control impinging electromagnetic waves and was developed by a team led by Weili Zhang at Oklahoma State University. The metasurface comprises an array of dielectric “meta-atoms”, which can be reoriented in groups.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Saint-Gobain is completing a project at a California plant that will increase productivity as well as reduce its carbon impact. The post Saint-Gobain Invests $32 Million to Improve Production, Sustainability at California Plant appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
A new U.N. report says communities need to prepare for the growing threat by refocusing on prevention, rather than just reacting to fires as they happen. By Bob Berwyn As global warming heats the air and land, drying out trees and other plants, people around the world need to reset their expectations of where, when and how long wildfires will burn, warns a new global wildfire report released today.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Volvo worked to improve electric vehicle output as well as sustainable transportation infrastructure in 2021. The post Volvo Focuses on Net Neutral Transportation with Electric Vehicle, Fuel Cell and Charging Projects appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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