Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Peatlands make up 3 percent of the earth’s landscape, yet absorb large amounts of carbon and harbor surprising biodiversity. Although peat bogs and fens are under increasing environmental threat, efforts to protect and restore these ecosystems are gathering momentum. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Biden administration poised to break exploitive power of Big Meat and Big Chicken, including Tyson Foods.
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Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Ottawa, Illinois learned how to keep its residents out of harm’s way. But on the river’s edge, safety has often required sacrifice. Flooding has long been part of life in Ottawa, Illinois. Photo © Laura Gersony / Circle of Blue. Climate change and upstream development made the riverfront town of Ottawa, Illinois even more prone to flooding.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Brian Leiter at Chicago is once again doing his occasional series identifying the top cited legal scholars in the United States in a range of substantive areas. As I did the last time Leiter posted these totals, I thought it might be helpful to our readers to have a list that is focused on US scholars who work substantially or primarily on environmental and energy law.
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
James Gustave Speth has been calling for action on climate since serving in the White House in the 1970s. In an e360 interview, he talks about his new book, which chronicles how successive U.S. administrations repeatedly failed to act in response to scientists’ increasingly dire warnings. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Rebecca Boehm, an economist with the UCS Food and Environment Program, looked at Arkansas and the biggest poultry producer in the state, Tyson Foods, as a case study and published her findings in August in conjunction with a Guardian investigative story. I recently spoke with Dr. Boehm about her report.
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New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
A UN analysis of countries' latest plans to cut carbon emissions shows they will actually rise 16 per cent on 2010 levels by 2030, leaving only a small window to limit global warming to 1.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Young people around the globe are profoundly worried about climate change, according to a new study , which found that those who feel governments are doing too little to address the crisis are most prone to climate anxiety. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) has just been passed by the Illinois legislature. Lead energy policy analyst Jessica Collingsworth breaks down why this is such a big win.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
A fishing community along the Sesan River in northeastern Cambodia. The construction of a giant dam has flooded large parts of the surrounding area. © Wonders of the Mekong. The rivers are an ecological bounty in the Mekong watershed. But technical reviews pay little attention to environmental costs of dam building. By Stefan Lovgren – September 15, 2021.
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Scientists are collecting photographs of the insects’ eggs to train an algorithm and curtail their rapid spread. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Some 227 land and environmental activists were killed in 2020, the highest number ever recorded, according to a new report from Global Witness, an international human rights organization. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
The top oil and gas industry trade association will do all it can to delay meaningful government action.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Sustainable urban planning may solve Mexico City’s water woes. Environmental activists in Benton Harbor, Michigan , are urging the EPA to replace thousands of lead service lines throughout the city. Lebanon’s water crisis is worsening as its economy crumbles. Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say the country is failing to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers.
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.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Florida governor Ron DeSantis and politicians in Texas say research does not support mask mandates. Many studies show they are wrong. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Some 1,175 gigawatts of new coal projects have been cancelled since 2015, an amount greater than the current coal capacity of China, according to a new report from climate think tank E3G. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
With Governor Newsom safe in office until next year, here are five ways he can act on the most pressing crisis in California: climate change.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. A new report discovers the rare reason the Edenville Dam in Midland, Michigan , collapsed last year. The National Trust in England begins work on a new wetland designed to alleviate flooding from the Tamar Estuary. Hurricane Nicholas quickly downgrades to a tropical storm in Texas, but still threatens to flood many areas of the S.
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.
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Now he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead to a steep temperature rise. By Bob Berwyn James Hansen, a climate scientist who shook Washington when he told Congress 33 years ago that human emissions of greenhouse gases were cooking the planet, is now warning that he expects the rate of global warming to double in the next 20 years.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Biochemist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman were recently awarded a $3-million Breakthrough Prize for their work. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
What incentives can you get next year for buying an EV?
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
A compact ultrafast electron diffractometer that can sit on a lab bench has been built by physicists in Germany. The team, led by Dongfang Zhang and Franz Kärtner at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science in Hamburg, created their instrument by compressing bunches of electrons to ultra-short durations, using millimetre-wavelength terahertz radiation.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Climate change, overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are driving reefs’ demise, along with the fisheries communities depend upon for nutrition. By Bob Berwyn Gathered together, the world’s coral reef systems would cover an area somewhere between the size of Oregon and Texas. Scattered about the globe like species-rich ocean rainforests, they help nurture about half the world’s marine life, a bounty that sustains millions of reef fishers and their communities in the Global South, in a f
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
A mismatch between theory and experiment could explain big physics mysteries. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
This groundbreaking report is important for three main reasons: impact, scale, and attribution.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Look towards the Sun during a total solar eclipse (taking proper precautions of course) and you’ll see a beautiful, crown-shaped glow surrounding the Moon. It’s the solar corona – a hot plasma that extends millions of kilometres out into space. This region is a million times dimmer than the solar surface beneath, yet, strangely, it’s at least 1 million kelvin hotter.
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Enviromental Defense
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Bowing to months of behind-the-scenes manipulation by politically-connected landowners and their allies at Queen’s Park, York Region Council is set to vote September 16th on a plan that would commit it for the next 30 years to the paving of countryside at more than double the rate it has since 2001. . In contrast to peers like Hamilton and Halton Region, which “hit the brakes” to allow well-publicized and relatively successful public consultations on fleshed out zero-sprawl options.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Although our sun is considered a quiet star, it is now thought to have repeatedly pelted our planet with enormous eruptions in the not too distant past. Could another occur in the near future? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Emissions from diesel trucks and buses don’t just release higher levels of air pollution, they are also local in their effects and in Oregon disproportionately impact low-income individuals.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
In recent years, health and fitness wearables have gained popularity as platforms to wirelessly track daily physical activities, by counting steps, for example, or recording heartbeats directly from the wrist. To achieve this, inertial sensors in contact with the skin capture the relevant motion and physiological signals originating from the body. As wearable technology evolves, researchers strive to understand not just how to track the body’s dynamic signals, but also how to simulate them to co
PBS Nature
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Taking refuge from the coronavirus pandemic, wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn set out to record all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England, filming them with one-of-a-kind lenses he forged on his kitchen table. See his surprising discoveries in My Garden of a Thousand Bees , premiering nationwide Wednesday, October 20 at 8 p.m.
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