Circle of Blue

APRIL 7, 2022

Global water security is increasingly threatened. Accounting for water use and risk ought to have the same urgency with which we address carbon. Cargo ships on the Rhine River, in Germany. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. By Jay Famiglietti, Jose Ignacio Galindo, Palash Sanyal, and Li Xu – April 7, 2022. Provocative? Perhaps. But true. When it comes to acknowledging society’s impact on climate, environment, and human security, water is the next frontier for comprehensive accounting and ada

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2022

Textile company Evrnu is launching the world’s first high performance, recyclable lyocell material made entirely from cotton textile waste. Doing this allows a way to replace plastic-based materials. The post Evrnu Launches Recyclable Lyocell Material Made from Cotton Textile Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

APRIL 6, 2022

A new study has found tiny plastic particles no bigger than sesame seeds buried throughout human lungs, indicating that people are inhaling microplastics lingering in the air. Read more on E360 ?.

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APRIL 4, 2022

A funny thing happened just as people started turning off their laptops and gearing up for the long President’s Day weekend last month. At 2 p.m. on Friday, with no news alert, press statement or announcement, ExxonMobil for the first time revealed who received its lobbying money and how much. The world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company didn’t lay its cards on the table without a push.

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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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Circle of Blue

APRIL 7, 2022

Water leaders worry that rising prices — for everything from lead pipe replacements to treatment plant repairs — will cause a historic federal infrastructure investment to fall short of lofty expectations. Along with other goods and services, inflation is pushing up the cost of water infrastructure projects. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 4, 2022

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced new fuel economy standards for fleets. The new standards will make vehicle miles per gallon more efficient and reduce transportation emissions. The post NHTSA Announces New Fuel Economy Standards appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 4, 2022

As my post on Monday indicated, the top ten utilities have all announced plans for cutting carbon in the next several decades. Some of these utilities, like PG&E or ConEd, operate in states that have ambitious climate policies. It’s easy to see why utilities in New York or California would be setting their own targets. But it’s less clear why utilities in other parts of the country would be doing so.

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Physics World

APRIL 8, 2022

The most precise measurement to date of the mass of the W boson has yielded a result seven standard deviations away from that predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. The stunning result was obtained by a painstaking analysis of data taken at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in the US before it closed in 2011. The particle physics community must now study the results carefully to work out whether it is an incredible statistical fluke, an unknown experimental error, a flaw in the Standa

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2022

The Bumble Bee Seafood Company is eliminating an estimated 23 million pieces of plastic waste per year by becoming the first shelf-stable seafood brand to change its multipack can product packaging from shrink wrap to readily recyclable paperboard cartons. The post Bumble Bee Seafood Changes Packaging to Recyclable Paperboard Cartons appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

APRIL 5, 2022

Sales of electric cars are surging in the U.S. and Britain, a reflection of growing interest in plug-in vehicles and a response to high gas prices, analysts say. And as EV sales boom, automakers are backing the Biden administration's new, more stringent fuel standards. Read more on E360 ?.

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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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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 5, 2022

In the last few years, you’ve probably been hearing a lot of news about MZOs – Minister’s Zoning Orders. While MZOs are occasionally useful for urgent or unusual projects, the current government has been handing them out like candy – and the examples below are downright shady. What’s an MZO? Map of MZOs approved or requested under the current Ontario government.

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Physics World

APRIL 6, 2022

The particle physicist Lia Merminga has been appointed the first female director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory based in Batavia, Illinois. She will become the seventh director of the US particle-physics lab and succeeds Nigel Lockyer, who has headed Fermilab since 2013. Merminga will begin her term on 18 April. Born in Greece, Merminga earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Athens in 1983 and then began a PhD in physics at the University of Michigan, Ann Habo

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 8, 2022

Yankee Stadium fans will use biodegradable straws this season as the venue continues to tackle waste. The post Yankee Stadium Introduces Biodegradable, Compostable Straws appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

APRIL 4, 2022

The world must make immediate and drastic cuts to carbon emissions to keep warming to under 1.5 degrees C, according to a new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Existing policies and economic growth would allow warming to reach 3.2 degrees C, or nearly 6 degrees F, the report finds. Read more on E360 ?.

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Frontiers

APRIL 7, 2022

Facilitated by FinELib consortium and commencing on 1 st April, this three-year agreement will allow academics from participating institutions to utilize all the benefits of open access while enjoying simplified processes and discounted fees for their institutions while publishing with Frontiers, the world’s third most-cited publisher. . Finland expands Frontiers’ Nordic cohort and joins ranks with Norway and Sweden in their commitment to Open Science (photo credit: Frontiers).

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Physics World

APRIL 5, 2022

For the first time, astronomers have observed a star that has entered a state of low, or flat, activity – analogous to the famous Maunder Minimum that gripped the Sun during the latter half of the seventeenth century. Anna Baum , of Penn State University and Lehigh University, led a survey of 59 approximately Sun-like stars, combining over 50 years’ worth of observations drawn from the likes of the Mount Wilson Observatory HK Project that ran from 1966 until 2003 (though Baum’s team did not have

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2022

The Environment+Energy Leader 100 is an annual list that recognizes environment and energy management “doers.” Here, Nikos Avlonas explores eight key sustainability trends in the areas of sustainability, net zero, and the circular economy. The post Meet the 100: Nikos Avlonas, President, CSE appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Breezometer

APRIL 6, 2022

Allergy sufferers may have to brace themselves - researchers predict the US could see as much as a 200% increase in pollen this century if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, which may also cause pollen season to start between 10 to 40 days earlier. But why does this happen? Let’s take a deeper dive into the link between our changing climate and the unpredictability of pollen seasons as we know them.

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Inside Climate News

APRIL 5, 2022

The world will probably burn through its carbon budget before the global climate panel issues its next update on mitigation. By Bob Berwyn Whatever words and phrases the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have been parsing late into Sunday night, its new report , issued Monday, boils down to yet another dire scientific warning. Greenhouse gas emissions need to peak by 2025 to limit global warming close to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), as targeted by the Paris Agreement

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Physics World

APRIL 7, 2022

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with the physicist Maria Schuld, who is a senior researcher and software developer at Xanadu – a Toronto-based quantum technology company. She talks about the challenges and rewards of implementing machine-learning systems on quantum computers. Also on hand is the author Kit Chapman, who chats about his latest book Racing Green: How Motorsport Science Can Change the World.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 7, 2022

Goodyear is producing a tire from natural rubber that comes from dandelions. The post Goodyear to Make Military Aircraft Tires with Rubber from Dandelions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Cool Green Science

APRIL 3, 2022

Wonder who made that nest in your backyard? These tips can get you started. The post Beginner’s Tips For Identifying Backyard Bird Nests appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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New Scientist

APRIL 4, 2022

A major report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the window for avoiding more than 1.

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Physics World

APRIL 7, 2022

How did Lightelligence get going? Spencer Powers: I was an MBA student at MIT in 2015 when I met Yichen, who was doing a PhD with Marin Solja?i? – who is also a co-founder of Lightelligence. We met in a class where half the students were doing an MBA and the other half were doing PhDs. Everything started in 2017 when Yichen and Marin published a paper in Nature Photonics called “ Deep learning with coherent nanophotonic circuits ”.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 5, 2022

Mattel is expanding its sustainable product offering with new products from its Mega and Matchbox brands. The post Mattel Expands Sustainable Products with Carbon Neutral Toys appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 5, 2022

EPA has announced the of ECHO Notify, a new web tool that empowers members of the public to stay informed about important environmental enforcement and compliance activities in their communities. Through ECHO Notify, users can sign up to receive weekly emails when new information is available within the selected geographic area, such as when a … Continue reading New EPA tool provides the public with customized updates on local enforcement and compliance activities.

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The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 5, 2022

As part of our cross-society Special Feature on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, Pia Bradler and author Emma Ladouceur discuss the latest Perspective article calling for greater knowledge-sharing to inform successful restoration practice. In our latest article in Ecological Solutions and Evidence, we call for greater restoration knowledge sharing as part of the UN-declared Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

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Physics World

APRIL 4, 2022

Cancer cells thrive by competing with normal cells for survival. Now, researchers are employing living bacteria to fight back against the cancer. This so-called bacteriotherapy – the deployment of bacteria to fight cancer – has sparked interest in the fields of immunotherapy and bioengineering. While conventional ways of treating cancer with drugs can suffer from insufficient deposition of the therapeutic substance into tumours, the move towards bacteriotherapy ensures maximal deposition of ther

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 4, 2022

California ports implement program to encourage increased sustainability and efficiency of drayage trucks. The post California Ports Program Encourages use of Zero Emissions Trucks appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

APRIL 5, 2022

Surging global energy prices are supercharging the already rapid pace of growth in solar, wind, and battery storage projects, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis US 2022 Power Sector Outlook. The post Report: Surging Energy Prices Accelerating Pace of Wind, Solar, Battery Adoption appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 8, 2022

by Lisa Sheppard, Prairie Research Institute The mind-boggling amount of microplastics in the environment is becoming a greater concern as early studies suggest serious health effects from human exposure to the plastic particles. Taking these effects seriously, the United Nations recently endorsed a historic resolution to end global plastic pollution, including microplastics.

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Physics World

APRIL 5, 2022

A massive and exotic type of neutron star could be formed by the merger of two neutron stars and avoid becoming a black hole – at least temporarily. That is the conclusion of Arthur Suvorov at Manly Astrophysics in Australia and Kostas Glampedakis at Germany’s University of Tübingen who have calculated that magnetically supramassive neutron stars could stave off gravitational collapse, despite lying above the theoretical mass limit for black hole formation.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 6, 2022

A report by NRDC, Fashion FWD and US PIRG Education Fund reveals how US apparel brands are doing with their PFAS work. The post Apparel Brands, Retailers Graded for PFAS Efforts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 4, 2022

Each year, Journal of Applied Ecology awards the Southwood Prize to the best paper in the journal by an author at the start of their career. In this post, Pei Zhang (Sichuan University) discusses her shortlisted paper which aimed to evaluate the ecological effects of livestock grazing and tidal flooding on salt marshes in the high and middle marsh zones of the Yangtze River Estuary, China.

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