Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Freshwater species are dying off and decreasing in abundance. Yet conservation funding centers on lands and oceans. Boats ply the waters of the Mekong River Delta, near Can Tho, Vietnam. Home to about 65 million people across four countries, the lower Mekong is also prized for its diversity of aquatic species. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. By Stefan Lovgren – December 16, 2021.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The campaign to preserve half the Earth’s surface is being criticized for failing to take account of global inequality and human needs. But such protection is essential not just for nature, but also for creating a world that can improve the lives of the poor and disadvantaged. Read more on E360 ?.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The end of the year can be a fine time for taking stock, and that’s true in the energy space just as in our personal lives. Lots of stories of clean energy progress caught my eye for 2021. Here are five of them–about renewable energy technologies and markets that seem particularly worthy of note and […].
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 15, 2021
When former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs passed away recently, just weeks shy of his 77th birthday, he left a gaping hole in the hearts of many. Not just family and close friends. But people across the Colorado legal community, the broader Western water community, and a far-flung network that includes Berkeley Law staff, faculty, and alumni.
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
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Nearly half of water systems in the country’s Indigenous communities are considered to have substantial deficiencies. A boil water advisory sign issued by the Tl’azl’en Nation in British Colombia.© Macdonald-Laurier Institute. A new report found that more spending is needed to address the ongoing water crisis in Canada’s Indigenous First Nations.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Twelve Days of Christmas, which last from December 25 through January 5, have grown warmer in 97 percent of the U.S., according to a new analysis from Climate Central that evaluated temperature trends across 246 locations since 1969. Read more on E360 ?.
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Legal Planet
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Energy law used to be an obscure niche subject. It was devoted to subjects like oil and gas leases, the proper inflation adjustments in utility rates, and depreciation schedules for power plant. Utilities were famously set in their ways, using nineteenth century technologies to produce and deliver their products. Only specialists really paid much attention.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Rev. Edward Pinkney, a Benton Harbor water activist, is not happy with federal officials’ order for Benton Harbor to study the possibility of consolidating its water system with neighboring communities who, he said, “don’t care about the citizens of Benton Harbor.” (Bridge photo by Kelly House). Kelly House, Bridge Michigan , – December 15, 2021.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Seeking to cut down on methane pollution from organic waste, California is launching a statewide food waste recycling program in January, the largest such initiative in the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The proposed methane gas plant makes it clear our fight against fossil fuel interests is not over.
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
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of brain cells in a dish are being taught to play Pong by responding to pulses of electricity – and can improve their performance more quickly than an AI can
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 14, 2021
This article was produced by SJV Water, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ). This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.
Physics World
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Tardigrades are tiny organisms that can survive extreme environments including being chilled to near absolute zero. At these temperatures quantum effects such as entanglement become dominant, so perhaps it is not surprising that a team of physicists has used a chilled tardigrade to create an entangled qubit. According to a preprint on the arXiv server, the team cooled a tardigrade to below 10 mK and then used it as the dielectric in a capacitor that itself was part of a superconducting transmon
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 13, 2021
A rapid transition to zero-emissions vehicles is a critical solution to address the largest source of climate pollution in California.
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.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Astronomers have observed Sagittarius A* – the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy – closer than ever before, and Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity still holds up
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Transcript. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. This is Eileen Wray-McCann. In the Middle East, water scarcity could cause an international legal confrontation. Iraqi water officials say they want to sue their neighbor, Iran. They allege that Iran is reducing water flows to a tributary of the Tigris River.
Physics World
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Worldwide, 1.5 billion people live with chronic pain, with greater prevalence among adults living in poverty, women and the elderly. In the US alone, chronic pain costs an estimated $560–635 billion per year in direct medical costs, lost productivity and disability programmes. Treatment for pain remains a major scientific and clinical challenge: the current portfolio of analgesic drugs such as opioids can relieve pain, but they also have immediate side effects on sensory and mental function and
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 14, 2021
An effort to use open-records laws to bully and intimidate scientists.
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Scientific American
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Scientists have a new understanding of the mysterious Antikythera mechanism that challenges assumptions about ancient technology. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Cool Green Science
DECEMBER 14, 2021
You’re not seeing things. Hummingbirds are showing up at more feeders in winter. The post Why You’re Seeing Hummingbirds in Winter appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Physics World
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The tetraneutron, a hypothetical cluster of four bound neutrons, has been glimpsed by physicists in Germany. Although the measurement is well below the statistical significance required for a discovery, the observation is the latest possible sighting of the tetraneutron in the past two decades. Confirming the existence of the tetraneutron would shake-up our understanding of the forces that bind nuclei together and could also provide insights into neutron stars.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Utilities initiated new programs to help the grid cope with high demand. Will they be enough?
Scientific American
DECEMBER 15, 2021
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 16, 2021
An incredibly sophisticated piece of malware developed by the Israeli tech firm NSO Group works by creating an entirely separate computer inside the memory of an iPhone, allowing attackers to snoop and steal data
Physics World
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Whether it’s lasers, nuclear power, computing or IT, one of the most exciting aspects of living through the dawn of rapidly evolving technology is that it creates a lot of jobs. In fact, new industries often open up completely new roles that didn’t exist before, offering fresh career opportunities for those willing to take the plunge. Right now, there’s no better example of a burgeoning area than quantum technology and, fortunately for physicists, this is an area they are a perfect fit for.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Warming weather creates more favorable conditions for tornadoes.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 16, 2021
After my son got sick, I dived into the data, and it turns out vaccinated people can and do spread COVID. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The latest IPCC science report affirmed an increase in U.S. tornado clusters. By Bob Berwyn Adding a grim exclamation point to a year of deadly climate extremes, the early December tornadoes that killed at least 90 people in the Southeast were some of the most intense storms on record so late in the year.
Physics World
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Safe sterilization: An ultrashort pulse of violet visible light may provide an alternative method for inactivating otherwise difficult-to-kill pathogens without harming human cells. (Courtesy: Michael Worful). The efficacy of conventional antibiotic treatments has been on the decline for years owing to their excessive use. Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern and now poses one of the biggest threats to global health.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Will Tyson Foods realize the true meaning of Christmas?
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The new coronavirus variant may be better than other versions at avoiding human immune defenses—but that ability may change in different countries. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 16, 2021
As people around the world travel more and receive more formal education, languages are predicted to vanish at an alarming rate
Physics World
DECEMBER 11, 2021
One of the first questions Lee McIntyre , a philosopher at Boston University , poses about those who insist the Earth is flat is: “Can these people be serious?” As one of the most extreme examples of science denial, McIntyre starts his book, How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason , by describing his visit to the 2018 Flat Earth International Conference in Denver, US.
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