Yale E360
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Sparked by the 1970s environmental movement, the Clean Water Act — which marks its 50 th anniversary this month — transformed America’s polluted rivers. The Delaware, once an industrial cesspool, is one of the success stories, but its urban stretches remain a work in progress. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Earlier this year, The Guardian ran a powerful article exposing the ties of Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishing companies, to the fossil fuel industry. The article caught my attention because I’d never considered the ways in which an academic publisher might be perpetuating and enabling a fossil fuel economy. Publicly, Elsevier claims to be committed to a clean energy future.
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Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The pilot program used a process called mycoremediation that uses fungi to break down pollutants and create new uses for materials. The post Mushrooms Break Down Asphalt Shingles, Create Reusable Materials appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Real Climate
OCTOBER 10, 2022
A new paper from Scafetta and it’s almost as bad as the last one. Back in March, we outlined how a model-observations comparison paper in GRL by Nicola Scafetta ( Scafetta, 2022a ) got wrong basically everything that one could get wrong (the uncertainty in the observations, the internal variability in the models, the statistical basis for comparisons – the lot!).
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.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 11, 2022
With a megadrought persisting in the Southwest, El Paso and other cities on the Rio Grande are scrambling to find alternative sources of water and are turning to innovative approaches — desalination, transporting water via pipelines, and “toilet-to-tap” wastewater recycling. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 11, 2022
In yet another year characterized by droughts, floods, wildfires, and record high temperatures, food and farming systems have been excessively stressed. Global food supply chains are further stretched from the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions brought on by the war in Ukraine, which have disrupted the movement of grains and other agricultural products and resulted in shortages and massive price spikes.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 13, 2022
That’s the question implicitly raised by this article in the New York Times from late August. The article surveys a range of criticisms of the use of carbon taxes as a tool to address greenhouse gas emissions, and criticisms of the focus of many economists on carbon taxes as the primary tool to address climate change. Among the targets of the critics is the work of William Nordhaus, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2018 for advancing economic analysis of climate change, and for his stea
Yale E360
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Carbon offsets offered by Europe's leading airlines are of poor quality and do not promise to curb emissions over the long term, new research finds. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 13, 2022
California has made significant strides towards reducing pollution from vehicles by adopting trailblazing policies to accelerate the adoption of both passenger and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicles. The state is continuing this momentum by developing an ambitious regulation to require the state’s largest medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) commercial fleets to begin transitioning to electric trucks in 2024, eventually requiring 100 percent of MHD vehicles purchased by large commercial and public fleet
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Cummins will begin producing electrolyzers in the United States, helping to advance the nation’s green hydrogen economy. The post Cummins Contributes to Green Hydrogen Economy with First Electrolyzer Facility appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 14, 2022
All too many Californians have lost their homes, and even their lives, as fires have raced through exurbs, suburbs, and even portions of towns and cities over the past several years. A key issue that policymakers are wrestling with is the extent to which new development has increased the risk to people and property from fire in California. Pressure for development – especially housing – in a state with skyrocketing housing costs has pushed new projects into what is called the wildland-urban in
Yale E360
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Every year, the West loses 1.3 million acres of its iconic sagebrush steppe, according to the newest report from a multi-agency group working to conserve this important ecosystem. That’s roughly 2,000 square miles — an area about the size of Grand Canyon National Park, or four times the sprawl of Los Angeles. Read more on E360 ?.
Cleannovate
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The world is more interconnected thanks to portable electronics. In nations like Kenya, the penertation of mobile phones is well … More.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 11, 2022
International Civil Aviation Organization plans to increase investment, production, and deployment of SAF to help reach the target. The post UN Aviation Group Vows to Achieve Net Zero by 2050 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Register for our free webinar on this topic on Monday, November 7th, 9-10am PT (details below). What actions can California policy makers take to help decarbonize the aviation sector? CLEE is today releasing a new report, Clean Takeoff: Policy Solutions to Promote Sustainable Aviation in California , which offers recommendations for progress. Airplane travel is responsible for more than 2 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO?
Yale E360
OCTOBER 14, 2022
More than 57,000 sites across the U.S. are likely contaminated with PFAS, a class of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and liver damage, a new study finds. Read more on E360 ?.
Cleannovate
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Solar energy is used to power homes, run vehicles and motorcycles among other things. But it could also be an … More.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The $175 million agreement is expected to significantly offset carbon for BP as other decarbonization projects in the industry, such as carbon capture, are questioned. The post BP Inks RNG Deal as Oil and Gas Industry Faces Challenges, Criticism to Lower Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
At the close of California’s legislative session on September 1, legislators sent a number of environmental bills to the Governor for his signature, including measures to mitigate climate change, cope with extreme heat, advance the state’s clean energy goals, deal with California’s ongoing drought, decarbonize buildings, build more transit-friendly affordable housing, and conserve our natural lands.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 11, 2022
On October 10, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn invited Pennsylvanians to nominate their favorite trail for the 2023 Trail of the Year. The deadline for nominations is November 11. “Trails are important connectors in our natural spaces, which is why we are excited to receive nominations that share the impact our wonderful trails bring to communities across the Commonwealth,” Dunn said.
Cleannovate
OCTOBER 14, 2022
We like sugarcane here in Kenya. And it’s no secret. A look down any local street reveals a brand of … More.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The company made a house out of 3D-printed materials and strives to see entire communities of similar homes developed. The post Mighty Buildings Expands B2B Operations to Develop Sustainable Homes appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
This summer, the Earth Island Institute filed a lawsuit challenging active management projects in Yosemite National Park – those projects involve the cutting of trees to reduce the risk of fire (or that is the explanation of the National Park Service for the projects). The tree cutting was begun this past year, and the National Park Service asserts that the projects are urgently needed to address fire risk , prompted in part by a series of fires in and around the park over the past several year
New Scientist
OCTOBER 12, 2022
A battery that includes tiny heaters inside it can be charged to 70 per cent, the equivalent to a range of more than 300 kilometres for an electric car, in just 11 minutes
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The rapid heating of the planet is putting some tree-dwelling species in a “dire situation,” conservation scientists say. By Bob Berwyn Climate and fossil records show that big swings in the Earth’s average temperature over eons radically changed the distribution and composition of life on the planet, wiping out entire groups of plants and animals in some areas, including large land mammals, while enabling others to thrive in unexpected places.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2022
A partnership between Ndustrial, M&M Carnot, and Logix automates sustainability information that can aid cold chains. The post Data Enhanced Refrigeration Control System Increases Cold Storage Energy Efficiency appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
PBS Nature
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Go deep into the woods to explore the lives of a unique avian family. Woodpeckers come in 239 species and live on every continent except Antarctica and Australia, playing a powerful role in every ecosystem they inhabit. They come in all shapes and sizes, each uniquely engineered for their particular lifestyles. Filmmaker Ann Johnson Prum ( Nature: Super Hummingbirds ) pecks away at what makes these birds so special through the intimate stories of woodpecker families across the world.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 14, 2022
After grey wolf numbers grew in the US, they were taken off the Endangered Species List, which has made them eligible for more hunting – sparking new debate over what recovery looks like for the controversial animals
The Applied Ecologist
OCTOBER 13, 2022
There are growing concerns about the impact of renewable energy development on biodiversity. In their latest research, Camille Leroux and colleagues from the National Museum of Natural History of Paris, France, explore how wind turbines impact bat spatial distribution. World-wide policies have led to a drastic increase in renewable energy developments to tackle climate emergencies, either using solar, tidal or wind energy.
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2022
But as demand for SAF continues to grow, the aviation industry will be challenged by limited supplies of traditional SAF feedstocks like inedible animal fats and waste oils. . The post SAF Demand Leads to Shortages, Prompting New Products, Partnerships appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 12, 2022
by Jon Sweetman, Penn State Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged soils. They can have water on them either permanently or for just part of the year. Whether it’s year-round or seasonal, this period of water saturation produces hydric soils, which contain little or no oxygen. … Continue reading What is a wetland?
New Scientist
OCTOBER 11, 2022
A group of robot-makers led by Boston Dynamics has pledged to push back on any attempts to add weapons to their creations, but other companies will continue to arm their robots and market them to police and military buyers
The Applied Ecologist
OCTOBER 12, 2022
For Black History Month, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. The theme for UK Black History Month this year is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Yoseph Araya—a researcher at The Open University—joins us again, following his 2020 blogpost, to share his story and recent journey.
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