Earth 911

APRIL 26, 2021

Earth911 talks with Dr. Oliver Peoples, president and CEO of Yield10 Bioscience Inc., The post Earth911 Podcast: Dr. Oliver Peoples of Yield10 Bioscience on PHA Bioplastics appeared first on Earth911.

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Biodegradable Recycling 66

Law and Environment

APRIL 30, 2021

I’m just providing a gentle reminder that these issues are really complex and that policy makers have to be vigilant about unintended consequences. I’m not suggesting that we shouldn’t be transitioning to EVs as quickly as possible. The post PM2.5

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Electricity Carbon Emissions Law Climate Change 130

JANZEN AG

APRIL 28, 2021

Ag data polls will ask farmers about their privacy concerns. Not surprisingly, farmers raise concerns about wrongful disclosure of ag data—will my data be provided to another third party? Farmers are also concerned about the breach of confidentiality of ag data—will someone learn information about my farm I do not want to share?

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Physics World

APRIL 30, 2021

After about three hours of tests involving more than 100 flushes, we found a substantial increase in the measured aerosol levels in the ambient environment with the total number of droplets generated in each flushing test ranging up to the tens of thousands,” reports Verma. Courtesy: Canadian Space Agency/NASA).

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 29, 2021

The role of the Academy is not only to inform, but also to initiate and convene public conversations about the natural world in ways that inspire civic engagement. Such conversations can sometimes be difficult — but these are often the most important ones for society to have.

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Eco Coach

APRIL 27, 2021

Try living with less clothing, books, toys, appliances.Really think about what items are necessary and useful before bringing something new into your home. At work, it can mean thinking about what is purchased versus what is needed, and what can be digitized versus kept on file, etc. Anca Novacovici.

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Waste 86

The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 29, 2021

phased ‘Spirit bear’ allele reveal gaps in habitat protection” About the research While the American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a … Winner: Christina Service Research: “Spatial patterns and rarity of the white?phased

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Physics World

APRIL 27, 2021

Gribbin, a veteran science writer who won a lifetime achievement award from the Association of British Science Writers in 2009, digs out lots of good stories about scientists and their discoveries, some of which I haven’t come across in decades of reading. 2020 Icon Books £9.99hb 160pp.

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Physics World

APRIL 28, 2021

Though the model has yet to be tested under real-world conditions, lead author Laura Natali says it could be especially useful in the early stages of an epidemic, when tests are scarce and little is known about how a new disease spreads. This allows better use of available testing resources.”. Highly adaptable.

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Technology Technology 98

Physics World

APRIL 27, 2021

The signal is then amplified and filtered to identify when the patient thinks about moving a limb, which can be used to trigger an action. The intracortically-implanted electrodes detect neural activity from a part of the frontal lobe – specifically, a brain region responsible for motor control.

Technology 98

Technology Technology 98

The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 29, 2021

About the research While the ecological literature on the linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem function is rich, … We’re excited to announce Pu Jia as the winner of this year’s Southwood Prize, celebrating the best paper by an early career researcher in the 2020 (57th) volume of Journal of Applied Ecology.

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BCM Environmental Land Law

APRIL 29, 2021

BCM’s own Amy Manzelli will be joining a faculty of professionals this Friday, April 30th, as they speak about renewable energy facility siting. Amy regularly works with towns and the state of New Hampshire to navigate the permitting process of solar energy projects.

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Physics World

APRIL 24, 2021

This effective masslessness gives the electrons in graphene a very high mobility – up to 200 000 cm 2 /Vs at room temperature, compared to only about 1400 cm 2 /Vs in silicon. The presence of these unusual band structures (known as Dirac cones) enables the charge carriers in graphene to behave like massless particles.

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Electricity Technology Technology 98

Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 26, 2021

Two more virtual programs are planned: June 24, as part of a Drexel University’s Climate Year Speaker Series on coastal waters, and a panel discussion in July about the effects of climate change on Philadelphia called “Drowning World, Local Resilience: Preparing for a Warmer, Wetter Philadelphia.” For more information, visit ansp.org.

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Physics World

APRIL 28, 2021

With their record-breaking rotation rate of once per hour, these three new brown dwarfs are spinning at an astonishing rate of about 100 km/s. The previously fastest known brown dwarfs completed full rotations every 1.4

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Cooling Conservation 98

Environmental and Urban Economics

APRIL 29, 2021

Many of my students were skeptical about the possibility that "gentrification" of cities such as Baltimore would improve the quality of life of local long time residents. What do we know about shared prosperity? What do we know about the consumption and quality of life for these 150,000 poor people?

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Law and Environment

APRIL 27, 2021

I noted in yesterday’s post about the NHTSA proposal to withdraw the SAFE I Rule that EPA was expected to follow the NHTSA action by restoring the Clean Air Act Section 209 waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Car program. The ink was barely dry on the post when EPA released a Notice that was considering doing just that.

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Clean Air Act Regulations Conservation Law 130

Physics World

APRIL 25, 2021

The BGI is jointly funded by the Beijing municipal government and social capital funds with 320m RMB ($50m) as registered capital and about 200m RMB invested each year. We currently have around 250 staff, which is growing at a rate of about 100 new staff every year. We believe we are on the eve of a “graphene era”. Why graphene?

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Law and Environment

APRIL 26, 2021

In short: NHTSA now has substantial doubts about whether the SAFE I Rule was a proper exercise of the Agency’s statutory authority with respect to CAFE preemption, particularly as to whether NHTSA had authority to define the scope of EPCA preemption through legislative rules, carrying the force and effect of law.

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Clean Air Act Conservation Regulations Law 100

Environmental and Urban Economics

APRIL 27, 2021

Over the years, I have written several papers about what makes a place such as California so desirable (and thus featuring high demand). Zillow teaches us that it has the most valuable land in America with a Zillow average price of $644,000 in April 2021. The national Zillow price is $276,000. Is this difference caused by supply or demand?

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