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From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?

Yale E360

Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using renewable energy and a new method for making ammonia, researchers and entrepreneurs believe "green" ammonia can become a significant clean fuel source for generating electricity and powering ships. Read more on E360 ?.

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Another dot on the graph

Real Climate

So last week was the annual release of the temperature records from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth. The Copernicus ERA5 data was released a few days ago, and the HadCRUT data will follow soon. Unlike in years past, there is no longer any serious discrepancy between the records – which use multiple approaches for the ocean temperatures, the homogenization of the weather stations records, and interpolation.

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Traceability Systems an Important Supply Chain Tool for Companies and Investors

Environment + Energy Leader

Supply Chain traceability systems are becoming more important for companies to track their production every step of the way for sustainability, accountability and financial benefits. The post Traceability Systems an Important Supply Chain Tool for Companies and Investors appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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HotSpots H2O: In Chile’s Lithium Mines, Climate and Environment Are Dueling Priorities

Circle of Blue

A battle is brewing over the future of lithium, an essential component of the world’s transition to renewable energy. Caption: The Salar de Atacama salt works in Chile in 2016. Photo © NASA Johnson /Flickr Creative Commons. Last week, the outgoing center-right government of President Sebastián Piñera signed over rights to two private companies to extract 160,000 tons of lithium.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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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Amid Pandemic, Tribal-Run Conservation in Africa Proves Resilient

Yale E360

The Covid pandemic has hit African tourism and the wildlife conservation it supports extremely hard. But Indigenous-managed projects, such as the Il Ngwesi eco-lodge and conservancy run by Masaai in Kenya, have benefited by local people’s stewardship of their lands. Read more on E360 ?.

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Three Signs of Progress on Environmental Justice

Union of Concerned Scientists

As the Biden administration finishes its first year in office, we’ve been keeping an eye how well it is following through on its promises to prioritize equity and environmental justice policies at federal agencies. Some of the environmental justice and equity work the Biden administration has carried out is well known, such as the Justice40 […].

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Historically Excluded from Colorado River policy, tribes want a say in how the dwindling resource is used.

Circle of Blue

Historically Excluded From Colorado River Policy, Tribes Want a Say In How the Dwindling Resource Is Used Access to Clean Water Is a Start. This article was produced by Colorado Public Radio. 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.

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North Sea Fossil Fuel Companies Plan to Invest More in Wind than Oil Drilling

Yale E360

Having won rights to develop wind farms off the coast of Scotland, Shell, Total, and BP are set to invest more in wind power than in oil and gas drilling in the North Sea in the years ahead, the latest evidence of oil majors changing tack on renewables to better navigate the energy transition. Read more on E360 ?.

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Roundup: Worker Protections Weakened as Omicron Cases Soar

Union of Concerned Scientists

Science Network guest blogger Liz Borkowski provides the January 2022 update, part of a regular summary of scientific integrity news.

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Harsco Environmental Relaunches SteelPhalt to Expand Sustainable Asphalt Operations

Environment + Energy Leader

By utilizing recycled materials such as steel slag, a waste byproduct of steel smelting, SteelPhalt reduces the carbon footprint of road-laying by 40%. The post Harsco Environmental Relaunches SteelPhalt to Expand Sustainable Asphalt Operations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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Astronomers watch the death of a red supergiant in real time

Physics World

For the first time, astronomers have captured the death of a red supergiant star in real time: revealing a dramatic surge in brightness in the months preceding its final explosion. For researchers of the Young Supernova Experiment , led by Wynn Jacobson-Galán at the University of California, Berkeley, the event was far more violent than would be expected from previous observations.

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Air Pollution Makes It Harder for Bees to Sniff Out Flowers, Study Finds

Yale E360

Air pollution may be making it harder for bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers, reducing pollination by as much as a third, new research suggests. Read more on E360 ?.

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Biden USDA Must Do More to Rebuild a Diverse Science Workforce

Union of Concerned Scientists

USDA must rebuild scientific workforce to address farming, public health, and climate challenges.

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Fermata Energy Announces $40 Million Fundraising Haul for Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Environment + Energy Leader

Benefits of V2X include added resiliency in our energy infrastructure, financial opportunities for EV owners, and more affordable EVs for people to purchase or lease. The post Fermata Energy Announces $40 Million Fundraising Haul for Vehicle-to-Grid Technology appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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What Is Spacetime Really Made Of?

Scientific American

Spacetime may emerge from a more fundamental reality. Figuring out how could unlock the most urgent goal in physics—a quantum theory of gravity. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Laughing in the face of danger: how Netflix’s Don’t Look Up captures climate complexity

Physics World

In December last year, we received a letter from the UK’s Astronomer Royal , Martin Rees , saying that he was not concerned about the risk of astronomical bodies colliding with Earth, because “the rate of impacts is calculable, small and not increasing” (January p27). At first glance, I might therefore have dismissed the Netflix film Don’t Look Up , released in late December, which is about a comet on course to hit us, as just another sensationalist disaster movie.

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Announcing REWI, the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute: Now Solar+Wildlife Too

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCS helped launch its predecessor and is looking forward to continue its support.

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Hasco Environmental Relaunches SteelPhalt to Expand Sustainable Asphalt Operations

Environment + Energy Leader

By utilizing recycled materials such as steel slag, a waste byproduct of steel smelting, SteelPhalt reduces the carbon footprint of road-laying by 40%. The post Hasco Environmental Relaunches SteelPhalt to Expand Sustainable Asphalt Operations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Likely energy source behind first life on Earth found ‘hiding in plain sight’

Frontiers

By Jessica Wimmer and Prof William Martin. A deep-sea hydrothermal vent. According to one theory, the first life on Earth arose at vents like these. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration (CC BY-SA 2.0). Life on Earth arose roughly four billion years ago. How it arose, and from what energy source, is of interest to everyone, because we humans like to know where we come from.

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How the Web went global after arriving in Silicon Valley from CERN

Physics World

Everyone knows that the World Wide Web was invented at CERN in Switzerland, but the technology really began to take off when it reached the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California’s Silicon Valley. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, the physicist and writer Michael Riordan explains how today’s Web was forged by physicists and entrepreneurs with a common vision of a connected future.

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Coldhearted Policies Put People at Risk of Extreme Heat Work Hazards

Union of Concerned Scientists

Protect our essential workers.

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ReMade Institute Requests Information to Improve Circular Manufacturing Ideas

Environment + Energy Leader

The REMADE Institute is formally seeking information to help it improve its technology roadmap regarding a circular approach to manufacturing. The post ReMade Institute Requests Information to Improve Circular Manufacturing Ideas appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Florida’s Red Tides Are Getting Worse and May Be Hard to Control Because of Climate Change

Inside Climate News

A task force appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for research and investment in mitigation. Environmentalists say the real fix is cracking down on polluters. By Aman Azhar A task force appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address the state’s algal bloom crisis concluded in a recent report that “without hard work and careful planning” adverse human health impacts and widespread wildlife mortality would most likely “worsen” because of climate change and the state’s growing population.

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Quantum computers take on quarks

Physics World

The strong nuclear force is what holds atomic nuclei together, and our current mathematical understanding of it has led to remarkable insights into the nature of matter. Still, certain questions – such as the matter composition of the very early universe – have eluded physicists’ best efforts, and computer simulations of these regimes are intrinsically limited even with the largest conceivable classical machines.

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Otherlands review: A fascinating journey through Earth's history

New Scientist

In Otherlands, palaeobiologist Thomas Halliday uses a mix of science and imagination to show us the weird and wonderful landscapes and life forms of the early Earth

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Conservation-Friendly Farming Can Benefit Both Birds and Crops

Cool Green Science

Is farming in harmony with conservation efforts increasing the benefits or risks from birds? The post Conservation-Friendly Farming Can Benefit Both Birds and Crops appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Top 10 Research Topics from 2021

Frontiers

Find the answers to your biggest research questions from 2021. With collective views of over 3.7 million, researchers explored topics spanning from nutritional immunology and political misinformation to sustainable agriculture and the human-dog bond. Research Topics: 1. Infectious disease. 29 articles | 1,643,000 views. Uncovering the many ethical, legal, and social issues that have arisen during the pandemic. 2.

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Tiny transistor arrays record electrical activity inside heart cells

Physics World

Using a novel electronic sensor array, researchers in the US have captured the flow of electrical signals within individual cells, as well as between multiple cells in artificial 3D heart tissue. The minimally invasive device, developed by a team headed up at the University of California, San Diego , revealed a significant difference between the propagation speeds of signals travelling within and between cells.

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Svalbard glacier ice loss projected to roughly double by 2100

New Scientist

Unearthing archive photos of the Norwegian archipelago's glaciers enabled researchers to reconstruct past melting and project ice mass loss under future climate change

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Huge Icefish Colony Discovered in the Antarctic

Ocean Conservancy

Sometimes the most exciting discoveries are completely unexpected. That’s what happened when a team of researchers stumbled across a massive colony of nesting icefish in the Antarctic. In February 2021, a German research vessel went on an expedition in the Weddell Sea to study ocean currents in the Antarctic. They were conducting a survey of the seafloor with a high-resolution camera when they spotted the first nests.

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EPA Adopts New Policy For ESA Consultations & New Pesticide Active Ingredients

National Law Center

On January 11, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that effective immediately it had changed its policy regarding Endangered Species. The post EPA Adopts New Policy For ESA Consultations & New Pesticide Active Ingredients appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Webb, Stark and Schrödinger: how physics memorializes controversial figures

Physics World

(Courtesy: iStock/Lucian3D). I imagine astronomers are feeling pretty pleased with themselves. That’s because the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the long-awaited successor to Hubble – is nearing the L2 Lagrange point, roughly 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, with all seemingly going to plan. The JWST’s spectacular 6.5 metre primary mirror, which had been folded up on the telescope’s journey from Earth, has been unfurled, aligned and cooled, protected by a massive, tennis-court-sized

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These Are the Latest COVID Treatments

Scientific American

But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Did You Know There Are Four Hyena Species?

Cool Green Science

Meet the hyenas you don’t know: cool creatures often unfairly persecuted. The post Did You Know There Are Four Hyena Species? appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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