Less Than 1 Percent of People Globally Breathing Safe Levels of Pollution, Study Finds
Yale E360
MARCH 7, 2023
Only one in every 100,000 people on Earth are breathing safe levels of fine particulate pollution, according to a new study.
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From Research to Action: The Growing Impact of Attribution Science
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
Attribution science , which is about understanding the role of climate change versus natural weather patterns and climate variability, can help us better understand the connections between extreme weather and climate change, provide new insight into what specific emissions are driving the worst impacts, and help shape climate solutions. Two types of climate attribution science—event and source—are helping answer two key questions.
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Do You Know These Weird Hoofed Mammals?
Cool Green Science
MARCH 5, 2023
When it comes to large mammals, many species are relatively unknown and receive very little attention. The post Do You Know These Weird Hoofed Mammals? appeared first on Cool Green Science.
The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes
Yale E360
MARCH 8, 2023
Activists are blaming a recent spate of humpback strandings off New York and New Jersey on seismic exploration by offshore wind companies. But scientists say the deaths are not unusual and are likely due to increased ship traffic and entanglements with fishing gear.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Top 5 Climate Reasons To Reduce Driving, Even With Electric Vehicles
Legal Planet
MARCH 9, 2023
California and other jurisdictions have been moving to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as a climate solution. Yet some pro-sprawl interests question whether this is necessary, given the advent of electric vehicles. It’s fair to ask: if all vehicles are “zero emission,” do we really need to care any more about how much driving we do, in terms of the climate impact?
Tax Incentives Find New Purpose for Conserving Water in American West
Circle of Blue
MARCH 9, 2023
Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Dust and cows in the fall in the San Luis Valley. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons user Michael Rael By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 9, 2023 The San Luis Valley, a high desert farming region in southern Colorado, is a land of daunting natural constraints, especially its scarce water reserves.
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U.S. Deploys Modified B-57 to Study Chemicals That Could Cool the Planet
Yale E360
MARCH 10, 2023
U.S. scientists have deployed a modified Korean War-era bomber to measure trace gases in the stratosphere that reflect sunlight. The goal of the project: to better understand how humans might use such gases to cool an overheated planet.
¿Pueden la energía solar, el almacenamiento y la eficiencia ayudarnos a sobrevivir inviernos como éste?
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
Traducción del inglés editado por Michelle Rama-Poccia Las tormentas invernales que afectan en este momento al país nos recuerdan lo importante que es prepararse para los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y lo catastróficas que pueden llegar a ser las cosas si no lo hacemos. En el 2021, la tormenta invernal Uri causó la muerte de al menos a 246 residentes de Texas.
Unraveling LA’s Hydrogen Combustion Experiment
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2023
This is Part II of “Unraveling Hydrogen,” a series covering the basics of hydrogen policy. The first post, introducing the series and covering how hydrogen is produced, is available here. Photo from Zeppelin Museum Friedrichstein (CC BY-NC 2.0) Led Zeppelin’s eponymous 1969 album featured an iconic photo of the Airship Hindenburg going up in flames above Lakewood, New Jersey in 1937.
Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability?
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
By considering the entire lifecycle of the materials, from how they are generated to their potential environmental impact, machine learning can help to identify the most sustainable ways to create BDM. The post Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
U.S. Energy Storage Made Record Gains Last Year
Yale E360
MARCH 9, 2023
Last year saw a record buildout of energy storage in the U.S., with battery and thermal storage growing by 73 percent, a new report finds.
Bad Guys in Energy 2022
Energy & the Law
MARCH 7, 2023
With it being Lent and all, we ask, are this year’s Ferrymen of the River Styx using these 40 days to turn from wickedness and find their way to repentence? Who knows, but we do know that as alternative energy rises, so do associated grifters, frauds and thieves. And political malpractice is a new category. Break like the wind Perps: Joey Douglas Davis and Philip Vincent Ridings of Arkansas Crimes: fraud, wire fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud, money laundering, aiding and abetting money-lau
Connecting New Housing to Needed Energy Service
Legal Planet
MARCH 10, 2023
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle highlights an apparent pattern of delays on the part of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in providing energy service to new homes. At a time when policy makers on all levels are pushing for the construction of much-needed housing, the Chron reports that many new homes sit empty for months before PG&E can get around to turning on the power.
Top Tips for Kicking Off a Sustainability Journey
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 6, 2023
As organizations look internally, they should understand the initiatives of department sourcing. What are the goals? Has the team been educated in sustainability? Does the team have incentives beyond sustainability? The post Top Tips for Kicking Off a Sustainability Journey appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Countries Reach Deal to Protect Marine Life in International Waters
Yale E360
MARCH 6, 2023
UN member states have forged a landmark deal to guard ocean life, charting a path to create new protected areas in international waters.
FRESH, March 7, 2023: EPA Proposes Considering Tribal Treaty Rights in Water Quality Standards
Circle of Blue
MARCH 6, 2023
March 7, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds After multiple missed deadlines, a judge has ordered the city of Flint to replace all remaining lead or steel water lines by August 1.
The UK's official swimming rivers are too polluted to swim in
New Scientist
MARCH 8, 2023
Just two rivers in the UK are designated as "bathing waters", and both are currently rated in poor health. With more rivers set to become bathing waters, will they actually be clean enough to use?
ABP Commits to Net Zero by 2040, A Decade Ahead of the UK’s Legal Commitment
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 6, 2023
The UK’s leading ports group, Associated British Ports (ABP) launched a new sustainability strategy, which invests £2 billion in decarbonization and other major energy infrastructure projects. The post ABP Commits to Net Zero by 2040, A Decade Ahead of the UK’s Legal Commitment appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Sustainability at Retail
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Bees follow linear landmarks to find their way home, just like the first pilots
Frontiers
MARCH 5, 2023
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists have shown that honeybees retain a memory of the dominant linear landscape elements in their home area like channels, roads, and boundaries. When transported to an unfamiliar area, they seek out local elements of this kind, compare their layout to the memory, and fly along them to seek their way home.
Increasingly Large and Intense Wildfires Hinder Western Forests’ Ability to Regenerate
Inside Climate News
MARCH 6, 2023
A new study suggests that reducing forest fire severity in the next few decades could make all the difference for future generations of trees in the West. By Bob Berwyn As global warming threatens the long-term survival of many forests in the Western United States, a new study suggests that reducing the intensity and size of wildfires would help conifers regenerate after the destructive blazes that have become more frequent in recent decades.
Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia
New Scientist
MARCH 8, 2023
The discovery that faulty metabolism is at the root of many brain diseases suggests a surprising transplant could be the way to protect our brains from the ravages of ageing
WWF Reaches Agreement to Conserve Marine Life
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 8, 2023
Almost two decades in the making, the text outlines mechanisms to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, including the high seas. The post WWF Reaches Agreement to Conserve Marine Life appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Wings, not webs: Certain bugs are the winners of urbanization, impacting cities’ insect diversity
Frontiers
MARCH 6, 2023
By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Dr Marion Chatelain. Occurrence and abundance of the ‘cucumber green spider’ decreased along the rural-urban gradient. Urban spread goes hand in hand with wildlife habitat loss and fragmentation. This impacts all animals, down to the smallest. Scientists found that the level of urbanization impacts arthropod abundance, richness, and diversity, factors which likely alter the foraging behavior of bigger animals.
Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates
The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 5
National Law Center
MARCH 9, 2023
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for. The post The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 5 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Evergy’s Minnesota Power Plant Produces 10MW of New Solar Energy
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 10, 2023
Evergy has announced that its Hawthorn power plant is now home to 10 megawatts (MW) of new solar energy. The post Evergy’s Minnesota Power Plant Produces 10MW of New Solar Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
UK universities renew national open access deal with Frontiers
Frontiers
MARCH 6, 2023
Researchers from over 160 UK universities will continue to benefit from a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing, thanks to the renewal of JISC collections’ partnership with gold open access publisher Frontiers. The initial partnership with JISC , which undertakes negotiations and licensing for digital content agreements on behalf of UK universities, was first agreed in September 2019.
AI creates pictures of what people are seeing by analysing brain scans
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
An artificial intelligence that can create pictures of what people are looking at based on brain scans is impressive, but not ready for widespread use
New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF
Law Columbia
MARCH 8, 2023
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. This free online resource includes a searchable database that catalogues all of the climate change-related provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as a tracker that records actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions.
Green Leaders: Barron’s Unveils List of Most Sustainable Companies in the US
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 5, 2023
Barron's collaborated with Calvert to compile a list of the most sustainable companies. Calvert evaluated the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies based on their market value and ranked them according to their performance in five crucial areas: shareholders, employees, customers, community, and the planet. The post Green Leaders: Barron’s Unveils List of Most Sustainable Companies in the US appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Anna Savage – The canary in the coal mine
Frontiers
MARCH 10, 2023
Author: Natasha Inskip Dr Anna Savage is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Central Florida. She previously completed her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Institution. Recently, Anna has taken on the role of Specialty Chief Editor within the Behavior, Evolution, and Ecology section of Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science.
All of Humanity Weighs Six Times as Much as All Wild Mammals
Scientific American
MARCH 8, 2023
A glaring disparity exists between the biomass of humans and that of both terrestrial and aquatic mammals
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Now Accepting Entries To 2023 Save The Bay Photo Contest
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 6, 2023
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is now accepting entries for the 2023 Save The Bay Photo Contest. The deadline is March 31. CBF invites photographers from across the watershed-- including Pennsylvania-- to submit their most extraordinary images that showcase the beauty and resilience of the Bay, its rivers and streams, and the wildlife that call it home.
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