New Scientist
AUGUST 14, 2024
For decades, the oceans have absorbed much of the excess heat caused by greenhouse gases. The latest observations suggest they are reaching their limits, so how worried should we be?
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 13, 2024
As electric vehicle charging stations sprout like mushrooms along our roads and clusters of new wind turbines come online, these two clean energy solutions to the climate crisis are becoming more commonplace. Also more commonplace are the obvious , dangerous , and destructive effects of climate change on people and communities. The United States needs to speed its transition to clean energy in order to stave off even worse impacts of climate change.
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Legal Planet
AUGUST 15, 2024
To fight global warming, we need to largely eliminate the internal combustion engine as a form of transportation. We need battery technology for this and to store electricity, because wind and solar power are intermittent. These technologies didn’t appear out of thin air. Here’s the story of their rise. 1800. Alessandro Volta invents a battery by stacking disks of copper and zinc., 1859.
Cleannovate
AUGUST 15, 2024
What if we were to produce products with health benefits using principles of circular economy? Better still, what if we extract health-boosting substances from what’s discarded as waste? The circular economy avails to us opportunities to exploit in this regard. Here are some few. BEEF TALLOW What happens to excess fat from animals after slaughter?
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2024
Lightning strikes near Earth give rise to electromagnetic waves called “whistlers” that can carry energy high enough above our planet to pose a risk to satellites and astronauts
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 13, 2024
This blog was written in coordination with Ellie Peichel at Plug In America. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads has been increasing at an exceptional rate, reaching 9.5 million EVs sold around the world in 2023. The EV transition offers many advantages, including the ability to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
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Cleannovate
AUGUST 11, 2024
Phosphorus is a unique substance. It’s one of the three most important macronutrients needed for agriculture yet it’s the only one among the three that is mined. Most of global phosphorus is mined in Morocco and the Western Sahara Republic – which Morocco has laid claim to for decades.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern – a new variant of the virus has caused an outbreak in Central and West Africa and spread to Sweden
Enviromental Defense
AUGUST 14, 2024
This is a guest blog by Susan Watson, a Guelph activist and founding member of “Get Involved Guelph.” Public outrage against the Greenbelt carve outs stopped those plans in their tracks last year and sparked investigations by the Integrity Commissioner, the Auditor General of Ontario and a criminal investigation by the RCMP. You might think the Ontario government would have heard the message loud and clear: Ontarians will not tolerate protected lands being offered up to Ford’s developer friends.
NRDC
AUGUST 15, 2024
Diesel trucks, making up just 6 percent of vehicles in California, are responsible for a disproportionate amount of harmful emissions, severely impacting communities near freight routes like those in the Inland Empire.
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.
Cool Green Science
AUGUST 11, 2024
The island spotted skunk is difficult to observe. But a monitoring program on California’s Channel Islands offers a glimpse at this creature’s amazing habits. The post This Skunk Does Handstands. Yes, Handstands. appeared first on Cool Green Science.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2024
Russia's attacks and occupation of Ukraine's nuclear power plants have shocked observers, bringing a new and dangerous dimension to warfare. What should Ukraine do as it gains the chance to turn the tables?
Scientific American
AUGUST 13, 2024
Teens’ use of smartphones has been blamed for all manner of societal ills. So when should parents take the plunge and equip their kids with these devices?
National Law Center
AUGUST 13, 2024
On July 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated draft Insecticide Strategy, the latest step in the. The post EPA Releases Draft Insecticide Strategy appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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.
Earth 911
AUGUST 14, 2024
I went to the Antarctic to understand and prevent microfiber pollution. At one point, I. The post Polar Bears and Penguins Aren’t Wearing Our Clothes But They Might Be Eating Them appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2024
An experiment to test distant particles’ ability to correlate their behaviour is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that classical ideas about reality are incorrect
Scientific American
AUGUST 13, 2024
Two renewable resources, wind and solar, together have produced more power than coal through July—a first for the U.S.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 16, 2024
The following notices were published in the August 17 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- S WN Production Company, LLC - Vanorder Patrick Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Herrick Twp., Bradford County. ( PA Bulletin, page 5266 ) -- EQT ARO
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National Law Center
AUGUST 15, 2024
On August 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its proposed Salmonella Framework. The post FSIS Proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
AUGUST 15, 2024
Scientists have known for centuries that sunflowers wobble in seemingly random ways as they grow – but it seems that those movements actually optimise how much light each plant gets
Scientific American
AUGUST 16, 2024
More people than we thought who are in comas or similar states can hear what is happening around them, a study shows.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 12, 2024
The DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on August 15 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd. in State College. The draft agenda includes -- -- President’s Report: Update On GCI Water discussions with DEP on treatment of oil and gas wastewater. GCI made a presentation on their process to the Council in April [The CDAC also sent a letter to the Attorney General’s Office requesting information on the nature of their inv
Earth 911
AUGUST 13, 2024
Small, gas-powered engines are about to overtake cars as the worst polluters in California. Operating. The post The Gas-Powered Garden: Just Say No appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
AUGUST 14, 2024
Lab-reared German cockroaches are susceptible to consumer insecticide sprays, allowing manufacturers to pass US regulatory tests, but insects taken from real-world infestations are able to shrug off the products
Scientific American
AUGUST 14, 2024
A highly robust brain-computer interface boasts low error rates and a durability that allows a user to talk all day long
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 16, 2024
The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a proposed Federal Consent Decree with Arxada, LLC concerning a $1.3 million cost recovery action related to the cleanup of the Pool Doctor/Beaver Alkali Products Site in Rochester Borough, Beaver County. ( PA Bulletin, page 5306 ) Arxada has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve DEP’s claims that its predecessor, Lonza, Inc., arranged for the disposal at the site of approximately 140 tons of hydantoin, a hazardous substance, under t
NRDC
AUGUST 12, 2024
Recent polling in Georgia and coastal South Carolina reveals overwhelming support for action to protect key areas on the Blake Plateau.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2024
Mars rocks that were blasted off the surface of the Red Planet millions of years ago have been traced back to craters where they originated, which could transform our understanding of Mars’s volcanism and evolution
Scientific American
AUGUST 14, 2024
An underground Martian ocean could hold enough liquid to cover the Red Planet with a mile of water
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 15, 2024
On August 15, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the Maryland Department of the Environment announced funding of more than $11 million to seven projects that will help mitigate water quality impacts of the Conowingo Reservoir on the Chesapeake Bay under the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan Program. SRBC, acting as financing authority, is awarding this first round of funding provided by the state of Maryland to meet nutrient reduction goals of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation
The Applied Ecologist
AUGUST 15, 2024
Laura Sutcliffe discusses her latest study where, alongside colleagues, she investigated the spatial distribution of vascular plant species richness and their contribution to the food web via biomass and flower units in conventional and agri-environment cereal fields. The study: Arable plants Arable plants are usually simply referred to as weeds, reflecting their low status in society and also in biodiversity research.
New Scientist
AUGUST 13, 2024
In the quantum realm, a particle’s properties can be separate from the particle itself, including its angular momentum – which could require a rethinking of fundamental laws
Scientific American
AUGUST 15, 2024
Internal records show the U.S. Postal Service has tried to get workers out of air-conditioned offices.
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