Real Climate

JULY 8, 2023

You can tell how worried the climate deniers are by how many fields of science they have to trash to try and have people not see what’s happening. it will not have escaped most people’s notice that global temperatures are heading into uncharted territory. The proximate cause of this week’s headlines is the Climate Reanalyzer website at the U. Maine which provides a nice front end to the NOAA NCEP CFS forecast system and reanalysis and shows absolute daily temperatures in early July clearly excee

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Yale E360

JULY 11, 2023

Armed with new technology, botanists are proposing what was once thought impossible: reviving long-lost plant species by using seeds from dried specimens in collections. The challenges remain daunting, but researchers are now searching for the best de-extinction candidates.

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Legal Planet

JULY 13, 2023

The main reason to control carbon is to protect the climate. But cleaning up the energy system has other benefits aplenty. Those benefits will flow to people in rural areas as well as urban ones, to national security and international development, and to nature itself. To begin with, there are the health benefits of the energy transition away from fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 11, 2023

At the end of 2022, countries had a total of 6,718 active satellites orbiting the planet, an increase of nearly 2,000 satellites in just one year. The bar chart below lays out the massive expansion in space assets that started in 2020 and has only kept going, increasing by an average of almost 30% in each of the last three years. The vast majority of the increase is due to SpaceX’s Starlink network, which offers broadband, satellite-based internet services.

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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.

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New Scientist

JULY 11, 2023

Magpies and crows have been seen making nests using spikes placed on buildings to deter birds from nesting

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Yale E360

JULY 14, 2023

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded globally, according to multiple independent analyses.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2023

The third annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium will be held virtually on August 23, from noon to 4:30 p.m., for attorneys and energy professionals. The event, co-sponsored by Penn State Extension, Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy , and the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law , is designed for those with beginning and intermediate levels of solar law knowledge.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 10, 2023

Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Is there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered? – Haven W., age 12, McKinney, Texas Imagine going to a place on Earth where no … Continue reading Is there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered?

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Yale E360

JULY 11, 2023

Scientists have selected Crawford Lake in Canada to mark the start of the Anthropocene, our new human-dominated epoch.

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2023

We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. According to the Climate Emergency Declaration Organization, 2336 jurisdictions around the world have declared it to be an emergency, but we are not really acting like it. There are many possible emergency actions. I’m looking at 6 that could make a significant difference, are doable, but require real sacrifice and hard choices: Ending financing of fossil fuel projects Accelerating renewable siting on

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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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Inside Climate News

JULY 9, 2023

A logger, forester and former mayor joined forces to help Butte Falls manage its forests to protect the town and build an economy supported by tourism rather than logging. By Grant Stringer This story is produced in partnership with Columbia Insight, an environmental news outlet covering the Columbia River Basin.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 10, 2023

Download the report. Pennsylvania is one of America’s largest sources of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, most of which comes from the burning of fossil fuels and methane. Just 12 industrial facilities, power plants, mines and other large polluters — Pennsylvania’s “Dirty Dozen” — account for nearly one-fifth of the commonwealth’s total climate pollution.

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Scientific American

JULY 10, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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The Applied Ecologist

JULY 14, 2023

Journal of Applied Ecology will soon be switching to double-anonymous peer review. Read more about the reasons behind this transition below. The peer review process in a nutshell The peer review process aims to evaluate and validify research before it is published.

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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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Endangered Species Law

JULY 14, 2023

On July 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 147 (SB147) into law, amending California’s “fully protected species” statutes. These laws were enacted in 1970 and currently protect 37 species native to California, ranging from the North Pacific right whale ( Eubalaena japonica ) to the salt marsh harvest mouse ( Reithrodontomys raviventris ).

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 14, 2023

Welcome back to the story of plastic in Canada. Last time, we made our way down the decrepit and leaky Line 5 pipeline. Today, we’ve arrived at the end of that pipeline where we’ll be taking a tour of Canada’s “Chemical Valley”—a cluster of refineries in southwestern Ontario that will turn oil transported by Line 5 into plastics and petrochemicals. This Plastic Free July, we’re sharing the full story—and impacts—of plastics in Canada.

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Scientific American

JULY 14, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Washington Nature

JULY 13, 2023

In a large-scale “living laboratory,” TNC and partners are combining forest restoration, ecological fire and applied science across 10,000-acres on the Cle Elum Ridge in the Central Cascades area of Washington state. These efforts and landscape are helping us better understand how research combined with restoration can improve forest health, boost community wildfire resilience, support water security in the most climate-vulnerable basin in our state, and help increase community access to nature.

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NRDC

JULY 13, 2023

Our public investments in organic food production have not kept pace with the organic sector’s growth – and that’s a missed opportunity for domestic economic development. The Opportunities in Organic Act would help U.S. farms meet consumer demand by reducing.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 13, 2023

Read the full story from the United Church of Christ. This past year Edgewood United Church and Haslett Community Church in East Lansing, Michigan, received a grant from the National Setting of the United Church of Christ to jointly have an Environmental Justice Fellow.

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Scientific American

JULY 14, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2023

On July 13, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the department is seeking applicants for its NextGen Advisory Council. Apply for the council today. Applications will be accepted through July 31. The Council strives to cultivate a group of members with a broad range of cultures, experiences, and perspectives to inform the agency’s work and advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

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New Scientist

JULY 11, 2023

The lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars work best when kept within a certain temperature range, so researchers have created a blanket to keep your car cool in the sun and warm in the cold

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 12, 2023

by Daniel T. Blumstein, University of California, Los Angeles; Catherine Price, University of Sydney, and Thom van Dooren, University of Sydney When large and warty cane toads were first brought to Australia nearly 100 years ago, they had a simple mission: to gobble up beetles and other pests in the sugarcane fields. Today, though, the … Continue reading Changing wild animals’ behavior could help save them – but is it ethical?

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Scientific American

JULY 13, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 10, 2023

The Louisiana State Mineral & Energy Board (“Mineral Board”) is the body tasked with overseeing the mineral resources owned by the State of Louisiana. As part of this work, the Mineral Board and its associated staff within the Louisiana Office of Mineral Resources overview various state leases and operating agreements covering state-owned lands/waterbottoms to ensure that the State receives the royalties or other funds that are called for under their agreements with various mineral lessees a

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The Applied Ecologist

JULY 13, 2023

Monique de Jager bespreekt recent onderzoek met collega's dat probeert te begrijpen wat de meest kosteneffectieve manier is om gewasverlies als gevolg van grazende ganzen te verminderen. Na het uitvoeren van een model met verschillende begrazings- en schrikscenario's, bleek dat de beste beheeroptie is om ganzen te laten grazen.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

On July 11, DEP Secretary Richard Negrin said “We don’t represent Chevron, we don’t represent Shell and I’ve made that absolutely clear-- we’re holding those leaders accountable.” He made the comments in response to serious concerns raised by several citizen activists during the open public comment period at Tuesday’s DEP Citizens Advisory Council. The activists raised a number of issues over the lack of action by DEP to protect citizens and the environment from the impacts of the oil and gas in

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Scientific American

JULY 13, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 10, 2023

This post was co-written by Michelle Woodhouse, Program Manager, Fresh Water Welcome to stop number two on the journey of plastic in Canada. We’ve left the Athabasca region and the destructive tar sands. Next, we’ll take a disturbing trip down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline which transports oil mined in Alberta to refineries in eastern Canada. This Plastic Free July, we’re sharing the full story—and impacts—of plastics in Canada.

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New Scientist

JULY 11, 2023

Most snakes can see a limited range of colours, but the blue-banded sea snake has regained genes lost millions of years ago that may let them see ultraviolet and blue light

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Frontiers

JULY 12, 2023

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Methane production in the livestock sector greatly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Animals with four-chambered stomachs produce methane while digesting, however, their manure also emits the gas when decomposing. Recently, natural methane inhibitors have been discussed as a solution.

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Scientific American

JULY 12, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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