Yale E360
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Abandoned farmland has been increasing, with a billion acres — an area half the size of Australia — lost globally. Ecologists are increasingly pointing to the potential of these lands and of degraded forests as neglected resources for rewilding and for capturing carbon.
Real Climate
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The fifth international conference on regional climate ( ICRC 2023 ), organised by World Climate Research Programme’s ( WCRP ) coordinated downscaling experiment ( CORDEX ), has just completed. It was a hybrid on-site/online conference with hubs in both Trieste/Italy (hosted by the International Centre on Theoretical Physics, ICTP ) and Pune/India.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
We need to understand the history of climate action as we plan for the future. In terms of climate leadership, Americans tend to think of California. At the global level, however, Germany has its own claim to a leadership role, particularly in its early support for renewable energy. It has helped to shape EU climate policy, while at the same time its own policies were shaped by the EU’s.
Energy & the Law
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Can the Texas lessee perpetuate his oil and gas lease by “constructive participation” in wells drilled by another? Under the facts in Cromwell v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, the answer is no. Cromwell and Anadarko’s wells In 2009 Cromwell obtained the Ferrer and Tantalo leases covering small fractional interests in several sections. Anadarko owned working interests in the same sections.
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.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Afro-Siberian red knots migrate from the Arctic to winter in Africa, where they recover from the arduous journey. But warming in Siberia is causing physiological changes in the birds that hinder their ability to feed, and scientists fear the subspecies is headed for extinction.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 5, 2023
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Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Today’s leak of internal documents from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing reveals that just as in Halton Region and Hamilton, the Ontario government knew that imposing 3,211 hectares of boundary expansions in Belleville, Peterborough, Waterloo, and Wellington was a threat to more than the environment –
Yale E360
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Satellite images have confirmed that the world's oceans have become slightly greener. Scientists suspect climate change is the reason.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 5, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Archaeological surveys have uncovered earthworks built by pre-Columbian societies across the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest isn't as pristine as we once thought
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.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Seems like even oil and gas lobbyists take holidays over the summer – in July, a mere 58 lobby meetings were reported by our lobby bot. That’s still more than one meeting per day, but fewer meetings than usual for oil and gas companies. Despite that summer feeling, one group continued to lobby with full force: Pathways Alliance Inc., which is a coalition of the six largest oil and gas companies in Canada.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 6, 2023
After more than a decade of intensive planning and research, an extensive campaign to eradicate invasive species on a Galapagos island got underway this week.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Two of three genes that affect your likelihood of being vegetarianism are involved in fat metabolism, suggesting that they may affect people's ability to tolerate a diet without animal fats
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.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 2, 2023
On September 29, 2023, a report titled “ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Summary of Briefs and Statements Submitted to the Tribunal” was published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. This report offers an overview of the briefs and statements submitted to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in response to the Commission of Small Island States (COSIS)’s request for an advisory opinion on crucial legal questions pertaining to climate change (you c
Frontiers
OCTOBER 5, 2023
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Crossmodal associations occur when people make unconscious but stereotypical connections between two or more senses. Here, scientists showed that associations between odors and colors can be particularly strong: powerful enough to distort our perception of colors. Our five senses bombard us with environmental input 24/7.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 2, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier figured out how to generate attosecond pulses of light, which last a billionth of a billionth of a second and can be used to make movies of electrons - a find that has won them the 2023 Nobel prize in physics
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NRDC
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A new NRDC report finds that California only allocates 18.6% of transportation funds to low-carbon mobility choices. Read the full report here.
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Experts say carbon sequestration projects that don’t prioritize biodiversity may be doing more harm than good, including to the climate. By Keerti Gopal Large-scale tree planting projects aimed at sequestering carbon are oversimplifying the many values of forests, researchers reported Tuesday.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The Draconid meteor shower is happening between 6 and 10 October, peaking on 9 October, and you should be able to see it if you are in the northern hemisphere
NRDC
OCTOBER 5, 2023
First, Flint, Michigan; then, Jackson, Mississippi. Communities around the country wonder if their water quality problems will lead to the next national crisis.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on a proposed Chapter 105 permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for three new PA General Energy shale natural gas and water pipelines in Cummings and McHenry Townships, Lycoming County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6237 ) The project would build three pipelines-- 12-inch shale natural gas pipeline and two 8-inch flexsteel water pipelines-- within a 30-foot wide, 3.7 mile long permanent right-of-way and a temporary right-of-way t
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Gamma rays with energies upwards of 20 teraelectronvolts have been recorded from the Vela pulsar – 20 times higher than any other light ever seen from one of these odd stars
NRDC
OCTOBER 5, 2023
When trying to protect lands from the onslaught of climate change, start by asking the people who know those places and their wild inhabitants the best.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
From September 23 to 29, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 632 inspection entries. So far this year-- as of September 22 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 261 conventional, 60 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 4,882 conventional and 1,003 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 3* conventional and 440 unconventional -- Year To Date - Inspections: 11,425 conventional and 17,508 unconventional -- Wells Drilled Last Week: 7 conventional and 16 uncon
Scientific American
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for using attosecond-scale pulses of light to study the motions of electrons
New Scientist
OCTOBER 2, 2023
We know less about the strength of the strong force than of any of the other fundamental forces of nature, but researchers at CERN have now made the most precise measurement of it ever
The Applied Ecologist
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Este post también está disponible en inglés aquí. La autora, Priscila Ana Powell, comparte las ideas principales del análisis de estudios de caso sobre experiencias de cogestión para el manejo de especies exóticas invasoras leñosas en Argentina.
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The maker of the iPhone is a leader in efforts to reduce the climate impact of its products, but a recent claim about its new line of Apple Watches may be “climate-wash,” a Chinese environmental research organization says. By Phil McKenna Apple’s recent announcement of its first-ever “carbon neutral” product was questioned in a new report by a Chinese environmental research organization that gathers and tracks data on greenhouse gas emissions from China’s manufacturing sector, which makes the ma
Scientific American
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of quantum dots, an entirely new class of material that is used in large-screen TVs and cancer surgery
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