Sat.Nov 18, 2023

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Clauser-ology: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Real Climate

John Clauser’s theory of climate explained. Some of you will have heard of John Clauser because he was an awardee of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for his role in the experimental verification of quantum entanglement. Some of you will have heard of him because the first thing that he did after winning the Nobel was join a climate denial organization and make some rather odd claims about climate science.

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Short Naps Have Major Benefits for Your Mind

Scientific American

A light midday snooze boosts memory and other types of cognition—and your mood

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Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?

Inside Climate News

Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions. By Phil McKenna and Peter Aldhous Preliminary atmospheric monitoring data from a remote South Korean island off China’s east coast shows elevated concentrations of hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23), a greenhouse gas 14,700 times more potent than carbon dioxide on a pound-for-pound basis, according to the World Meteorological Associati

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New Models Could Predict Climate Change Effects with Unprecedented Detail

Scientific American

Scientists have proposed a network of supercomputing centers that would focus on local climate impacts

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 11 to 17 -- 37 Conventional Abandoned Wells; 1,260+ Shale Gas Spill; 1,000 Gallon Conventional Oil Spill In State Park; Rager Mtn Gas Storage Still Not Cleaned Up

PA Environment Daily

From November 11 to 17, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 774 inspection entries. So far this year-- as of November 10 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 45 conventional, 5 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 5,698 conventional and 1,103 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 219 conventional and 294 unconventional -- Year To Date - Inspections: 14,177 conventional and 19,948 unconventional -- Wells Drilled Last Week: 2 conventional and 8 unconvent

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Poem: 'In Conversation with Elizabeth Fulhame'

Scientific American

Science in meter and verse

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