Africa's Tropical Glaciers Have Shrunk by 90 Percent, Study Finds
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Glaciers atop Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Rwenzori Mountains in East Africa are shrinking at an alarming rate as the region heats up.
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New Research from Antarctica Affirms The Threat of the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ But Funding to Keep Studying it Is Running Out
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
In a worst case scenario, rising global temperatures and marine heatwaves could melt enough of the Thwaites Glacier and other Antarctic ice to raise sea levels 10 feet by the early 2100s. By Bob Berwyn When he saw the 75-mile wide ice front of the remote Thwaites Glacier looming out of the Amundsen Sea for the first time in 2019, ice researcher James Kirkham felt a sense of foreboding.
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We finally know why live music makes us so emotional
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Hearing live music tugs at our heartstrings more than a recording, probably because it increases activity in an emotion-processing region in our brain
Chemours and DuPont Knew About Risks But Kept Making Toxic PFAS Chemicals, UN Human Rights Advisors Conclude
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
A UN human rights panel calls on the UN Environment Assembly to take on “forever chemicals” at a meeting in Nairobi, citing a North Carolina PFAS plant as an example of environmental negligence. By James Bruggers In advance of a United Nations meeting next week where pollution is on the agenda, a U.N. human rights team has called out a PFAS manufacturing plant in North Carolina as a poster child for irresponsible behavior.
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.
Wasabi could help preserve ancient Egyptian papyrus artefacts
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Ancient and fragile papyrus samples are at risk of being damaged by fungi, but a wasabi-based treatment can disinfect them without damage
Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Volunteers Make Jennings Environmental Ed Center Improving The Prairie Day A Success!
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The latest edition of The Catalyst from the Butler County-based Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition features articles on Improving The Prairie Day and new employee Natalie Lamagna. Kids! Don’t forget the Super Solar Eclipse Word Search! Improving The Prairie On Saturday, January 20, 2024, DCNR's Jennings Environmental Education Center [nearly Slippery Rock in Butler County] held the 23rd annual Prairie Improvement Day.
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PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Wildlife Often Find Themselves In Ecological Traps, Particularly Birds
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
By Jerry Hassinger Ecological Traps: We’re all trappers! Not in the sense that we set a trap for a mouse or a furbearer — no — instead, we all contribute to the development and use of ecological traps. We do this unknowingly and sometimes unwillingly, but the results are the same, wild animals die. An ecological trap either attracts wildlife to or fails to repel wildlife from a mostly human–made situation or activity where the probability of being killed is substantially increased.
Mathematicians discover 'soft cell' shapes behind the natural world
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The mathematical study of how repeating tiles fit together usually involves pointed shapes like triangles or squares, but these aren't normally found in the natural world
IFO Reports 2023 PA Natural Gas Production Up 1.0% Over 2022, Thanks To Strong Q4 Production; Fewest New Wells Drilled In Last Decade
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
On February 26, the Independent Fiscal Office reported 2023 Pennsylvania natural gas production was up 1.0% over 2022, thanks to a 4.5% increase in the fourth quarter, but production is still below 2021 numbers. Total annual production was 7,520 billion cubic feet in 2023; 7,441 billion cubic feet in 2022; 7,563 billion cubic feet in 2021; 7,077 billion cubic feet in 2020; and 6,816 billion cubic feet in 2019.
Hard-to-digest starch supplements may help people lose weight
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
A small trial has strengthened the idea that foods containing the special form of starch could lead to weight loss and improve blood glucose control
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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
Find a Crop Insurance Agent Who Sells Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Near You
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Photo credit: Lindsey Scalera This week, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) published a directory of crop insurance agents that specialize in selling Whole-Farm Revenue Protection. This resource – which the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has advocated for – will be an important tool to help farmers locate crop insurance agents who have experience selling Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm insurance in their state.
Bizarre fish can extend its mouth to make a kind of trunk
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The hingemouth, an African freshwater fish, can stick out a proboscis for feeding or breathing thanks to the unique arrangement of its jaw anatomy
How to Lower Your Energy Bills in Any Season
NRDC
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
From weather-stripping windows to using the right fan settings, these simple tips can reduce your electricity costs—and keep your family comfortable all year-round.
Weird white dwarf star has a metal scar after eating a planet
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf star with a patch of metal near one of its magnetic poles, which probably formed when the star devoured a small planet
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.
February 26 PA Environment Digest Now Available
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” -- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Click Here To View Or Print The Entire Feb
Where are all the exomoons? The hunt for worlds orbiting alien planets
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Moons circling exoplanets would be some of the most promising places to look for life outside our solar system.
Home Buying Risks From Climate Change
Earth 911
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Should you move to avoid climate-related extreme weather, drought, or disasters? There is certainly an. The post Home Buying Risks From Climate Change appeared first on Earth911.
How one of the smallest fish makes a sound as loud as a firecracker
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The drumming sound of the 12-millimetre-long fish Danionella cerebrum can hit 140 decibels – now scientists have figured out how they do it
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.
CEQA Remedies Go Both Ways: Fourth District Reverses Judgment Upholding San Diego County Board’s Decision Granting Project Opponents’ Administrative Appeal, Holds Board Erred In Finding CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Statutory Exemption Inapplicable And Ordering EIR Prepared for Exempt Industrial Project
CEQA Developments
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
In an important published opinion filed February 16, 2024, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (Div. 1) held the San Diego County Board of Supervisors committed a prejudicial abuse of discretion in granting project opponents’ appeals of the Planning Commission’s decision upholding County’s use of the CEQA Guidelines section 15183 exemption for a construction debris and inert materials recycling facility project.
Two lunar landers have fallen over – but they’re still doing okay
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The SLIM lander and the Odysseus lander both set down on the lunar surface on their sides, but they have each been able to send data back to Earth
Earth911 Podcast: Xworks CEO Electra Coutsoftides on Pioneering Waste Networking
Earth 911
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Electra Coutsoftides, CEO of Xworks Tech, is building a business network to catalyze recycling progress. The post Earth911 Podcast: Xworks CEO Electra Coutsoftides on Pioneering Waste Networking appeared first on Earth911.
Can coffee plantation design boost both productivity and sustainability?
The Applied Ecologist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Gudryan J. Baronio discusses a recent study, conducted alongside colleagues, which emphasises the key role of pollinators in coffee production and their impact on fruit and seed characteristics. Their findings support optimising coffee plantation design by preserving native vegetation to increase coffee yields and conserve biodiversity.
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Comments Regarding the Intentional Use of PFAS in Products and CUUs Due March 1, 2024, in Maine and Minnesota
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Beginning January 1, 2030, any product containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may not be sold in Maine unless the use of PFAS in the product is specifically designated as a currently unavoidable use (CUU) by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). MDEP is currently accepting requests for proposals from those seeking CUU determinations.
A disposição da plantação de café pode aumentar a produtividade e a sustentabilidade?
The Applied Ecologist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Gudryan J. Baronio discute sobre o recente estudo, conduzido em colaboração, que enfatiza o papel fundamental dos polinizadores na produção de café e seu impacto nas características dos frutos e sementes. As conclusões do estudo apoiam a otimização dos cafezais através da preservação da vegetação nativa para aumentar a produção de café e conservar a biodiversidade.
State Funding Urgently Needed to Support Pop-Up Testing in California
NRDC
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
20 fishers waiting to test pop-up gear to reduce entanglements in the commercial California Dungeness crab fishery risk being overlooked by state funders.
Even 'Twilight Zone' Coral Reefs Aren't Safe from Bleaching
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Coral reefs hundreds of feet below the ocean surface aren’t as safe as scientists thought
Why we're finally on the cusp of finding exomoons around other planets
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Moons circling exoplanets would be some of the most promising places to look for life outside our solar system.
Local Law Prohibiting Natural Gas Piping is Preempted, Ninth Circuit Holds
MGKF Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
In California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley , 89 F. 4th 1094 (9th Cir. 2024), the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether the City of Berkeley’s attempt to prohibit the use of natural gas pipelines in new buildings through a local ordinance conflicted with the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“EPCA”), 42 U.S.C. § 6297(c).
NREL partners to identify strategies for a more equitable clean energy transition in Los Angeles
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Imagine the sun slowly rising over the vast metropolis of Los Angeles, a city that stretches from the ocean to the mountains. As Angelenos wake up for the day, they turn on lights powered by 100% clean electricity.
Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.26.24
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Senate next voting day March 18, 19, 20 -
20 ways NREL made an impact in 2023
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It may be hard to believe 2023 has already come and gone, but researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have not let the past year slip by.
Environmental and Labour Groups Join Forces to Demand the Federal Government Expedite Sustainable Jobs Bill
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
BLUE GREEN CANADA, CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES, CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS, CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK CANADA, THE COUNCIL OF CANADIANS, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ECOJUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ÉQUITERRE, IRON + EARTH, PEMBINA INSTITUTE, 350.org In a letter sent earlier today, twelve major climate and labour organizations called on Prime Minister Trudeau, Natural Resources Minister Wilkinson, and all parties’ House Leaders to expedite the passage of Bill C-50, the Sustainable Jobs Act,
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