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As ExxonMobil prepares for its annual general meeting (AGM) this spring, the corporation is facing calls to drop an unprecedented lawsuit against shareholders who are asking for deeper global warming emissions reductions. There has been comparatively less attention to the decision by climate scientist Dr. Susan Avery not to seek re-election to the ExxonMobil board of directors.
There has been a lot of commentary about perceived disagreements among climate scientists about whether climate change is, or will soon, accelerate. As with most punditry, there is less here than it might seem. Last year, Jim Hansen and colleagues published a long paper that included a figure suggesting that they expected that global temperature trends from 2011 to increase above the recent linear trends.
A new dataset released by InfluenceMap provides information on heat-trapping emissions traced to the 122 largest investor and state-owned fossil fuel companies in the world. Fossil fuels are the main driver of climate change and the terrifying effects of it that we see happening across the world. That makes this dataset a powerful tool for understanding how each of these entity’s heat-trapping emissions have contributed to climate change.
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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The GGRF will direct long-overdue funding to projects that reduce pollution, lower energy costs for families across the United States, and create good-quality jobs – all while catalyzing an unprecedented wave of private sector investment.
Combining PSA blood tests with MRI scans is making the screening less harmful, but it still should be targeted only at high-risk groups, such as men who are Black or have a family history of prostate cancer, says a new report
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Combining PSA blood tests with MRI scans is making the screening less harmful, but it still should be targeted only at high-risk groups, such as men who are Black or have a family history of prostate cancer, says a new report
When asked to imagine a hypothetical sexual encounter, bisexual women anticipated that they would be more likely to orgasm with another woman than with a man
A network of sensors stretching from San Francisco to Sonoma county’s vineyards shows that electric vehicles have helped lower carbon emissions by almost 2 per cent per year within the Bay Area
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
The standard model of cosmology says that the strength of dark energy should be constant, but tentative hints are emerging that it may have weakened recently
Youth4ClimateAction in Republic of Korea We are in a critical decade for action on climate change. The world is on track to experience 3°C of warming and the “ window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all ” is rapidly closing. National governments are the most important systemic actors in the governance of climate action, primarily because they are the only actors with the ability to adopt economy-wide decarbonization measures.
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
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Predicting what the sun will look like during a total solar eclipse is a helpful exercise for scientists in the long quest to understand how our star works
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
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An Alabama court ruling that human embryos outside the uterus should be regarded as children has raised concerns among doctors and scientists about the future of the fertility treatment in vitro fertilization
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In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released a final rule on climate-related disclosures for business. Lawsuits challenging this rule. The post SEC Rule and California Laws on Climate-Related Disclosures Face Legal Challenges appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
On April 4, the Department of Transportation announced $20 million in investments for Round 1A of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding for 29 projects in 19 counties. Click Here for a list of projects in these counties : Adams, Allegheny, Berks, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Philadelphia and Somerset.
Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.
On April 4, the Public Utility Commission approved a final policy statement establishing guidelines for the use of electricity storage by electric distribution companies (EDC). The PUC voted 5-0 today to adopt the final policy statement – creating a path for future use of various “non-wires solutions” that enhance the reliability and resilience of the electric distribution grid in Pennsylvania and help provide better service to customers.
A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power. By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune This article was first published by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans—and engages with them—about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
Groups in Cumberland, Dauphin and Lancaster counties are holding bioblitz and Earth Day events-- -- April 21: Celebrate Earth Day On The Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail: The Tri-County Conewago Creek Association will host events will be held from Noon to 4:00 p.m. at Lawn Community Park in Lebanon County to help you connect with local conservation partners, receive a free native tree/shrub, discover aquatic life in the Conewago Creek and much more.
Graph credit: IEA. By Anders Lorenzen The emissions from methane , a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) rose in 2023 despite several pledges and initiatives to reduce emissions. Analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared methane emissions in the energy sector remained near a record-high in 2023 – this is despite commitments from the sector such as plugging leaking infrastructure.
The Delaware River Watershed Coalition has issued a call for presentation proposals for the Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum to be held in Bethlehem, PA September 26-27. The deadline for submissions is May 1. The Forum will celebrate a dozen years of progress, reflecting on past achievements in safeguarding the Delaware River Watershed while charting a course for continued collaboration.
On March 28, 2024, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested information about potential additions to or subtractions from the List of Bioengineered Foods (List) as it pertains to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (Standard). 89 Fed. Reg. 21484. Under 7 C.F.R. Section 66.1, a bioengineered food is a food that — subject to certain factors, conditions, and limitations — contains detectable genetic material that has
The Keystone Trails Association will be hosting a new “ Trail Love: Michaux State Forest Edition ” maintenance event on Saturday, June 1, 2024, celebrating National Trails Day and the 40th anniversary of its Trail Care Program. Trail Love will be a lively and festive trail maintenance blitz at sites throughout the forest. Volunteers will have a variety of projects to choose from including options that are accessible and accommodating for any level of maintenance experience.
The Southwest Power Pool’s latest proposal once again downplays the risk of fossil fuel plant failures while it undervalues the advantages of wind power.
This article by Lilly Riddle was first published by Spotlight PA on April 4, 2024 -- As part of its 2022 plea deal with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, natural gas company Energy Transfer agreed to fund the testing and remediation of residential water supplies polluted by the construction of its Mariner East II pipeline. But in the nearly two years since that agreement was announced, little information has been released to the public by the state or company about how many households
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