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A Total Eclipse of the Heat

Legal Planet

Millions of Americans traveled this week to the path of totality to hunker down with loved ones and total strangers to gaze upwards at one of the most amazing astronomical events of our lives and share something like a transcendent, spiritual experience. I hope we can collectively reckon with another terrifyingly awesome atmospheric event: the hottest year.

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Zambians Feel the Personal Consequences of Climate Change—and Dream of a Sustainable Future

Inside Climate News

Zambia, like its southern African neighbors, depends on rain for its food, energy and economy. But it hasn’t gotten enough this year, and likely won’t in the future, a victim of a climate crisis it didn’t cause. By Georgina Gustin CHONGWE, Zambia—Benson Chipungu sits in a leather armchair and reaches for the remote to switch off the news. Pieces of fabric hang over the windows, darkening the room against the heat.

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A Future with Sturgeon: A Personal Journey with Dinosaur Fish

Cool Green Science

TNC extern Joseph Hill recounts his experiences helping to protect Atlantic sturgeon. The post A Future with Sturgeon: A Personal Journey with Dinosaur Fish appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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The Solar Eclipse Is Almost Here: Everything You Need to Know

Scientific American

Here’s how to pick a viewing spot, stay on top of the weather and pack the right gear to see the total solar eclipse on April 8

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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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Eclipse 2024 live: Watch the full NASA broadcast – latest

New Scientist

The eclipse is about to begin. Totality will arrive at Mexico’s west coast around 11.07am local time, moving east until it leaves Newfoundland, Canada, around 5.

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Viewpoint: The Pentagon’s green makeover

A Greener Life

By Jeremy Williams President Jimmy Carter famously put solar panels on the White House , only for Ronald Reagan to take them off again in a deliberate rejection of clean energy. Obama put them back, and now under President Biden, a host of other US federal buildings are getting a green refurb. Among them is the Pentagon , the beating heart of America’s military-industrial complex iconic headquarters of the Department of Defense.

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113 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 113 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Earth Day: Water At Risk: 'Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness' - Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment - By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN] -- City &a

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.7.24

PA Environment Daily

“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] House next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 15,

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Post-Gazette: F&M Poll Has Casey Maintaining Lead Over Republican Opponent; Shaprio Has Best Approval Rating Since Ridge’s First Term -- WSJ: A Pennsylvania Fracking Boom Weighs On Biden’s Re-Election Chances: ‘Now They’re Voting Red’ -- Financial Times: PA Gov. Josh Shapiro Warns Biden Pause In Permits For New LNG Gas Export Facilities Could Hurt Election Hopes [Export Facility Capacity Will Still Double Dur