Yale E360
JANUARY 17, 2024
An analysis of thousands of YouTube videos posted over the last five years finds a decline in videos that outright deny climate change but an uptick in those that question the practicality of shifting to renewable energy or impugn the credibility of scientists.
Energy & the Law
JANUARY 17, 2024
We haven’t presented 2023’s Bad Guys in Energy, but we have SEC v. Bowen, Baker, Cannon Operating and others as an example of garden variety securities fraud. The opinion addresses a defendant’s effort to defeat the SEC’s fraud claim by attacking the complaint. The “bad guys” are only alleged at this point. Bowen, Baker and others raised $2.1MM from 140 investors for Cannon Operating.
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New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Bottom trawling, a controversial and destructive fishing technique, releases large amounts of carbon dioxide from the seabed – and much of this gas gets into the atmosphere
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
Tardigrades are microscopic animals that can survive a host of conditions that are too extreme to ever occur on Earth—and scientists want to learn their secrets
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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
The World Health Organization uses the term "Disease X" to refer to an infection with the potential for causing the next epidemic – or a new global pandemic
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
Until now computers have failed to solve mathematical problems.
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Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
There are 856 mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile species currently missing—but researchers continue to search
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Researchers estimate that 17,000 baby elephant seals have died from avian flu in Argentina and it is likely that the virus is spreading among marine mammals
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted in January 2022 with the force of an atomic weapon.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Black holes can be difficult to study, so researchers have made a powerful quantum vortex in a tank of superfluid helium that acts as a simulation of a black hole
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
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
A method that provides cloned embryos with a healthy placenta has led to the first cloned rhesus monkey that has survived to adulthood and could pave the way for more research involving the primates
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Fermented food such as artisan cheeses or kimchi made with unpasteurised milk or starter cultures that haven't been properly screened can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
Permian period petroleum helped to preserve minute scraps of pebbly hide that probably belonged to a lizardlike creature
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
With anaesthetics and brain organoids, we are finally testing the idea that quantum effects explain consciousness – and the early results suggest this long-derided idea may have been misconstrued
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.
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
Injection of a hormone called FGF21 rapidly revives intoxicated mice.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
The life expectancies of men around the world are catching up with women's longer lifespans, possibly due to a decline in smoking and alcohol-related deaths
Clean Energy Law
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Eligibility List sets out the approved host countries, carbon crediting programmes, and methodologies that meet the established Eligibility Criteria in Singapore. By Paul A. Davies , Jean-Philippe Brisson , Farhana Sharmeen , Don Stokes , Michael D. Green , Qingyi Pan , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 19 December 2023, the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) in Singapore published the Eligibility List under Singapore’s International Car
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
With anaesthetics and brain organoids, we are finally testing the idea that quantum effects explain consciousness – and the early results suggest this long-derided idea may have been misconstrued
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.
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
A serendipitously discovered object nearly as massive as the Milky Way appears to be made of primordial gas that has formed almost no stars
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
A solid theory of human consciousness eludes us, which is why seemingly fringe ideas such as those that rely on quantum effects in the brain are still worth pursuing
Scientific American
JANUARY 17, 2024
New cross-species research suggests a theory of mind is one thing that sets humans apart from apes
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Feedback's eyebrows are raised by a study in which participants first "have their masculinity threatened", and then play an online game involving voodoo dolls and guns
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
JANUARY 17, 2024
Figure 4.9 from Chapter 4 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14, 2023. Assembled by teams of researchers from a range of climate change specialties, the publication represents a synthesis of current research including an evaluation of the current and future implications of climate change for life in the United States.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Twenty years after we developed a cervical cancer vaccine, the disease is still killing.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 17, 2024
The January DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed newsletter is chock full of winter teaching ideas, upcoming professional development opportunities and much more. -- Teaching About Animals In Winter -- Tips For A Great Winter Nature Walk With Kids -- Conduct A Free Energy Audit At Your School -- Free Nature Journaling Guide In 6 Languages -- January, February, March Educator Workshop Calendar -- Explore The Outdoors!
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
Veteran sci-fi author Geoff Ryman's latest work imagines the son of God as a transgender man. But is this novel really about gender, wonders our new sci-fi columnist Emily H.
A Greener Life
JANUARY 17, 2024
By Bridgett Ennis Supplemental income from 50 wind turbines helps a fourth-generation family ranch stay viable. The tall grass prairie of the Flint Hills provides food for cattle and on the Ferrell Ranch, wind to power 50 turbines. The 7,000-acre ranch in Beaumont, Kansas, was started by Pete Ferrell’s great-grandfather in 1888. But ranching is hard work, and success is dependent on the weather, so in the 1920s, Ferrell’s grandfather sold leases to extract and sell oil from the land.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
AlphaGeometry scores almost as well as the best students on geometry questions from the International Mathematical Olympiad
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 17, 2024
By Alexandra McLaughlin, Penn State News Inspiration can strike in the most unexpected places, and for Cindy Pizziketti, it emerged during the cleanup of an illegal dump site in rural York County. “The trash was so deep and concentrated,” she said. “We stood together, laughing about a huge quantity of Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup or creepy baby dolls or shouting for everyone to see the box turtle and salamanders we found,” Pizziketti said.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
New Year, new tree?
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 17, 2024
On January 17, Bureau of State Parks Director John Hallas announced the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is beginning restoration work at Big Elk Creek State Park in Chester County. In 2023, about 80 acres of meadows were seeded on former agricultural fields which will come into bloom this spring. In April 2024, tree plantings will occur on more than 255 acres of streamside buffer areas at the park.
New Scientist
JANUARY 17, 2024
A conventional computer must be fully assembled before it can run, but an experimental DNA computer solves problems through the very act of putting itself together
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