Fri.Oct 11, 2024

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In Europe, Forest Shrubs Are Migrating Toward Pollution

Yale E360

While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, a new study finds that for many forest plants, there is a much greater pull westward. Researchers say these plants are chasing down nitrogen, a key nutrient supplied by pollution in Western Europe.

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France slashed bird flu outbreaks by vaccinating ducks

New Scientist

A vaccination campaign targeting ducks, the farm birds most at risk of getting and spreading bird flu, succeeded in greatly reducing outbreaks of the virus on poultry farms in France

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Hurricane Threat Poised to Keep Rising, Experts Warn

Inside Climate News

Many coastal cities are still unprepared for the extremes ahead because they are designed for a climate that no longer exists. By Bob Berwyn As people in parts of the southeastern United States try to pick up the pieces of their broken homes, lives and dreams after the twin gut punches delivered by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, climate scientists have some unwelcome news.

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Stool test could provide a simpler way to diagnose endometriosis

New Scientist

A chemical produced by gut bacteria could be the basis for a non-invasive test for endometriosis – and mouse experiments suggest it might also help treat the condition

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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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Why Disasters Like Hurricanes Milton and Helene Unleash So Much Misinformation

Scientific American

Falsehoods spread when uncertainties—and emotions—are high after hurricanes

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Elon Musk's Tesla Cybercab is a hollow promise of a robotaxi future

New Scientist

Autonomous taxis are already operating on US streets, while Elon Musk has spent years promising a self-driving car and failing to deliver.

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Millions of websites could be impacted by UK deal on Chagos Islands

New Scientist

The UK government's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius surprisingly threatens the extinction of millions of website addresses ending in ".

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Open to Collaborate

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) Botany Herbarium is opening its collection of more than 1 million dried and pressed plant specimens to collaboration with Indigenous scientists living on the tribal lands where many of the plants were originally collected. The Academy’s partners in the effort are the American Philosophical Society (APS, a research institute, library and museum in Philadelphia), and Local Contexts (an Indigenous-led non-profit).

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Starship: When will SpaceX's next 'chopstick' test flight go ahead?

New Scientist

SpaceX claims the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket will happen “within days”, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet approved the launch

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Oct. 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PA Environment Daily

The October 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on-- -- PPFF Blog: Dovie Thomason’s Journey Thru Storytelling, Culture, Nature - By Martha Moon, Intern -- Oct. 30 Virtual Book Club: Blue Highways by Williams Least Heat Moon -- Take Five Coming Back On Oct. 25 Click Here to read entire Take Five.

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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

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Read an extract from Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake

New Scientist

In the opening to Rachel Kushner's Booker-shortlisted novel Creation Lake, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet undercover operative Sadie Smith as she secretly reads the emails of an eco-activist group

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Human Origins Look Ever More Tangled with Gene and Fossil Discoveries

Scientific American

Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans combining with vanished species like Neandertals

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Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry

New Scientist

Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them – and an experiment involving a 9-metre-tall platform may explain why

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Does Singing have an Evolutionary Purpose?

Scientific American

What can singing tell us about how we’re wired—and how our ancestors evolved?

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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.

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How the evolution of citrus is inextricably linked with our own

New Scientist

Millions of years ago, our ancestors lost a gene for producing vitamin C and got a taste for citrus.

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When Will This Exploding Star Blow Its Top?

Scientific American

The famous exploding star T Coronae Borealis is due to detonate any day now, but it’s running a little late

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Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air

New Scientist

Systems that can harvest water from moisture in the atmosphere could offer a valuable water source in the wake of disasters

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Hurricane Milton’s Rain and Tornadoes in Florida Broke Records

Scientific American

Never-before-seen rainfall, record-breaking tornado outbreaks and wild wind acceleration defined Hurricane Milton

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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.

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DEP Begins Accepting Applications For New Methane Reduction Grants To Plug Conventional Oil, Gas Wells Oct. 16

PA Environment Daily

On October 12, the Department of Environmental Protection published notice it will begin accepting applications on October 16 for the new Methane Reduction Grants Program to plug marginally producing conventional oil and gas wells. The deadline for applications is December 11. ( formal notice ) Pennsylvania has $44.4 million available from the federal Inflation Reduction Act to provide grants to plug conventional wells.

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EFSA Publishes Reports under NAMs4NANO Project

Nanotech

The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced on September 26, 2024, that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the following reports under its NAMs4NANO Project: The post EFSA Publishes Reports under NAMs4NANO Project appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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The Dangers of Saving Gorillas

PBS Nature

Filmmaker Vianet Djenguet documents the dangerous but vital process of habituating a notoriously protective 500-pound silverback. Habituation is a last-ditch effort to save the critically endangered Eastern lowland gorillas from extinction but it does not come without risks.

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Enlisting Microbes to Break Down ‘Forever Chemicals’

Scientific American

Bacteria can degrade particularly tough PFAS varieties

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Sustainability at Retail

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.

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The UK’s last coal plant closes and becomes the first major economy to exit the energy source it started

A Greener Life

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power plant. Photo credit: Uniper. By Anders Lorenzen When the Industrial Revolution emerged in the UK in the 1800s, coal was the driving force, and it became the first country to power its emerging industries on coal. While this put the UK at the global forefront and established it as the most advanced economy, it came with a price.

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Climate Resilience: Congressional Action Needed to Enhance Climate Economics Information and to Limit Federal Fiscal Exposure

Environmental News Bits

Download the full report. What GAO Found Climate economics is an emerging field of study. According to prior GAO work, models that estimate the economic effects of climate change are based on developing research. A small but growing number of researchers have focused their efforts on estimating the economic impacts of climate change.

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Canada Begins Public Consultations on Initiatives Supporting CEPA Amendments

Nanotech

On October 5, 2024, Canada released three significant documents that move it closer to implementing the 2023 amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The 2023 legislation, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act (Bill S-5), requires that decisions made under CEPA respect the right to a healthy environment.

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Scientists tap into barley ‘time machine’ to help adapt the grain to climate change

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Beverage Daily. Thanks to an experiment that’s tracked barley over the last century, researchers have pinpointed the genes that offer ‘remarkable adaptability’ in the grain – a key ingredient in breads, breakfast cereals, beer and whiskey.

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Tampa Bay Avoided the Worst of Milton’s Wrath, But Millions Are Suffering After the Second Hurricane in Two Weeks Raked Florida

Inside Climate News

President Biden urged Congress to come back to Washington to pass an emergency spending bill, citing the “billions” needed to ease the suffering of storm-lashed Americans. By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Bob Berwyn, Dan Gearino, Kiley Bense Rescue crews and damage assessment teams on Thursday combed through debris left behind by Hurricane Milton, which barreled 170 miles across Florida during the dark of night, creating a path of death and destruction.

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How the U.S. military plans to tackle its ‘forever chemical’ problem

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Time. The U.S. military has been protecting the home front for nearly 250 years—and doing a bang-up job of it. In recent decades, however, the military has also been polluting the home front, most notably with a toxic chemical never heard of in the era of muskets and drums: PFAS. … Continue reading How the U.S.

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Third-Trimester Abortions Are Moral and Necessary Health Care

Scientific American

Abortions after 20 weeks are about ending suffering.

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One in two El Niño events could be extreme by mid-century

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Climate change from greenhouse gas emissions could make extreme El Nino events more frequent, according to new research.

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Monitoring lake quality from space

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Lake Magazine. Though the use of remote sensing images from space has become routine for keeping an extraterrestrial eye on the planet’s largest bodies of water, what if the same technology could be used to watch over changes in a neighborhood lake or the nearest public swimming hole?

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Air France-KLM signs deal for 1.9 billion liters of sustainable aviation fuel with TotalEnergies

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at ESG Today. TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Air France-KLM for the delivery of an additional 1.5 million tons, or nearly 1.9 billion liters, of sustainable aviation fuel over a 10-year period until 2035.

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