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Comparison Update 2024

Real Climate

One more dot on the graphs for our annual model-observations comparisons updates. Given how extraordinary the last two years have been, there are a few highlights to note. First, we have updated the versions of a few of the observational datasets: UAH TLT/TMT are now on version 6.1, and the NOAA NCEI surface temperature data are now version 6. We use the same collations of Hansen81/Hansen88/CMIP3/CMIP5/CMIP6 model output as previously.

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Microplastics Block Blood Flow in Brains of Mice

Yale E360

A new study finds microplastics can block the flow of blood in the brains of mice. The study comes on the heels of other research showing, for the first time, that microplastics can lodge in human brains.

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AI Is Too Unpredictable to Behave According to Human Goals

Scientific American

AI “alignment” is a buzzword, not a feasible safety goal

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European cities face millions more deaths from extreme temperatures

New Scientist

In Europe as a whole, the increase in deaths from hot weather over the next century will outweigh the decline in deaths from cold weather, but in colder countries such as the UK, temperature-related deaths will decline overall

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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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What Would a U.S. Withdrawal from the WHO Mean for Global Health?

Scientific American

A rundown on what’s at stake for global health if the U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization and an update on bird flu are in this week’s science news roundup.

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How big a deal is China's DeepSeek AI model?

New Scientist

The new AI model from China's DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring as much computing power but despite a huge drop in their stock, it's not game over for US tech companies

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Habitable planets could have formed at the dawn of the universe

New Scientist

Worlds with liquid water could have formed just 200 million years after the big bang from the remains of the earliest supernovae

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Why DeepSeek’s AI Model Just Became the Top-Rated App in the U.S.

Scientific American

A Chinese start-up has stunned the technology industry—and financial markets—with a cheaper, lower-tech AI assistant that matches the state of the art

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Why China's DeepSeek is threatening to disrupt the AI industry

New Scientist

The new AI model from China's DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring as much computing power but despite a huge drop in their stock, it's not game over for US tech companies

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Enviromental Defense

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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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The psychologist exposing the mental gymnastics that conceal racism

New Scientist

Despite widespread studies revealing the prevalence of racism, its impact is often overlooked.

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DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Newsletter Highlights Nearly 16,700 BMPs In 2024; Grant Opportunities; County Clean Water Projects

PA Environment Daily

The latest DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Newsletter highlights 2024 accomplishments, upcoming Watershed Forestry Summit, upcoming grant opportunities, county clean water projects and much more. Nearly 16,700 BMPs The 2024 Chesapeake Bay Best Management Practice (BMP) Progress Year reporting process is nearing completion, with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Division having finalized its nonpoint source data submissions ahead of EPAs deadline.

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Uber Drivers Helped Evacuate L.A. during Wildfires—But Were Left Unprotected

Scientific American

Drivers for ride-hailing apps helped evacuate people during the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

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Register Now! PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Spring Training Offered In Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Dauphin, Indiana, Montour, Philadelphia, Somerset Counties

PA Environment Daily

Want to learn more about nature and how to protect it? Want to meet like-minded nature enthusiasts and make a difference together? Pennsylvania Master Naturalist is a statewide partnership initiative that aims to connect people with their local ecosystems through intensive natural science training and local conservation service work. It is a venture directed toward developing a local corps of master volunteers and service providers to offer education, outreach and service dedicated to the unders

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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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Freshwater Mussels: The Livers of the River

Cool Green Science

A snorkeling outing on a creek brings the author up close with often overlooked and unappreciated freshwater mussels. The post Freshwater Mussels: The Livers of the River appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Help Wanted: PA Master Naturalist - Communications/Development Coordinator

PA Environment Daily

PA Master Naturalist is seeking qualified applicants for a Communications/Development Coordinator to support its communication strategies as well as resource development activities to promote and advance a volunteer service-learning program devoted to natural resource conservation in communities throughout Pennsylvania. This role involves creating public relations and promotional materials across various platforms, including social media, websites, newsletters, and press releases; overseeing web

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Protecting Africa’s Big Cats

PBS Nature

John Neelo, a researcher with Botswana Predator Conservation, explores the challenges Africa's big cats and top predators face in shared landscapes, highlighting the urgent need for conservation to sustain balanced ecosystems.

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EPA Releases New MyPest Tracking System

Nanotech

On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new MyPest tracking system to provide transparency and visibility into the real-time status of pesticide submissions. MyPest is a web-based system that tracks a registrants pesticide applications and products after submission via EPAs Central Data Exchange (CDX). MyPest allows users to view and communicate with the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) regarding their pesticide products and pending applications.

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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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Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of Illinois. A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels.

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EPA Proposes Risk Management Rule to Protect Workers from Inhalation Exposure to PV29

Nanotech

On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by Color Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under its conditions of use (COU) as documented in EPAs January 2021 risk evaluation and September 2022 revised risk determination. 90 Fed. Reg. 3107.

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Meta invites climate disinformation by tossing fact-checkers

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at ClimateWire. Disinformation about climate science soon could spread more rapidly online, experts say, after tech giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would no longer use fact-checkers to moderate content on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

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ChemCatBio Will Hold January 29 Webinar on Programmable Catalysis for Chemical Energy Innovation

Nanotech

The U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Offices (BETO) Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium (ChemCatBio) will hold a webinar on January 29, 2025, on programmable catalysis for chemical energy technology. ChemCatBio states that catalysis enables new frontiers in energy, such as converting biomass to high-value products and storing energy from abundant renewable energy.

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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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From microplastics to macro-impact: Expert explains plastic recycling challenges

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Kaunas University of Technology. To better understand how external factors influence plastic packaging recycling, KTU researchers conducted a macro-environmental analysis that examined six key areas: political, economic, social, technological, ecological, and legal factors. The work is published in the journal Sustainability.

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Environmental Groups Celebrate Planned Expansion of Rouge Urban National Park

Enviromental Defense

Statement by Tim Gray, Executive Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Environmental Defence is thrilled that the federal government today announced that the Pickering Airport will not go ahead and that its approximately 3,500 hectares of publicly-owned land will be added to the Rouge Urban National Park.

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Could plastic waste be recycled into soap? Virginia Tech chemist finds a way

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from RadioIQ. Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic thats produced around the world. A chemistry professor at Virginia Tech has discovered a way to use waste plastic to produce an ingredient that could be used to make soap.

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Trump Revokes Federal Flood Protections Again

NRDC

This puts homes, schools, and critical infrastructure increasingly at risk.

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L.A. fires show the reality of living in a world with 1.5°C of warming

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Time. Its long been established that climate change turbocharges wildfires, with droughts, persistent heat, dried vegetation, and lightning storms all worsening in a warming world and all contributing to out-of-control blazes. Thats just one reason a new report from the European Space Agencys Copernicus Climate Change Servicea report that landed … Continue reading L.A. fires show the reality of living in a world with 1.

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What Trump's first week means for climate, science, health and tech

New Scientist

In a barrage of executive orders, President Donald Trump has set the US on course to derail climate goals, biomedical research and pandemic readiness

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5 ESG trends sustainability professionals should monitor in 2025

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at ESG Dive. Upcoming leadership changes in the White House and Congress are expected to create a more adversarial stance on ESG and climate issues in 2025.

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Trump Orders Review of FEMA—but Maybe Not the Right Review

NRDC

The executive order to assess the performance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is largely driven by misinformation the president himself has spread.

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States struggle to curb food waste despite policies

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of California Davis. The United States generates more food waste than all but two countries. To address this, the federal government set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 compared to 2016 levels, to about 164 pounds per person annually.

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A Costly Dissonance: Putting America Last in Climate Resilience

NRDC

Trumps withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and disregard of climate adaptation at a time of escalating disasters have immediate and long-term consequences for Americans and the rest of the world.