Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission v. The Heartland Group Ventures LLC et al. explains what a receiver under federal law has the right to do. Much like Nick Saban’s offense against a certain team, she can do just about anything she wants. The assets The SEC applied for appointment of a receiver for a group of Heartland companies. The entities’ assets included 403 oil and gas wells and 110 miles of gas gathering and transportation lines called the Palo Pinto Pipeline.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Orcas have been damaging or sinking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar for the past few years and we don’t know why

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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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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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists have found that specially processed samples of willow bark extract have an antiviral effect which isn’t seen in already known medical compounds from willow bark, such as salicylic acid, the precursor to modern aspirin. The extract worked against two common types of virus with very different structures, enteroviruses and coronaviruses, suggesting the potential for a new broad-spectrum antiviral to help us fight

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Rats emit a high-pitched squeak when around another rat, seemingly just to express a positive emotion

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The asteroid belt is messy and sometimes a threat to our solar system’s planet, so on this episode of Dead Planets Society it’s time to tidy it up into a single asteroid world

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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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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Without policies to promote electric vehicle purchases and build up charging infrastructure, such vehicles might produce fewer emissions reductions than hoped

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make new therapeutic compounds with a lower environmental cost

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

All over the world we are witnessing record-breaking temperatures and longer-lasting periods of extreme heat. These abnormally high temperatures and persistent heatwaves are becoming such common occurrences that it can sometimes feel like this is Earth’s “new normal.” And without more ambitious and rapid climate action, it might be. When we think about how hot it is, we tend to think about the air temperature, and sometimes the ground temperature (think about a parking lot on a hot day), because

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Measurements of sound waves passing through the sun seem to confirm that it isn’t as big as we thought and we don’t fully understand its interior

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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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National Law Center

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As technology continues to advance within the field of agriculture, discussions over the right of a farmer to repair their own. The post Update on Right-to-Repair appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A group of small, simple robots can make a collective decision by exchanging infrared light signals in a process inspired by how bees decide where to build their nests

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- NOTICE: PA Environment Digest Is CLOSED TUESDAY For Election Day -- PA Dept. Of State Election Results Website -- DEP Invites Comments On Draft 2024 Water Quality Monitoring & Assessment Report -- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, it found an unexpected satellite – but further images revealed that it’s actually two rocks tenuously connected together

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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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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Manager, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – We are very concerned about the findings in today’s report from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) that shows that once again, Canada is on track to miss its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

An oral medicine called anastrozole has been approved by the UK's drug regulatory agency for reducing the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at moderate-to-high risk of the condition

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NRDC

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

California is facing an electric rate crisis. A more progressive rate structure will help fairly pay for system costs while also enabling electrification.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has released five of its first science images, including an iconic nebula and glistening galaxies

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CEQA Developments

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In an opinion originally filed on September 8, and subsequently modified and certified for partial publication on October 4, 2023, the Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s judgment granting a writ setting aside Monterey County’s issuance of a permit to investor-owned public utility/water supplier California-American Water Company (“Cal-Am”) to construct a desalination plant and related facilities needed as one component of Cal-Am’s Water Supply Project.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Over the past 40 years, rising humidity means the atmospheric conditions that trigger severe storms are now more likely to occur – but there might not necessarily be more tornadoes as a result

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Acoel

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Last week, Inside EPA (subscription required) reported that EPA will reopen CERCLA cleanups due to the presence of PFAS on a case-by-case basis. The article reported on the gnashing of teeth among the regulated community at the prospect of seeing a significant number of sites reopened. As a card-carrying member of the regulated community, I am prone to teeth-gnashing as well.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Low-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame have become common in all our diets. With concerns over their health impacts, should you turn to new plant-based alternatives to get your sweet hit?

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors Yahoo News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 17:23 Thursday, October 12, 2023 Read more Raphael Satter & Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors say an Israeli private investigator used hackers to steal emails from climate activists who were campaigning against American energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp.

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NRDC

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The California Legislature adjourned in September, officially turning the Food & Farm Resilience Coalition's climate bond campaign into a two-year effort.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Joyce JY Lin, Emily Werder, Kaitlyn G Lawrence et al. Residential proximity to metal emitting industries and toenail metal concentration in the US Gulf States, 07 August 2023, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [[link] Abstract Objective: The US Gulf region is heavily reliant on metal-emitting petrochemical and manufacturing industries.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The latest news on our collaborations with scholarly societies. Credit: Frontiers Welcome from Robyn Mugridge, head of publishing partnerships The publishing partnerships team saw a continued growth trend in our community of partners. Submissions to our partner journals have continued to go up with a 27% increase on the same period last year. So far this year, our portfolio of partners has published 15% more reviews and 150% more special issues than last year.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Marsolek W, Wright SJ, Luong H, Braxton SM, Carlson J, Lafferty-Hess S (2023). “Understanding the value of curation: A survey of researcher perspectives of data curation services from six US institutions.” PLoS ONE 18(11): e0293534.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Report: Alabama Power executives hire private investigator to spy on parent company CEO 1819 News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 20:29 Thursday, June 29, 2023 Read more Caleb Taylor A private investigator was hired to spy on Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning in 2017 allegedly at the request of Alabama Power executives, according to a recent report in the

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