Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reached $7 Trillion in 2022, an All-Time High
Yale E360
AUGUST 31, 2023
Global subsidies for fossil fuels reached $7 trillion in 2022, an all-time high, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Another Supply Chain Issue
Legal Planet
AUGUST 31, 2023
To make the energy transition work, we’ll need a lot more energy lawyers. That means a lot of energy law profs to teach them — many more than we have today. Law schools are waking up to the need to hire in the area. So if you’re thinking of law teaching, it could be worthwhile to dive into this field. Let’s start with the first question: why do we need more energy lawyers?
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The AMOC: tipping this century, or not?
Real Climate
AUGUST 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, a study by Copenhagen University researchers Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen concluded that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is likely to pass a tipping point already this century, most probably around mid-century. Given the catastrophic consequences of an AMOC breakdown, the study made quite a few headlines but also met some skepticism.
In New Scramble for Africa, an Arab Sheikh Is Taking the Lead
Yale E360
AUGUST 28, 2023
A company established by a Dubai sheikh is finalizing agreements with African nations to manage vast tracts of their forests and sell the carbon credits. Critics are concerned the deals will not benefit Africans and will just help foreign governments perpetuate high emissions.
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.
Green Jobs for Gender Equality
NRDC
AUGUST 31, 2023
Guest blog by Akanksha Golchha Countries around the world affirmed their commitment to gender equality and empowering women as agents of change in the clean energy transition at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting in Goa, India. While India’s focus on.
Where Do Electric Trucks Charge?
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 29, 2023
We are about to enter the era of the electric truck. Sure, there are already a few thousand electric trucks and buses on US roads already. Now, with the California Air Resources Board’s passage of the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule in May and with the potential for a (hopefully) stronger-than-proposed greenhouse gas standard for heavy-duty trucks passed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the coming months, we will begin to see a significant switch from highly-polluting diesel trucks
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Vitamin C and E supplements may make lung cancers grow faster
New Scientist
AUGUST 31, 2023
Supplementing with antioxidants such as vitamins C and E could increase the formation of blood vessels within lung cancer tumours, helping them to grow bigger and spread, according to a study in mice
Warmer Waters Put Sea Turtles on a Collision Course With Humans
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 31, 2023
More turtles on Cape Cod’s shores means a higher risk of boat strikes. By Georgia Hall, Provincetown Independent WELLFLEET, Mass.—Rising North Atlantic Ocean temperatures are causing increased numbers of threatened and endangered sea turtles to migrate through Massachusetts waters — heading north in search of food, then back south to their breeding grounds.
If South Africa Ends Lion Breeding, What to Do with Captive Cats?
Yale E360
AUGUST 24, 2023
In 2021, the South African government committed to shutting down the country’s captive-lion breeding industry, which provided animals for canned hunts. Among the sticking points slowing progress is what should happen to the thousands of lions that remain on private ranches.
Scientists develop finger sweat test to detect antipsychotic drugs in patients
Frontiers
AUGUST 30, 2023
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Maintaining a regimen of antipsychotic drugs can be difficult, but going off them unexpectedly can have disastrous health consequences for patients. Traditionally, monitoring patients on these drugs involves blood tests, which can be painful and time-consuming. A quick, non-invasive finger sweat test newly developed by scientists could replace these blood tests and make patients’ lives easier.
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
Boston-Area Communities Work Together to Beat the Heat
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 30, 2023
We are halfway through this year’s Danger Season —the period between May and October when climate change makes extreme weather events more likely—and the unprecedented ferocity and scale of extreme weather have been making headlines and impacting our lives. In the Northeast, we have seen the haze and breathed air heavy with the smoke from Canadian wildfires.
New Air-Conditioning Technology Could Be the Future of Cool
Scientific American
AUGUST 29, 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.
Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals
New Scientist
AUGUST 30, 2023
A company called Synchron, backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, may become the first to commercialise a brain implant that lets people control touchscreen devices using brain signals
Black Surf Santa Cruz Celebrates Third Annual Liberation Paddle Out
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 31, 2023
This blog post was co-written by Black Surf Santa Cruz founder Esabella Bonner and board secretary Rachel Kippen whose organization has partnered with Ocean Conservancy over the past two years. Bonner founded Black Surf Santa Cruz in 2020 to make ocean spaces more inclusive and welcoming to BILPOC community members. Her work promotes physical and spiritual wellness through surfing and community building.
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.
For Decades, Our Carbon Emissions Sped the Growth of Plants — Not Anymore
Yale E360
AUGUST 14, 2023
For the last century, rising levels of carbon dioxide helped plants grow faster, a rare silver lining in human-caused climate change. But now, as drier conditions set in across much of the globe, that uptick in growth is leveling off, a new study finds.
More States Are Requiring Flood Disclosure
NRDC
AUGUST 31, 2023
New home buyers and renters should have a right to know a property’s flood history before they commit to calling it home.
DEP Responds To Emergency Notification Of Uncontrolled Venting Of Natural Gas For Over 10.5 Hours From A Repsol Oil Shale Gas Well In Bradford County
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 30, 2023
At 2:02 a.m. on August 28, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification of an uncontrolled venting of natural gas from shale gas well 9H at the Repsol Oil and Gas USA LLC Cummings Lumber well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County. Repsol said the well started venting natural gas from the producing and surface casing annulus for 10.5 hours starting at 4:00 p.m.
Rare Superheavy Oxygen Isotope Is Detected at Last
Scientific American
AUGUST 31, 2023
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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.
Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago
New Scientist
AUGUST 31, 2023
A genetic analysis suggests our ancestral population fell as low as around 1300 individuals nearly a million years ago, but other experts aren't convinced
WOTUS Update: EPA Revises 2023 Rule in Light of Sackett Decision
National Law Center
AUGUST 30, 2023
On August 29, 20213, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released an updated version of its 2023 rule to define the crucial. The post WOTUS Update: EPA Revises 2023 Rule in Light of Sackett Decision appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Spreading Rock Dust on Farmland Has Potential to Draw Down Huge Sums of Carbon Dioxide
Yale E360
AUGUST 15, 2023
Spreading volcanic rock dust on cropland could help the world reach a key carbon removal goal, a new study finds.
Florida Pummeled by Catastrophic Storm Surges and Life-Threatening Winds as Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 30, 2023
The Category 3 storm arrived at the height of an unprecedented hurricane season characterized by record-warm water temperatures. By Amy Green ORLANDO, Fla.—Hurricane Idalia came ashore Wednesday in Florida’s Big Bend region before churning into Georgia, threatening catastrophic storm surges and life-threatening winds as the latest in an extraordinary year of weather-related disasters in the United States.
Sustainability at Retail
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Independence Conservancy Hosts Waste Tire Collection Events In Beaver, Washington Counties
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 30, 2023
The Independence Conservancy will host three waste tire collection events in Beaver and Washington counties to provide an affordable way for vehicle owners to get rid of tires or wheels from cars and light trucks and other vehicles. All collections are held on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on-- -- September 16: Washington County , Mount Pleasant Twp.
Olive Oil Prices Surge as Persistent Drought Ravages Mediterranean Groves
Scientific American
AUGUST 31, 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.
AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head drone races
New Scientist
AUGUST 30, 2023
The Swift AI has beaten expert drone racers in high-speed races using an on-board computer that fuses artificial intelligence and classical algorithms – a method that could speed up delivery drones
At Long Last, the Vision of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition Is Realized
NRDC
AUGUST 23, 2023
The designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is not only extremely popular but its protections are long overdue.
First-Ever Gulf of Mexico Wind Auction Results in Only 1 Wind Lease Offshore Louisiana. What Happens Next?
The Energy Law Blog
AUGUST 31, 2023
GOM Lease Sale: The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its long-anticipated offshore wind lease sale for the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Three GOM leases were offered for sale, with one located offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana, covering 102,480 acres (OCS-G 37334), and two located offshore Galveston, Texas, covering 102,480 acres (OCS-G 37335) and 96,786 acres (OCS-G 37336).
Open access: In conversation with Frontiers’ Dr Marie Souliere
Frontiers
AUGUST 30, 2023
Joining us today is Dr Marie Soulière, senior publishing manager at Frontiers, who was elected as Council Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in 2020. In this interview, we delve into the challenges faced by open access publishers when it comes to publication ethics. Dr Soulière highlights the rising complexity of fraud, ranging from data manipulation to fake peer reviews, and the heightened scrutiny faced by open access publishers.
Penn State Extension: Trees Can Give Downtown Commercial Areas A Competitive Advantage Over Big Box Stores
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 29, 2023
By Vincent Cotrone, Urban Forestry Educator This article first appeared in the Penn State Extension Community Trees newsletter-- Across America, downtown commercial districts struggle to compete with big box stores and online shopping. For small downtowns to flourish economically and socially, they need to attract shoppers and residents by creating attractive, safe, walkable settings that people want to visit and spend time out of their cars.
If AI Becomes Conscious, Here's How We Can Tell
Scientific American
AUGUST 30, 2023
A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories of consciousness could help assess whether an artificial intelligence system achieves this state
Scrapping English river pollution rules will result in a murky outcome
New Scientist
AUGUST 30, 2023
The UK government has announced it will no longer require homebuilders to mitigate the water pollution created by new developments, a move that experts say will reduce transparency and is likely to harm rivers
At Long Last, the Vison of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition Is Realized
NRDC
AUGUST 21, 2023
The designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is not only extremely popular but its protections are long overdue.
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