Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A new analysis shows that rising Legionnaires’ disease cases disproportionately affect Black Americans and people living in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England. An aerial view of New York City. Rooftop cooling towers play a major role in fostering and spreading Legionella bacteria. Photo by Vincenzo Di Giorgi on Unsplash. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – February 24, 2022.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Taking away EPA's power threatens our safety.
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Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
A recent survey of North American fleets discovered that 43% of participants are already reporting on gas emissions, another 20% are planning to in the future, and roughly 35% have no imminent plans to begin. The post Survey: 35% of Fleets Have No Imminent Plans to Begin Emissions Reporting appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Green infrastructure is increasingly emphasized as an alternative, novel path for water infrastructure. The possibilities are intriguing: Can we transition from a landscape dominated by siloed grey infrastructure (think concrete and steel, constructed for one or a few key outcomes like water supply or flood control) to one that centers natural processes in water infrastructure to achieve multiple goals?
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.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Scientists say climate negotiators have misjudged the effects of rising methane emissions and warn the potent greenhouse gas could imperil hopes of meeting mid-century climate targets. The key, they say, is to focus on cutting those emissions and their big short-term impact. Read more on E360 ?.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A review of 170 studies finds consistent evidence that people are less likely to be obese or have diabetes if they live in cities where walking and cycling is safe and convenient
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Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Imperial Beach is one of many California communities vulnerable to sea level rise. Photo credit: sk8mama, Flickr. This week, Senator Ben Allen introduced SB 1078 , a bill that would create a Sea Level Rise Revolving Loan Pilot Program to help coastal cities plan proactively for the effects of climate change. The law draws heavily from the framework of SB 83 , which students in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic worked on, and which passed the California Legislature in Se
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Three in four people around the world agree with a ban on single-use plastics such as bags, straws, and water bottles, according to a 28-country survey from marketing firm Ipsos and Plastic Free July , an anti-plastics campaign. Read more on E360 ?.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Medicines for long covid will probably be with us within a year, as the mechanisms behind the disease are finally starting to be understood
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
To improve its coastal and ocean health, the California government’s Ocean Protection Council devised a 37-page Statewide Microplastics Strategy containing case studies, policy prescriptions, and monitoring methods. The strategy’s multi-pronged approach includes. The post California Becomes First State in Nation To Adopt Microplastics Reduction Policy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
By Maryam Clark, science writer. Image: Okrasiuk/Shutterstock.com. Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall, and meditation. Now, a study published to Frontiers brings new insight into a possible organizational role of the brain during death and suggests an explanation for vivid life recall in near-death experiences.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Numerous companies are developing technologies, such as large kites, that can harvest wind energy up to a half-mile above ground. While still in its nascent stages, airborne wind power could potentially be used in remote locations or flying from barges far offshore. Read more on E360 ?.
Cool Green Science
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
New science and strange facts about North America’s quintessential rodent. The post Deer Mice: Get to Know North America’s Most Abundant Mammal appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
The UK construction industry as a whole appears optimistic about sustainability. Yet it acknowledged that certain barriers must be overcome. The top concern was. The post UK Construction Industry Cites These Barriers to Net Zero Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer. A long-term ‘UK Biobank’ study on almost 400,000 people finds little or no evidence that differences in the amount of consumed cooked or uncooked vegetables affects the risk of cardiovascular disease. When known socio-economic and lifestyle confounding factors are corrected for, the small apparent positive effect that remains could likely also be explained away by further confounders.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
More diversity in research could speed the search for climate solutions and distribute the burden of warming more equitably. By Bob Berwyn Black, Brown and Indigenous people have been systematically excluded from earth sciences, magnifying their exposure to the most severe impacts of climate change, said Asmeret Asefaw Berhe , lead author of a recent commentary in the journal Nature Geosciences.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
A year after a severe winter storm caused widespread blackouts in Texas, the state's power grid remains vulnerable to extreme cold. But recent research suggests that moving to 100 percent renewable electricity could help prevent future outages, in Texas and elsewhere. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SRS Distribution will use a waste and recycling management system to help improve its sustainability efforts across its nationwide operations. The post SRS Distribution Implements Waste and Recycling Platform from Rubicon appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Machines that can mate and produce offspring can help us clean up nuclear sites, explore asteroids and terraform distant planets – but could they prove a threat, asks Emma Hart, who is helping develop them
Physics World
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Ultrathin solar cells have reached record-breaking efficiency thanks to a novel manufacturing method that introduces specific types of disorder within the cells’ nanocrystalline structure. The low cost, reduced mass and non-toxic nature of this type of cell makes them ideal for integration into cars, rooftops or mobile devices, and the newly streamlined way of manufacturing them paves the way for their large-scale production.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
California’s water law was developed in the 19th century. It has not been comprehensively reformed since, despite substantial population growth, changing social values, and the appointment 45 years ago of a blue-ribbon commission to recommend changes. Now the “new normal” of the anthropocene promises reduced water availability coincident with increased demand.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Kellogg is starting a program that will help rice farmers with sustainable practices that encourages them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The post Kellogg Program Rewards Rice Farmers for Emissions Reductions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Energy & the Law
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Consider the power of a single word over the fortunes of the parties to a property deed. Such was the court’s analysis in Barrow Shaver Resources, LLC, et al v. NETX Acquisitions, LLC, et al. In 1963, by the Stone Deed, Dawson and Hill conveyed a 181-acre tract in Cass County, Texas, to the Stones (John and Treba, not the Rollings). The granting clause described the land by metes and bounds, and continued, “There is likewise conveyed … 1/8th of the Oil, Gas and Other Minerals ….
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
A genealogy of humans constructed from thousands of genomes gives us clues about where our species first evolved and how we spread across the world
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
A local environmental justice group’s victory in a recent California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) exemption case highlights the importance of CEQA for environmental justice communities in California. After the group, Cudahy Alliance for Justice, challenged the City of Cudahy’s approval of an elementary and middle school on a hazardous waste site, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled that the approval was unlawful under CEQA.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Houston Dynamo FC plans to halve its carbon footprint by 2026. To this end, it has enlisted Shell to implement integrated energy solutions such as. The post Houston Dynamo FC Sets Sights on Decarbonization, Enlists Shell Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
“What are some of the best and cheapest physics undergraduate projects that one can do?” That was the question that Desmond Rakumo, a third-year student at Maseno University in Kenya , posed to Physics World in an e-mail late last year. Rakumo is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in physics but admitted he was “not well familiarized with how to handle physics projects”.
Cool Green Science
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
What ate the bark off that tree? This may answer what bears really do in the woods. The post What Damaged That Tree? Probably Not What You Think appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The Sonoma County District Attorney has been pursuing criminal charges against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for its role in sparking the 2019 Kincade fire, which reportedly destroyed 374 structures and led to over $600 million in damages. These criminal charges returned to the news today because the District Attorney has asked to postpone of the related trial as it pursues a settlement with PG&E.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Chipotle says it will tie 2022 ESG successes or failures, which include goals to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions as well as use sustainable agriculture, to executive bonuses. The post Chipotle 2022 ESG Targets Include Scope 1 and 2 Emissions, Ties Results to Executive Bonuses appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
For quantum computers to be considered viable, they need to successfully and verifiably perform tasks that are hard to reproduce on any classical computer – a situation known as “quantum advantage”. As both quantum computers and classical methods improve, however, it becomes difficult to draw the line beyond which quantum machines have the upper hand.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
A group of industry leaders has been formed to participate in pilot programs to increase the use of hydrogen across the country as a way to increase decarbonization. The post Hydrogen Consortium Aims to Decarbonize Heavy Transport, Increase Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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