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Why Putting Solar Canopies on Parking Lots Is a Smart Green Move

Yale E360

Solar farms are proliferating on undeveloped land, often harming ecosystems. But placing solar canopies on large parking lots offers a host of advantages — making use of land that is already cleared, producing electricity close to those who need it, and even shading cars. Read more on E360 ?.

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After COP26 – Wasted Time or Time Well-Spent?

Union of Concerned Scientists

People blocking progress need to get out of the way.

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Net Zero/Not Zero

Real Climate

At the COP26 gathering last week much of the discussion related to “Net-Zero” goals. This concept derives from important physical science results highlighted in the Special Report on 1.5ºC and more thoroughly in the last IPCC report that future warming is tied to future emissions, and that warming will effectively cease only once anthropogenic CO2 emissions are balanced by anthropogenic CO2 removals.

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Where Is The Water Going?

Circle of Blue

Where Is The Water Going? Small farmers struggle as ag titans wheel water for profit. This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.

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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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The Need for Enhanced and Meaningful Confidentiality in Tribal Cultural Resource Protection

Legal Planet

For Indigenous Peoples, the forced removal from ancestral lands coupled with the Western commodification of human remains and ceremonial objects has resulted in a devastating and ongoing loss of cultural resources. This loss includes both tangible resources and landscapes as well as intangible traditional knowledge. During the pursuit of cultural resource protection, tribes are compelled to reveal an extraordinary amount of sensitive information.

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Democracy in Peril: Top Political Scientists Highlight What’s at Stake with Freedom to Vote Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

"To lose our democracy but preserve the filibuster in its current form.would be a short-sighted mistake of historic proportions.”.

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How a Federal Drought Relief Program Left Southern Oregon Parched—and Contributed to the Ongoing Groundwater Crisis in the West

Circle of Blue

This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water. The project was made possible by a grant from the Water Foundation with additional support from INN.

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No country has met welfare goals in past 30 years ‘without putting planet at risk’

Yale E360

No country has managed to meet the basic social needs of its population in the past 30 years without putting undue pressure on the Earth’s supply of natural resources, according to a study. Read more on E360 ?.

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What Does Corporate Consolidation Mean for Your Thanksgiving Turkey?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Skyrocketing turkey prices are driven in part by consolidation in the industries that slaughter and process meat and poultry products.

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When Did Life Start in the Universe?

Scientific American

Interstellar xenia, or the welcoming of cosmic strangers, could solve this mystery. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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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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HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest

Circle of Blue

This summer’s heat wave and wildfires weakened the landscape’s ability to absorb rainfall, further contributing to the destruction. Flooding in British Columbia last week snapped the Sowaqua Bridge in two. Photo © B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Flooding in British Columbia has displaced over 18,000 residents. The catastrophe resulted in several fatalities, and is estimated to leave the province with a bill of over $1 billion.

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Former Coal Plant Site Being Transformed Into a '15-Minute City'

Yale E360

A decommissioned coal-fired power plant in a Toronto suburb will be developed into a small town with 8,000 housing units, as well as office buildings, shops, parks, and other amenities all within a 15-minute walking distance. Read more on E360 ?.

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UK visa scheme for prize-winning scientists receives no applications

New Scientist

Exclusive: A fast-track visa route for Nobel prize laureates and other award-winners in science, engineering, the humanities and medicine has failed to attract any applicants

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Albatross 'Divorce' Rate Rises as the Ocean Warms

Scientific American

Monogamous black-browed albatross may split up from the stress of less food availability. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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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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Hamilton Saves its Farmland: Will Meet Housing Demand through Zoning Reform, Not Sprawl 

Enviromental Defense

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ENVIRONMENT HAMILTON, STOP SPRAWL HAMONT. Decision will be a template for reconciling environmental protection with new “market based” planning rules . Hamilton, Ont. – Taking its cue from tens of thousands of residents, Hamilton’s City Council has committed to accommodate the next 30 years of urban growth through greyfield redevelopment, intensification along proposed mass transit lines, and zoning reform designed to add many thousands of new homes to existing low-rise re

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QuTech launches a browser for the quantum Internet

Physics World

The event I attended on Friday caught my attention for several reasons. Billed as the Quantum Network Explorer (QNE) Launch, it took place in the Hague, the Netherlands, not far from where I live. In a year that has seen so much exciting progress on quantum networks, I was curious to find out what it involved. But I was also drawn by the event’s name, which made it sound a lot like Microsoft’s all-but-defunct web browser, Internet Explorer.

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How to slash the shipping industry's enormous carbon emissions

New Scientist

The climate crisis means we must urgently cut the huge emissions from sea transport.

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Marine Oxygen Levels are the Next Great Casualty of Climate Change

Scientific American

The increasing frequency of dead zones will affect billions of people who rely on the ocean for survival. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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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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The Stream, November 24, 2021: Industrial Fisheries Are Costing Millions of Africans Their Jobs

Circle of Blue

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. The U. S. Supreme Court denies claims that Tennessee is taking Mississippi water from a shared aquifer. Industrial fisheries ran by international corporations are threatening the livelihoods of millions of Africans. One of Britain’s largest water utilities announces it will meet water quality targets in nine years. Bamboo could protect Ugandans from floods.

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Robotic exosuit uses ultrasound imaging to provide personalized walking assistance

Physics World

Wearable robotic systems have great potential for assisting locomotion during clinical rehabilitation, as well as use in recreation and to ease demanding occupational tasks. Walking patterns, however, vary according to a person’s age, height and physiology, may be affected by neural or muscular disorders, and change in different environments. As such, there’s a need for wearable robotics that can customize walking assistance to each user and task.

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New plastic made from DNA is biodegradable and easy to recycle

New Scientist

A plastic made from DNA and vegetable oil may be the most sustainable plastic developed yet and could be used in packaging and electronic devices

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New COVID Antivirals Do Not Replace the Need to Vaccinate

Scientific American

With the advent of new COVID drugs comes the fear that people will opt out of vaccination altogether. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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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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Fair and Reasonable Offer Required Before Force-Pooling in Texas

Energy & the Law

Co-author Brittany Blakey. Ammonite Oil and Gas Corporation v. Railroad Commission of Texas illustrates the difficulties faced by lessees attempting to force-pool a tract under the Mineral Interest Pooling Act. In this case, the applicant Ammonite failed to make a “fair and reasonable offer” to voluntarily pool before applying to the Railroad Commission.

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So you think the history of science is easy?

Physics World

A neurosurgeon, who is about to retire, approaches a historian of science and says: “I’m thinking of taking up history of surgery; can you give me any tips?”. “Yes I can!” replies the historian. “As it happens, I’m also retiring and I plan to take up brain surgery; do you have any pointers for me?”. This caustic and surely apocryphal story is beloved by historians, for it highlights and mocks a perceived asymmetry between professions.

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AI has learned to read the time on an analogue clock

New Scientist

Artificial intelligence trained on computer-generated images of clocks taken from different angles has succeeded in learning to read the time

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Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Are Finally Coming into Focus

Scientific American

Twenty years after their initial detection, enigmatic blasts from the sky are starting to deliver tentative answers, as well as plenty of science. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 23, 2021

National Law Center

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Mootness, The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: November 23, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Why weather apps disagree with each other, Einstein’s notes fetch millions, physicist and Subway founder dies age 90

Physics World

There are thousands of weather apps to choose from and perhaps surprisingly, they can sometimes give different forecasts. In this video from The Guardian , Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores why different apps can give different predictions for sunshine or rain. Apparently there are myriad reasons, including which algorithms and observations are used and whether there is any human input to the forecasts.

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Red light therapy could improve eyesight that has declined due to age

New Scientist

Exposure to deep red or near-infrared light can improve the function of the eye’s mitochondria, the powerhouses in cells, resulting in slight but lasting improvement to declining eyesight

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Life Is Complicated--Literally, Astrobiologists Say

Scientific American

A new theory suggests that searches for molecular complexity could uncover convincing evidence of extraterrestrial life, and soon. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Visualizing Air Quality with BreezoMeter's Pollution Heatmaps

Breezometer

Our color-coded pollution heatmaps are one of BreezoMeter’s best-loved features and have always been a key part of what we do: Highly visual representations of air quality in a way that anyone can understand and act upon. The Air Quality Monitoring Technology Behind our Pollution Heatmaps: Models within Models. In order for our air pollution heatmap visualization to support queries at an unmatched resolution of 5 meters (16.5 feet), we pull information from numerous real-time data sources in add

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Photon-counting CT promises a new era of medical imaging

Physics World

Transforming CT: Naeotom Alpha is the world’s first photon-counting CT scanner. (Courtesy: Siemens Healthineers). Computed tomography, or CT, is a ubiquitous X-ray imaging technique used to perform more than 300 million medical imaging exams globally each year. Use of the technique continues to grow, with CT increasingly employed as a first-line diagnostic tool for conditions such as coronary artery disease, as well as moving into preventive care and early detection, such as lung cancer screenin

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