Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
No nation in the Mediterranean region has been hit harder by climate change than Turkey. But as heat and drought intensify, Turkey is doubling down on large-scale agriculture and development and spurring a water-supply crisis that is expected to get much worse. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan. Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more? Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Once concentrated in southwest Michigan, high-volume irrigation wells have spread north as far as Antrim County, and through central Michigan. © J.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
There are real-world consequences for this political gameplaying – including for science and scientists.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
This post is co-authored by Sean Hecht , Cara Horowitz , and Beth Kent. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed three motions earlier this month that will start a process of phasing out existing oil and gas drilling on unincorporated land within the County, prohibiting new oil and gas extraction wells , and implementing a strategy to transition workers to stable jobs in the clean energy economy.
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
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The upcoming demolition of four Klamath River dams was seen as an ecological triumph that would help restore the river’s beleaguered salmon. But after a record drought and wildfire this summer, many are worried the salmon could be all but gone before the dams come down Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The Rundown. The Bureau of Reclamation releases five-year projections for lakes Mead and Powell. The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. The GAO says Congress should work on a permanent fix for the nation’s spent commercial nuclear fuel. And lastly, foreign affairs agencies will update their global water strategy.
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Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
What happens when agencies fail in their jobs? People can die. The most dramatic example is the opioid crisis, in which a whole series of state and federal agencies fell short. The result has been hundreds of thousands of deaths. The FDA was one of the prime culprits. It bought into a myth, carefully cultivated by the drug industry, that opioids were needed to treat an “epidemic” of chronic pain, with little likelihood of addiction when prescribed by doctors.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Batteries are needed to store clean power from wind and solar, but the high cost of lithium batteries has slowed their widespread adoption. Companies have long sought to produce alternatives made of cheaper materials, like zinc , and Oregon-based ESS Inc. says it has now developed a more affordable and better-performing battery made with iron, Bloomberg reported.
Real Climate
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Fall is here (in the northern hemisphere at least), along with articles about the impact of climate change on autumnal colors. LandSat9 successfully launched to continue an almost 50 year long series of remote sensing (since 1972!), and the World Economic Forum has proposed and Earth Operations Center to monitor greenhouse gases and climate change. Please stick to climate science topics, and remember that (most) other commenters are real people.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Billions of dollars of conservation agriculture investments hang in the balance with budget reconciliation.
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
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Today, climate change is the central, though by no means the only, concern in environmental law. Awareness of the issue began slowly, however. Westlaw searches for “global warming” and “greenhouse effect” pick up only a handful of citations before 1985. The earliest mentions of these terms in the law review literature came in the late 1970s, and only one of the pre-1985 discussions took a comprehensive look at the problem.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
A dearth of truck drivers has slowed deliveries of gasoline in the UK, leading to fuel shortages and panic buying. And with gas in short supply, EV dealers are seeing a surge of interest in electric cars, The Guardian reported. Read more on E360 ?.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
High-quality respirators such as N95s and K95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 1, 2021
So far this year at least 18 states have enacted laws that will make it harder for people to vote.
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.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Two new species of dinosaur have been identified from fossils found on the Isle of Wight
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Under current climate policy, the average child born in 2020 will live through around seven times as many heat waves as someone born in 1960. They will also see roughly twice as many droughts and wildfires and close to three times as many crop failures as their grandparents did, according to a new study. Read more on E360 ?.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
It would also greatly cut greenhouse gas emissions. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
On National Voter Registration Day, Science Network guest blogger Sam Myers lays out the threats to our democracy, and encourages readers to register to vote.
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.
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Nobel disciplines: this infographic shows all physics Nobel prizes in terms of subject area. Click to enlarge.(Courtesy: IOP Publishing). We are getting excited here at Physics World because on Tuesday, 5 October, the Nobel Prize for Physics will be announced. I have been writing about the physics Nobels for 15 years and now – as ever – I can honestly say that I have no idea who is going to win.
Environmental Leader
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Wind and Solar sources help continue growth in US renewable energy use. The post Wind, Solar Power Help Grow US Renewable Energy Use appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In a bid to reduce waste, a proposed regulation would require phones and other small electronics to switch to USB-C. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In parts of Africa up to 80 per cent of malaria parasites have evolved to evade detection by the rapid tests used to determine if people need treatment
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Physics World
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
A new optical transistor has been designed by researchers in Russia, Switzerland, and Germany. The team, led by Anton Zasedatelev at Skoltech in Moscow, used a combination of laser beams, an optical cavity, and a specialized organic polymer to trigger sudden switching between two distinct quantum states in their device. The transistor could be a promising step towards advanced optical computers, which have the potential to outperform their electronic counterparts.
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
By Conn Hastings, science writer. A town in the Ecuadorian Andes mountains. Image: ireneuke/Shutterstock.com. Researchers in Ecuador are the first to investigate the risk of stroke-related death and hospitalization in people living at four different altitude ranges. They found that those living at higher altitudes have a reduced risk of death or hospitalization because of a stroke, and tend to experience strokes at a greater age.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
Much of astrobiology is focused on looking for organisms with chemistry similar to ours—but there could well be other kinds. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
How long you live and how well you age rests on many factors beyond your control, but the discovery that gut microbes play a key role means what you eat can make a difference
Physics World
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
A $25m radio telescope in South Africa that is dedicated to observing the early universe is expected to be complete early next year. Nearly six years after construction began, the remaining dozen 14 m-diameter dishes belonging to the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) will be installed over the coming months where it will then aim to study the first galaxies and black holes in the universe.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 1, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. In the American West , the long-term impacts of wildfires threaten water supplies and California’s second-largest reservoir reaches record lows. A new report reveals inequality in water infrastructure investment in the United States. Four West African countries sign a first-of-its-kind agreement to manage water in the region’s largest aquifer basin.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
The new findings, although preliminary, are raising concerns about the potential long-term effects of COVID-19. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Studies suggest that 1 in 8 people shared the womb with a twin who did not survive to term and a cheek swab test could reveal if that is the case for you
Physics World
OCTOBER 1, 2021
A new way of studying matter that is created when photons collide has been developed by CERN’s Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) collaboration. Their experiment, done on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), sheds new light on a mystery surrounding the nature of high-energy collisions between heavy ions. While the team’s results are consistent with the expectations of the Standard Model of particle physics, they hope that further observations could lead to observations that could challenge our conventional
Energy & the Law
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Coach Eaux congratulates the Tigers for reading Energy and the Law Resistance was futile for defendants opposing a temporary injunction sought by a party armed with a FERC Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity that includes condemnation rights under the Natural Gas Act. In Venture Global Gator Express v. Land et al., Venture Global sought to condemn land in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and a preliminary injunction for immediate possession of the property.
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