Yale E360
AUGUST 5, 2021
The third-place winner of the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest vividly depicts how, as the Venezuelan state collapses, the nation’s corrupt leaders are controlling — and profiting from — a flood of illegal mining in what was once one of South America’s wildest regions. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 5, 2021
A conservationist writes about how many anti-trophy hunting conservation efforts miss the real needs of the people, environment, and animals most affected.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 3, 2021
U.S. utilities have been slower to adopt the energy- and emissions-saving technologies than those in other parts of the world. Wastewater-to-energy systems start with a process called anaerobic digestion, which treatment plants have been using for ages to reduce the volume of sewage waste. Photo © Richard Webb / Wikimedia Commons. Despite the economic advantages of these technologies and their potential environmental benefits, U.S. utilities have been slower than those in other parts of the worl
Real Climate
AUGUST 5, 2021
After more than 15 years with basically the same layout, the Realclimate website – while still functional – has become increasing anachronistic both in appearance and ‘under the hood’ In order to take advantage of more up to date web-site designs and new features that have been developed since the early 2000s (!), we need to upgrade the site, and while we are at it, update the theme and design, while maintaining an aesthetic link to the original.
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
AUGUST 2, 2021
Next week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will unveil its latest scientific assessment, widely considered the most authoritative review of climate research. But ahead of its release, scientists have had to grapple with the fact that several next-generation models used in the assessment project that the Earth will warm far faster than previous estimates, Science reported.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
Investor-owned utilities supply almost three-quarters of U.S. electricity. With some notable exceptions, they’ve tended to drag their feet on the energy transition. In order to push the transition forward, we need to get them on board. This post will try to diagnose the problem and sketch some possible remedies. The proposed Clean Energy Standard is one effort to deal with this problem.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2021
Transcript. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. —— In Iran, human rights groups say they have identified at least nine people killed in July during protests over water shortages. Human Rights Watch and others are calling for an independent investigation into the Iranian government’s alleged use of deadly force against the protestors.
Yale E360
AUGUST 3, 2021
While pandemic-related lockdowns led to a dramatic drop in greenhouse gas emissions last year, the event that had the biggest impact on the climate in 2020 was actually a series of devastating bushfires in Australia, according to a new study. Using computer modeling, researchers compared the effect of both the drop in vehicle emissions and industrial activity during the pandemic with smoke released by the Australia wildfires.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
There’s a lot of news coverage about the wildfires on the West Coast right now, and rightly so. But with that news coverage comes a lot of commentary, some of which might lead us down the wrong policy path. I want to highlight an example from the New York Times opinion page, not because it is the most egregious example, but because the Times is particularly influential with a range of policy and intellectual elites who might take what the piece says seriously.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 4, 2021
A new proposed bill would finally set a precedent for fossil fuel companies to pay for the pollution they cause–which means they'll fight it with everything they've got.
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
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2021
Rio Acre © Arison Jardim/Secom. Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue. Canopied by rubber trees and sprawling vines with apple-sized nuts, Acre state in northwest Brazil frames earth’s portrait of natural beauty. To the north and west, montane forests sweep atop the Andes, the mountain home of thousands of endemic animal species, not least endangered tapirs and giant armadillos.
Yale E360
AUGUST 4, 2021
During a typical year, some 55 million people pass through San Francisco International (SFO), the nation’s seventh-busiest airport. At some point during their journey to or from the terminal, each one of them will travel by a seemingly unremarkable 180-acre parcel of land, soggy and spartan, bounded by highways and train tracks, bisected by rows of power lines.
Real Climate
AUGUST 2, 2021
This month is IPCC month – the Sixth Assessment Report from Working Group 1 is out on Monday August 9. We’ll have some detailed comments once it’s out, but in the meantime, feel free to speculate widely (always considering that IPCC is restricted to assessing existing literature…). Open thread – please stick to climate science topics.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 3, 2021
As a PhD candidate in biostatistics who works on problems of data quality, my concerns related to under-counting in the 2020 Census are significant, particularly in regards to political representation and accountability. Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, Census deadlines were shuffled due to the rapidly changing public health crisis, with multiple recommended timeline changes to […].
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.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 6, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. In the American West, drought and wildfire are threatening California’s power grid and Nestle will continue bottling water in a drought-stricken Colorado county. Drought in Hawaii results in the state’s largest wildfire on record. Ranch cattle are starving to death in Mexico amid a historic drought. In South America, snowfall on the Andes Mountain range is at a historic low.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 2, 2021
Decades ago, their own scientists told car companies and oil companies about climate change, information the companies chose to ignore. The scientists were voices crying out in the corporate wilderness. Sadly, they were ignored at the time, but companies are starting to pay the price for that in lawsuits. Those scientists advocated for the truth, and their stories deserve telling.
NAEP Leadership Blog
AUGUST 1, 2021
Recently I reflected on Tony Hiss’s book In Motion – The Experience of Travel. Hiss talks about the experience of deep travel. The point of travel is more than getting from point A to point B; it is first and foremost an experience, the experience of traveling to planned destinations. And then it is something more – the experience of the unplanned encounters and realizations along the way.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 4, 2021
Automobile regulations are being exploited by automakers and delaying climate action; EPA can't be so forgiving in its next rulemaking.
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.
Scientific American
AUGUST 6, 2021
Melanie Mitchell says digital minds will never truly be like ours until they can make analogies. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 6, 2021
Like many science writers, I have often adopted the conceit that quantum mechanics and general relativity are our two principal (if incompatible) theories of the physical world. With his superb new book Einstein’s Fridge: the Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe , documentary filmmaker Paul Sen has made me doubt that this is the right way to express it.
New Scientist
AUGUST 4, 2021
A preliminary study suggests that, among those most likely to develop myocarditis, the heart condition is six times more likely to occur after having covid-19 than after getting vaccinated
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 5, 2021
The director of climate science for UCS shares her thoughts on the upcoming release of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report, for which she was a contributor.
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Scientific American
AUGUST 6, 2021
The first assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change in eight years will sound the alarm on soaring temperatures and other effects of unchecked carbon pollution. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 6, 2021
The British physicist John Enderby has died aged 90. He is best known scientifically for his development of new techniques using neutrons to study the structure of liquids. Knighted for his services to physics in 2004, Enderby had a long association with Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) in Bristol, where he served for many years as scientific advisor.
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 4, 2021
At least two forestry projects used by businesses including BP and Microsoft to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions are burning in Oregon and Washington. By Camilla Hodgson, Financial Times Forests in the United States that generate the carbon offsets bought by companies including BP and Microsoft are on fire as summer blazes rage in North America.
New Scientist
AUGUST 3, 2021
Interstellar, Moon, Proxima, Alien, Hidden Figures. From science fiction to biographical drama, does your favourite movie about space make our list?
Scientific American
AUGUST 5, 2021
Five reasons why sorting all of this out is so scientifically challenging. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 5, 2021
“Hello, World!” is a simple and commonly used code to introduce people to a programming language. Pronouncing “Hello, World!” out loud, however, while instinctive for most adults, involves a complex series of respiratory, phonetic and resonance tasks to produce sound and articulate the correct words. Speech originates in the brain, with neural signals fired from the brain cortex effortlessly coordinating vocal tract muscles to communicate.
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 3, 2021
By now, we all know the damage single-use items can do to our ocean and the creatures that call it home. That’s why thousands of people have taken Ocean Conservancy’s pledges to reduce waste in their daily lives by skipping the straw and quitting the cutlery. With more than 11 million metric tons of plastic entering our ocean every year, we need a sea change in our relationship with single-use items.
New Scientist
AUGUST 4, 2021
Over a millennium before the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, Babylonian surveyors were using Pythagorean triangles to accurately share out farmland
Scientific American
AUGUST 5, 2021
Clear legal pathways exist to move the U.S. closer to herd immunity. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
AUGUST 4, 2021
An international team of physicists has created what might seem like a contradiction in terms: a non-radiating source of electromagnetism. By placing antennas inside a hollow dielectric disc, the researchers exploited interference phenomena to create a non-radiative “meta-atom” that could have applications in several areas, including sensing and wireless power transfer.
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