Inside Climate News
APRIL 15, 2024
Construction of the pilot project on U.S. Highway 52 began this month. State officials hope it can help quell range anxiety and electrify long-haul trucks. By Kristoffer Tigue Blake Dollier spoke excitedly as he watched the construction crews pulverize concrete along a quarter-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 52 where it passes through West Lafayette, Indiana.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 17, 2024
Above: Lahaina, Hawai’i after the devastating August 2023 wildfire that killed more than 100 people and destroyed 2,700 homes. Last year, I wrote that fossil fuel companies made billions of dollars in profit during 2022 as people around the world suffered billions of dollars in damage from climate and weather related disasters. The climate impacts people around the world experience are connected to the fossil fuel industry’s record-breaking profits: “The profits made by the oil and gas maj
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New Scientist
APRIL 19, 2024
A site in Siberia has evidence of human presence 417,000 years ago, raising the possibility that hominins could have reached North America much earlier than we thought
Scientific American
APRIL 19, 2024
Purple may be a likely color for extraterrestrial organisms, research suggests
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.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 18, 2024
York1 Environmental Solutions is proposing a dump site that could result in up to 700 dump trucks, filled with construction and demolition waste, rolling through the small town of Dresden, Ontario every single day. This proposed landfill continues a trend of making rural Ontario a convenient dumping ground for urban communities. The riding of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex already has two major landfills, Ridge Landfill and Watford and Twin Creek Landfill, that take over 3 million tonnes of garbage from
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 16, 2024
Much of our electricity system is 50 to 70 years old, yet current plans for domestic manufacturing, electric vehicle fleets, community solar gardens and more clean energy all depend on a modern grid. New demands for electricity and the need to reduce climate-changing emissions are driving new grid planning efforts. The obstacles to new technology and more effective investments need to be addressed.
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Scientific American
APRIL 18, 2024
A philosopher who lived centuries before artificial intelligence might be able to help us understand the field's personhood questions
Inside Climate News
APRIL 15, 2024
Scientists warn that the die off hit previously unaffected areas and more resilient species. Reef declines are leaving coastal communities increasingly vulnerable to storm surges. By Bob Berwyn From shallow-water reefs in the Red Sea to graceful gorgonian species in the Caribbean and the rugged branching corals that form the structure of the Great Barrier Reef, the past year brought bleaching, decline and death to coral reefs around the world.
NRDC
APRIL 16, 2024
After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Investigations of the paradoxical link between tinnitus and hearing loss have revealed a hidden form of deafness, paving the way to possible new treatments
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
Scientific American
APRIL 16, 2024
Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safety
Inside Climate News
APRIL 17, 2024
With half its surface area gone, the country’s largest saline lake is verging on collapse due to the region’s overuse of water and climate change, threatening the ecosystem, Salt Lake City and Wilson’s phalarope. By Wyatt Myskow SALT LAKE CITY—To complete a nonstop 4,000-mile flight, Wilson’s phalarope needs fuel.
Ocean Conservancy
APRIL 16, 2024
Sometimes when you live in a big city like Baltimore, you forget that you are still living in a vibrant ecosystem. One of my favorite things to do with friends is to spot some of the incredible sea creatures that live in our harbor. One of my favorite animal neighbors is the Atlantic bay nettles, which were recently discovered to be a different species of sea nettle that lives in the Chesapeake Bay.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia
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.
Scientific American
APRIL 15, 2024
Genomic research of Fusobacterium nucleatum isolated from colon cancer tumors may help researchers develop future screening tests and cancer vaccines
Cool Green Science
APRIL 17, 2024
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Zoe Clark shares her experience studying the 13-pound Tasmanian giant crayfish. The post Meet the World’s Largest Freshwater Crayfish appeared first on Cool Green Science.
PBS Nature
APRIL 15, 2024
In the early 2000s, an invasive snail species took over these Florida wetlands. These invasive snails were too big for many of Florida's snail kites to consume so many birds vanished. But ten years later, these birds made an unbelievable recovery.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long
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
APRIL 15, 2024
At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of extraterrestrial life
NRDC
APRIL 15, 2024
New York Legislature has a real opportunity to address upstream sources of PFAS contamination
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 19, 2024
Statement from Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition Canmore | Traditional territories of the Treaty 7 Nations – We are glad to see the Alberta government taking steps to address the province’s water crisis, but the Minister of Environment and Parks Rebecca Shultz has failed to acknowledge the root cause of this drought, which is climate change.
New Scientist
APRIL 16, 2024
A black hole 33 times the mass of the sun is the largest stellar black hole ever spotted, and its strange companion star could help explain how it got so huge
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Scientific American
APRIL 16, 2024
Certain brain layers specialize in particular waves—which might aid understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders
NRDC
APRIL 17, 2024
Canadian owner of embattled Bristol Bay mining scheme rests fading hope on federal lawsuit challenging EPA veto.
Inside Climate News
APRIL 18, 2024
The growing invasion of sargassum in the Caribbean has impacted the quality of life of the islands' residents. But local governments have so far failed to coordinate an international response to address the problem, which scientists believe is triggered by global pollution, the climate crisis and a shortage of funds to mitigate it. By Freeman Rogers/The BVI Beacon, Olivia Losbar/RCI Guadeloupe, Maria Monsalve/El País, Krista Campbell/Television Jamaica, Suzanne Carlson/The Virgin Islands Daily N
New Scientist
APRIL 16, 2024
Remote-controlled cockroaches with computers mounted on their backs can move as a swarm towards a target location, and could be used for search missions
Scientific American
APRIL 16, 2024
The emerging science of laying guilt through public messaging can help safeguard the planet and improve health behaviors
NRDC
APRIL 15, 2024
Millions of people will be contending with dangerous temperatures over the coming weeks as they cast their ballots.
Inside Climate News
APRIL 15, 2024
In a small Texas city, officials say land previously treated with a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice of intentionally burning excess vegetation has faced opposition from some private landowners. By Keaton Peters BORGER, Texas—Months before the Texas Panhandle erupted with destructive wildfires, fire crews in Borger were igniting fire intentionally on a seven-mile, roughly 250-foot wide ribbon of land on the edge of town.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Cloud seeding almost certainly did not play a significant role in the flooding on the Arabian peninsula this week – but the heavy rains may have been exacerbated by climate change
Scientific American
APRIL 19, 2024
Brain size in one Massachusetts community has steadily increased since the 1930s, possibly explaining why dementia is trending lower nationwide
NRDC
APRIL 15, 2024
New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.
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