Yale E360
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Renewable energy skeptics argue that because of their variability, wind and solar cannot be the foundation of a dependable electricity grid. But the expansion of renewables and new methods of energy management and storage can lead to a grid that is reliable and clean. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 6, 2021
A new study shows the vulnerability of the world’s poorest nations even without climate breakdown, its authors say. Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, chronically battles food insecurity. Image © Heinonlein / Wikimedia Commons. Madagascar is in the grip of a deadly famine. For months, international’s organizations have blamed the calamity on climate change.
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Legal Planet
DECEMBER 6, 2021
The Clean Power Plan (CPP) was the Obama Administration’s signature climate effort. This 2015 regulation aimed to move state power grids away from coal and toward renewable energy. It immediately became ensnared in litigation and never went into effect. It’s now considered irrelevant for all practical purposes. Yet the Supreme Court is now set to address numerous challenges to this zombie regulation.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 8, 2021
We recently received a query from a UCS member from Toledo, Ohio, who is thinking about buying an EV. “I currently own a hybrid (Prius),” Debbie P. wrote, “and would consider getting an EV for my next vehicle, but am concerned about sufficient access to charging places when traveling and also about how long it takes to charge such a vehicle.” I turned to Samantha Houston, a UCS senior vehicles analyst, to address Debbie P.’s question.
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
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Faced with worsening floods and a shortage of housing, the Netherlands is seeing growing interest in floating homes. These floating communities are inspiring more ambitious Dutch-led projects in flood-prone nations as far-flung as French Polynesia and the Maldives. Read more on E360 ?.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 7, 2021
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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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 9, 2021
The mayor’s decision to lift DC's indoor mask mandate is not based on the best available science and evidence.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 10, 2021
In recent decades, cattle grazing has accounted for around two-thirds of deforestation in Brazil, with ranchers clearing forest to create pastures. Halting climate change demands not only stopping deforestation, but reversing it, for instance, by turning pastures back into woodlands. A new study of secondary forests in Central and South America and West Africa offers some hope, finding that forests are able to regrow quickly on abandoned lands.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Transcript. In Uganda, national regulators are cracking down on the illegal destruction of wetlands in an attempt to reduce flood risk in the east African country. In September, the new head of the National Environment Authority indefinitely suspended new construction projects in wetlands. He also began prosecuting truck drivers who fill in wetlands to create new land for development.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 7, 2021
SEC Armadillo, Glasgow. By Finlay McWalter at English Wikipedia. – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 3.0, [link]. As a government delegate, I have been involved in the UN climate negotiation process since 2017 to uphold Bangladesh’s and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group’s position. After an unsuccessful COP in Madrid (2019), as a Bangladeshi citizen (a country often referred to as “ground zero” for its climate vulnerability) I had to wait another
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
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The fact that they were testifying under oath didn't seem to matter.
Yale E360
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Wildlife officials in Florida will feed starving manatees, whose food supplies have dwindled as a result of marine pollution, Reuters reported. Such interventions are extremely rare, as conservationists are wary of making animals dependent on humans for food. Read more on E360 ?.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 8, 2021
We have been hearing warnings about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest for decades, but experts say a catastrophic tipping point is now just over the horizon. Are they right? And if so, what can we do to pull things back?
Physics World
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Much of quantum technology is linked to computing. It is easy to imagine how a better, more powerful computer, capable of solving complex problems, could be useful. But what is a computer, after all, if not a data-processing machine. Computers, quantum or otherwise, transform data into information, which is then used to steer scientific, medical, industrial processes.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Legislative and policy victories in Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota bode well for the future.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 10, 2021
A regional warming and drying trend continues to intensify concerns about water and energy security. By Bob Berwyn GOLDEN, Colorado—Even as one of Denver’s longest snow droughts on record—232 days—was forecast to end on Friday, nerves in the Mile High City were frayed after a summer of climate extremes, and a heat wave that has stretched into late autumn. .
New Scientist
DECEMBER 8, 2021
The dominant approach to building more advanced artificial intelligences is simply to scale up their computing power, but AI firm DeepMind says we are reaching a point of diminishing returns
Physics World
DECEMBER 4, 2021
The emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus has put a constellation of researchers – virologists, immunologists and epidemiologists chief among them – in the hot seat as political leaders and public health experts seek answers to questions about how transmissible it is and whether it erodes pre-existing immunity. But while attention for the moment is on the life sciences, physicists also have a role to play in stopping the virus that causes COVID-19.
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.
Ocean Conservancy
DECEMBER 7, 2021
When we think about the age of the dinosaurs, we often forget about what was swimming in the ocean during that period. At the end of Jurassic World , the Mosasaurus is nearly forgotten until it terrifyingly jumps out of the water scaring those on land. Global sea levels were high during the Mesozoic period in which dinosaurs ruled the earth. While the animals that delighted our childhood like the Stegosaurus or the Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the land, the sea was also teeming with cool and unusual
Scientific American
DECEMBER 8, 2021
After a decade of work, researchers have achieved the first ever experimental reconstruction of a quantum wave function. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 7, 2021
A series of extraordinary superspreader events at festive celebrations across Europe suggests the omicron coronavirus variant dramatically increases the risk of being infected at social events
Physics World
DECEMBER 6, 2021
A two-dimensional semiconductor crystal just three atomic layers thick has emitted laser-like light. Crucially, this emission happened at room temperature: a significant improvement over previous cryogenic experiments. Coherent light generation from these ultrathin crystals paves the way for creating novel nanolasers, as well as opening doors for an emerging field of two-dimensional materials called valleytronics.
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The Applied Ecologist
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Elizabeth Bach and Bill Kleiman share their latest findings from monitoring long-term ecosystem restoration on The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grassland preserve. The challenges facing our planet can feel overwhelming and paralyzing. Climate is changing, biodiversity is declining, people are struggling to be in community with one another. However, there are signs of hope.
Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 6, 2021
This is a guest blog by Jenni Le Forestier, a resident of Peel Region. Growing up in Mississauga I witnessed the creep of car-dependent sprawl. . In the 1980s, neighbourhoods had meadows and woodlots to explore. But by the 1990’s they were mostly gone, replaced with row upon row and streets upon streets of look alike single family homes. There was no place to go unless you had a car, and not having one meant waiting for a bus that was very infrequent – especially in the middle of Feb
Frontiers
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Author: Thimedi Hetti. In the world of marine science, Dr. Asha de Vos rarely needs an introduction. The Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator is best known for her pioneering work on blue whales and for founding the non-profit Oceanswell , Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization. Its flagship project, the Sri Lankan Blue Whale Project , is the longest running blue whale project in the northern Indian ocean.
Physics World
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Researchers in Belgium have unveiled the design for a fabric that could keep a person warm when worn one way, while cooling them down if worn inside out. Through simulations, Muluneh Abebe and colleagues at the University of Mons showed how the infrared-emitting properties of their “Janus textile” could allow it to be comfortably worn across a temperature range of 13°C.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 4, 2021
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod Around 70 percent of noble fir seedlings in the Pacific Northwest died this summer, after a harsh drought combined with an unprecedented, climate change-driven heatwave in June that drove temperatures to as high as 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cool Green Science
DECEMBER 5, 2021
What kind of bird is the partridge in the pear tree? That answer is less straightforward than you think. The post What Bird Is the Partridge in a Pear Tree? appeared first on Cool Green Science.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 10, 2021
A robot arm controlled by an algorithm can play table tennis against human players after a short training session using both a virtual and real table tennis table
Physics World
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast ( QUB ) have developed a novel tool that uses a combination of high-power lasers and selective ion acceleration to investigate the biology of potential future radiotherapy regimes. The QUB team used lasers in the Gemini laser facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, UK to focus an extremely intense, ultrashort 40 fs laser pulse onto ultrathin carbon foil targets – instantly ionizing and transforming them into a plasma of protons, carbon ions
National Law Center
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Many agricultural producers borrow money to successfully run their operations. Typically, the lender requires the borrower to give a security interest. The post Lending for Livestock, Credit for Crops: Notice Requirements for Sale of Collateral appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Ocean Conservancy
DECEMBER 8, 2021
This blog was updated on December 8, 2021. Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released a new report with a clear message: The United States is a major contributor to the ocean plastic crisis, and we have no time to waste if we want to protect our ocean. The bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act —passed last year with the support of advocates like you—called for this consensus report on the role of the U.S. in the plastic pollution crisis.
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