Legal Planet
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Ice-thickening. Glacier curtains. Cloud brightening… Proposals for Arctic climate interventions seem to be multiplying by the day. Melting Ice – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The changing climate is not only shrinking ice caps and ice sheets, but also bringing much greater than average temperature rises in polar regions.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientists are struggling to explain. E360 contributor Elizabeth Kolbert talked with Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s top climate scientist, about possible causes of the warming and why experts cannot account for the heat.
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Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Many coastal cities are still unprepared for the extremes ahead because they are designed for a climate that no longer exists. By Bob Berwyn As people in parts of the southeastern United States try to pick up the pieces of their broken homes, lives and dreams after the twin gut punches delivered by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, climate scientists have some unwelcome news.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued updated final guidelines for how the agency plans to “ meaningfully engage ” the public in health and environmental protection. While this may sound abstract, it could have significant implications for how the agency engages people like you and me in decision-making processes. This is a matter of justice, but it’s also a practical necessity: after all, we can’t create effective solutions to problems unless the people actually affect
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.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Ballona Creek leading to Santa Monica Bay choked with plastic pollution (Photo Credit: Bill MacDonald, from California’s complaint) The media have moved on (understandably) from California’s recent lawsuit against Exxon over plastic recycling to other environmental stories like Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage and Hurricane Milton’s terrifying, rapid intensification.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood, the logs have been returned to the traffickers and sit in limbo in a Singapore port. The legal saga highlights the ongoing corruption and gaping holes in efforts to save endangered species.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Proposition 4 is a critical water and wildfire bond for California, and all Californians should understand it well to make an informed decision in the November elections. However, there are many people who don’t know about it yet. That’s why, when Radio Bilingüe invited me to talk about the facts surrounding Prop 4, I felt it was a good opportunity to provide Californians, especially Spanish speaking residents of the Central Valley, with information they often don’t receive.
Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) Botany Herbarium is opening its collection of more than 1 million dried and pressed plant specimens to collaboration with Indigenous scientists living on the tribal lands where many of the plants were originally collected. The Academy’s partners in the effort are the American Philosophical Society (APS, a research institute, library and museum in Philadelphia), and Local Contexts (an Indigenous-led non-profit).
Yale E360
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Renewable power is on pace to produce close to half of the electricity used globally by 2030, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, which finds that in nearly every country large wind and solar plants are the cheapest forms of new power.
Real Climate
OCTOBER 6, 2024
The title of this post might seem like a truism, but for about a decade some people have claimed the opposite, and many people have spent much time and effort trying to understand why. Much of that effort was wasted. A decade ago, Nature Geoscience published Cohen et al (2014) , a review paper on potential connections between the Arctic warming and extreme events (which has been cited an impressive 1449 times), which quite sensibly concluded that: …improved process understanding, sustained
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
OCTOBER 7, 2024
La Proposición 4 es muy importante para California, y cada persona necesita entenderla bien para estar bien informada para las elecciones de noviembre. Sin embargo, hay poca información en español. Por eso, cuando Radio Bilingüe me invitó a hablar de los hechos alrededor de Prop 4 , sentí que era muy buena oportunidad para darles a nuestras comunidades Latinas de California la información que muchas veces no les llega.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 10, 2024
On October 10, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued its third Fall Foliage Report saying vibrant shades will be found throughout the northeastern, northcentral, northwestern, central, and southwestern portions of the Commonwealth in the coming week. Vivid autumn color is now prevalent from the northern Poconos to the central Appalachians and throughout the Allegheny Plateau.
Yale E360
OCTOBER 11, 2024
While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, a new study finds that for many forest plants, there is a much greater pull westward. Researchers say these plants are chasing down nitrogen, a key nutrient supplied by pollution in Western Europe.
The Applied Ecologist
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Víctor Martín and Joan Navarro talk us through how gulls tagged with GPS and tested for pathogens can be used as tools to detect early pathogen circulation and pollution sources in the environment. This is explored further in their new research article. Antimicrobial resistance is a global health challenge, exacerbated by the overuse of antibiotics in both human and veterinary medicine.
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
OCTOBER 11, 2024
A vaccination campaign targeting ducks, the farm birds most at risk of getting and spreading bird flu, succeeded in greatly reducing outbreaks of the virus on poultry farms in France
Scientific American
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Falsehoods spread when uncertainties—and emotions—are high after hurricanes
Yale E360
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Last year, the world's rivers had their driest year in at least three decades, according to a new U.N. report, which warns that heat and drought are sapping vital waterways.
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 5, 2024
The massive personal and economic toll of unexpected inland flooding may represent a turning point. Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine , an interview by host Steve Curwood with Abrahm Lustgarten, author of “On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America.
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.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 9, 2024
We might not be able to cool the world down again after overshooting the 1.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 7, 2024
New research dispels the notion that human beings can continue to radically extend their lifespan
Ocean Conservancy
OCTOBER 9, 2024
October is National Seafood Month, a time to celebrate the incredible diversity of ocean life and the hardworking communities that rely on the ocean for food, livelihoods, recreation and other benefits. At Ocean Conservancy, we are dedicated to protecting these marine ecosystems and supporting the sustainable fisheries that rely on them. However, this year, we must also recognize the severe challenges facing one of Alaska’s most iconic and most valuable fisheries: Bering Sea snow crab.
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 8, 2024
A new analysis suggests Helene dumped 10 percent more rain as a result of climate change, but newly developed research techniques suggest the actual increase in rainfall may have been much larger. By Sean Sublette A new analysis from a team of scientists in the U.S. and Europe indicates that climate change increased the peak rain totals from Hurricane Helene by 10 percent.
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The ion tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could appear as a blue streak across the northern hemisphere sky during October, in a rare event thought to happen only every few decades
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for development of techniques that laid the foundation for revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 7, 2024
On October 7, the Ohio River Valley Institute released the results of a new poll which found 90% of Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, according to the poll conducted by Upswing Research for the Ohio River Valley Institute. Pennsylvania voters broadly favor the clean energy industry and express concerns about air and water pollution.
The Applied Ecologist
OCTOBER 7, 2024
As part of the ‘Restoring Landscapes’ blog series, Iona Haines shares the launch of a new tool that provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in restoration, including practitioners, donors and policymakers, and explores why data and transparency are so critical to restoration.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Key climate indicators from greenhouse gas levels to ice loss have reached record levels this year in what researchers call a “critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”
Scientific American
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Two injured sea creatures merged to form a “Franken-jelly”
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Late last month, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2427 , which represents a modest step in the effort to ensure all Californians have access to convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging, not just those who own their homes and have garages, by supporting efforts to invest in curbside EV charging. As CLEE described in a report issued earlier this year , curbside charging will be a key tool for residents of dense urban centers, multifamily buildings, and homes that lack parking as the state pur
The Applied Ecologist
OCTOBER 10, 2024
For Black History Month 2024, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Lionel Yamb shares his story. Ecological interests: Links: [link] [link] [link] [link] How did you get into ecology? My journey into ecology began with a deep curiosity about the natural world around me.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 10, 2024
A new technique uses glowing molecules, laser light and microscopes to measure distances as minuscule as 0.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering how to predict the shape of proteins, crucial to understanding their function, and for creating entirely novel proteins that can clean the environment, block viruses, and more
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