Yale E360
MARCH 18, 2021
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom have plunged by 51 percent since 1990 and the country is halfway toward slashing its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, according to the Web site Carbon Brief. Read more on E360 ?.
Environmental and Urban Economics
MARCH 14, 2021
I have moved my climate change economics blogging over to Substack. In February 2021, we published our urban economics book ; You can read chapter One and watch several relevant urban economic growt h videos posted here. Next week, Yale University Press will publish my new book This book has already won a prize and you can learn more here. I am eager to market both books.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Successful Green
MARCH 18, 2021
Engineers at MIT have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. The team has published their findings in the journal Nature Sustainability. Polyethylene is thin and lightweight, and could keep... The post Recycled plastic bags turn into fabrics appeared first on successful GREEN.
Eco Coach
MARCH 19, 2021
If you have determined that environmental sustainability consulting is a good fit for you, and that you have at least some of the knowledge and skills required to get started, the next step is to get experience and paying clients. If you are reading this and wondering whether sustainability consulting really is for you, be sure to check out the first post in this blog series , which walks you through three questions to ask yourself to determine whether this is the right career path for you.
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.
Science & Climate
MARCH 16, 2021
When ‘Eradicated’ Species Bounce Back With a Vengeance. Climate Change From Science to Solutions. featured image by Edwin Grosholz/UC Davis. Some invasive species targeted for total eradication bounce back with a vengeance, especially in aquatic systems, finds a study led by the University of California, Davis. The study , published today in the journal PNAS, chronicles the effort — and failure — to eradicate invasive European green crabs from a California estuary.
SPR Law
MARCH 18, 2021
The remediation of decades-old hazardous waste sites has increasingly prompted defendants in CERCLA cases to assert the statute of limitations as a defense, revealing two inflection points that the CERCLA practitioner must navigate. The first is whether a party has asserted a cost-recovery claim under CERCLA Section 107(a) or a contribution claim under Section 113(f). … The post CERCLA Claims and Statute of Limitation Issues: An Analysis appeared first on Sive Paget Riesel.
Environmental Professionals Connection brings together the best content for environmental professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Environment, Law, and History
MARCH 18, 2021
"And Defeat Drought", by Viktor Govorkov (1949) Both Central Asian and Soviet water law are underexplored in the English-language literature, so I was excited when a friend recently pointed me to an article by Beatrice Penati in the Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, "Continuities and Novelties in Early Soviet Law-Making about Central Asian Water".
HumanNature
MARCH 16, 2021
Guest Post By Nathan Han, 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Are you still able to do your research right now? As a conservation biologist and PhD candidate working on an international research project, I have been asked this question countless times in the last year.
Stack Environment
MARCH 17, 2021
Your Georgia home is your place of refuge, and it is also likely one of your biggest investments. Nothing may lower the value and enjoyability of a home faster than zoning changes that allow undesirable development in your area or threaten the peace and safety of your neighborhood. When you learn that another entity has requested a zoning change from the local government, you may have limited time to unify your neighbors and take action.
Successful Green
MARCH 15, 2021
Recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years, according to a new study. The results are reported in the journal Nature Geoscience. An international team studied the... The post European summer droughts extreme since 2015 appeared first on successful GREEN.
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
Environment, Law, and History
MARCH 14, 2021
The Journal for the History of Knowledge recently published an article by Sebastian Felten, "Sustainable Gains: Dutch Investment and Bureaucratic Rationality in Eighteenth-Century Saxon Mines". The abstract: A late-eighteenth-century encounter between Dutch merchants and cameralist Saxon officials is used to argue two related points. First, the history of knowledge can help us rethink hierarchical power structures like the Saxon mining bureaucracy.
Renewable + Law
MARCH 18, 2021
Today was a big day for the solar power industry at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In its monthly open meeting, FERC announced two decisions that significantly impact the industry — one involving PURPA and the other related to PJM’s Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR). First, FERC reversed its Broadview Solar decision issued in September 2020, which prior decision overturned decades of precedent related to the method for determining the net output of qualifying facilities under PUR
Stack Environment
MARCH 17, 2021
Your Georgia home is your place of refuge, and it is also likely one of your biggest investments. Nothing may lower the value and enjoyability of a home faster than zoning changes that allow undesirable development in your area or threaten the peace and safety of your neighborhood. When you learn that another entity has requested a zoning change from the local government, you may have limited time to unify your neighbors and take action.
Successful Green
MARCH 16, 2021
Researchers are proposing an alternative strategy for controlling the global carbon-climate system. In a recent study published in the journal Climatic Change, they describe the advantage of using concepts from control theory, in particular... The post Mitigating climate change through alternative control strategies appeared first on successful GREEN.
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.
Vorys Law
MARCH 17, 2021
On March 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio expanded upon its prior decision in Blackstone v. Moore , 2018-Ohio-4959, holding that a reference in a deed that described a previously severed mineral interest, but without identifying the name of the interest owner, was specific under R.C. 5301.49(A), and thus prevented the extinguishment of the interest under the Marketable Title Act.
CEQA Developments
MARCH 17, 2021
I’m very pleased to report that my colleague Travis Brooks will be speaking on CEQA issues and recent developments online at the 35th annual California Water Law & Policy Conference, which is presented by Argent Communications and will take place in virtual format on April 19 and 21, 2021. Miller Starr Regalia is a sponsor of the conference “California Water Rights, Policies Regulation, and the Future Under the New Administration,” and Travis’s topic, “CEQA Update: Yes, Water Practitioners
Law of the Lands
MARCH 16, 2021
AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : The use of Non-Agricultural Source Materials (“NASMs”) in Ontario agriculture is on the rise. NASMs are materials capable of being applied as a nutrient to farmland that do not come from agricultural sources. Examples include leaf and yard waste, fruit and vegetable peels, food processing waste, pulp and paper biosolids, and sewage biosolids.
Successful Green
MARCH 17, 2021
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century, a new MIT study predicts. The world’s oceans are a vast repository... The post Oceans may start emitting ozone-depleting CFCs appeared first on successful GREEN.
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.
MGKF Law
MARCH 14, 2021
The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requires federal agencies to produce certain documents upon request to the general public unless one of nine exemptions applies. FOIA’s fifth exemption “protects from disclosure documents generated during an agency’s deliberations about a policy, as opposed to documents that embody or explain a policy that the agency adopts.” On March 4, 2021, in United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al. v.
Ohio Environmental Law
MARCH 13, 2021
ASTM International publishes the accepted standard for performance of Phase I environmental assessments to evaluate a property’s environmental condition and assess potential liability for any contamination. U.S. EPA’s “All Appropriate Inquiries” Rule (AAI) recognizes the current ASTM Phase I standard, ASTM 1527-13, is consistent with the requirements of AAI and can be used to satisfy the statutory requirements for conducting AAI.
New Scientist
MARCH 17, 2021
How old you feel matters for how long you will live.
Environmental and Urban Economics
MARCH 16, 2021
I really like Paul Krugma n's NY Times piece from today. It focuses on his predictions about the short term future of cities. Here is a quote from the Nobel Laureate. "So the best bet is that life and work in, say, 2023 will look a lot like life and work in 2019, but a bit less so. We may commute to the office less than we used to; there may well be a glut of urban office space.
Advertisement
Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.
Yale E360
MARCH 18, 2021
In an interview with Yale e360, epidemiologist Shanna Swan talks about how falling sperm counts and other fertility problems are linked to chemicals in consumer products and explains why the Biden administration needs to follow Europe’s lead in restricting these substances. Read more on E360 ?.
Cresforum
MARCH 18, 2021
One of the lasting legacy items of the Trump Administration came when the bipartisan Energy Act of 2020 was signed into law in December — the nation’s first clean energy innovation package in more than a decade. O ur policy and advocacy team held a webinar to take a look back at this incredible accomplishment that was years in the making. .
Yale E360
MARCH 15, 2021
Driven by GM, Tesla, and the Biden administration, the U.S. is now poised to press ahead in the transformation to electric vehicles. Big challenges still loom, but technological advances, government support, and growing consumer appeal will drive the inevitable switch to EVs. Read more on E360 ?.
Cresforum
MARCH 18, 2021
One of the lasting legacy items of the Trump Administration came when the bipartisan Energy Act of 2020 was signed into law in December — the nation’s first clean energy innovation package in more than a decade. O ur policy and advocacy team held a webinar to take a look back at this incredible accomplishment that was years in the making.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
179 
Let's personalize your content