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Newswise: NSF’s NOIRLab On Track to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Half
Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
NSF’s NOIRLab On Track to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Half
NSF's NOIRLab

Through its Environmental Sustainability Program, NSF's NOIRLab will reduce its entire annual carbon footprint by 50% by the end of 2027. This will be achieved through allocations of supplemental funding from the National Science Foundation towards installing solar panels and batteries at Gemini South and Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile as well as other upgrades at both NOIRLab’s Base and Summit facilities.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Wind and solar projects can profit from bitcoin mining
Cornell University

Bitcoin mining is often perceived as environmentally damaging because it uses huge amounts of electricity to power its intensive computing needs, but a new study demonstrates how wind and solar projects can profit from bitcoin mining during the precommercial development phase — when a wind or solar farm is generating electricity, but has not yet been integrated into the grid.

   
Released: 27-Nov-2023 7:45 AM EST
Novel framework for assessing the utilization efficiency of mobile power sources in the power grid
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Deploying mobile power sources can effectively mitigate the impact of natural disasters on the power grid. However, the investment in emergency resources has marginal effects on enhancing the power grid's survivability.

Newswise: Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
20-Nov-2023 6:05 AM EST
Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
Washington University in St. Louis

Scientists rely on pyrite, also known as “fool’s gold,” as a sensitive recorder of oceanic conditions, used to reconstruct timelines of global environmental change. Research from Washington University in St. Louis helps separate out local effects and sheds new light on the role of ancient microbial activity in driving the signals.

Newswise: Bristol researchers set to join leading experts at COP28 as world ‘stands on edge of burning bridge’ to tackle climate change
Released: 23-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST
Bristol researchers set to join leading experts at COP28 as world ‘stands on edge of burning bridge’ to tackle climate change
University of Bristol

A team of University of Bristol experts are poised to join the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will hold the world to account in addressing humanity’s most urgent and ambitious challenge.

Released: 23-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST
The highly efficient removal method of phosphate from wastewater of aquaculture: adsorption-membrane separation-coordinated strategy
Frontiers

Enhanced phosphorus treatment and recovery has been continuously pursued due to the stringent wastewater discharge regulations and a phosphate supply shortage.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
“Not dead yet” - Oxford experts identify interventions that could rescue 1.5°C
University of Oxford

To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global heating to 1.5°C, global annual emissions will need to drop radically over the coming decades. Today [22 Nov]

Released: 22-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
How do temperature extremes influence the distribution of species?
McGill University

McGill biology researchers found that there are patterns regarding the importance of temperature in determining where species live, shedding light on their sensitivity to climate change

Newswise: Unraveling Paddy Soil Secrets: Surprising Contribution of Nonmicrobial Mechanisms to CO2 Emissions
Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Unraveling Paddy Soil Secrets: Surprising Contribution of Nonmicrobial Mechanisms to CO2 Emissions
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Paddy soil, found in wetlands, is a big source of global CO2 emissions, sometimes even more than what humans produce.

Newswise: University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research coal-to-carbon fiber research published in Carbon
Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research coal-to-carbon fiber research published in Carbon
University of Kentucky

At the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), scientists’ innovative research to turn Kentucky waste coal into high-value carbon products has been published in the journal Carbon.The publication titled “Isotropic pitch-derived carbon fiber from waste coal” is the work of CAER’s Carbon Materials Research Group.

Newswise: Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration
Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration
Oregon State University

Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast trees grow and how much biomass they accumulate – is the main factor that determines which time period between timber harvests allows for maximum above-ground carbon sequestration.

Newswise: Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
University of Otago

Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past four years, University of Otago researchers believe chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) aren’t the only things to blame.

Newswise: KIT is planning for climate research in space
Released: 22-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
KIT is planning for climate research in space
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

The CAIRT satellite mission is becoming increasingly likely. The European Space Agency (ESA) has now selected the concept, that was coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), as one of two remaining candidates for an Earth observation mission. The final decision for implementation will be made in 2025.

Newswise: Hybrid Transistors Set Stage for Integration of Biology and Microelectronics
Released: 21-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Hybrid Transistors Set Stage for Integration of Biology and Microelectronics
Tufts University

Researchers create transistors combining silicon with biological silk, using common microprocessor manufacturing methods. The silk protein can be easily modified with other chemical and biological molecules to change its properties, leading to circuits that respond to biology and the environment

Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Two new UW–Madison-led studies inform outlook on scaling of carbon removal technologies
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change have developed in line with other technologies from the last century. However, according to new studies led by Gregory Nemet, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, these technologies need to develop faster to meet policy targets aimed at limiting global warming.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:20 PM EST
Argonne’s Liu named to MIT ’s ​“ 35 Innovators Under 35”
Argonne National Laboratory

Innovators often point to failure as their inspiration for success. Tongchao Liu can relate.That’s because his groundbreaking research on why rechargeable lithium batteries eventually fail — and how to extend their life expectancy — has earned him a place on MIT Technology Review’s list of ​“35 Innovators Under 35” for 2023.

Newswise: How green investors can make a difference
Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
How green investors can make a difference
University of Utah

To demonstrate this point, Professor Chong Shu and his colleagues Matthew Kahn and John Matsusaka from the University of Southern California examined the 30 largest state pension funds benefiting public employees, with a total of $5 trillion in assets under management. Funds were defined as “green” and “not green” according to the political party of the state’s governor or the fund’s board of trustees.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Does rainfall in southern China contribute to air pollution in the North China Plain?
Science China Press

Researchers found that rainfall in southern China can worsen air pollution in the North China Plain by intensifying a weather pattern that traps pollutants.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
High temperatures may have caused over 70,000 excess deaths in Europe in 2022
Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal

New study develops theoretical framework to re-evaluate initial estimates of mortality attributable to record summer temperatures in 2022

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Density matters for better battery material performance, researchers find
Tsinghua University Press

Researchers developed a new organic framework material that shows promise for use in aqueous zinc-ion batteries, which could offer an environmentally friendly and affordable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Zymo Research Announces Sponsorship of the Inaugural Microbes in Wastewater Symposium
Zymo Research Corp

Zymo Research sponsors a symposium on wastewater research to promote standardization of wastewater surveillance and showcase its innovative solutions.

Newswise: Study Reveals New Clues About How Whales and Dolphins Came to Use Echolocation
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Study Reveals New Clues About How Whales and Dolphins Came to Use Echolocation
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

Research provides new insight into how toothed whales and dolphins evolved to navigate the underwater world using sound waves.

Newswise: What dynamics act in animal migrations and parasitic infections?
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
What dynamics act in animal migrations and parasitic infections?
Universite de Montreal

Whether to find food, reproduce, reduce competition, escape predators or escape winter, migration is a survival mechanism for many animal species.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST
The sound of injustice: Inequitable urban noise impacts people, wildlife
Colorado State University

Noise is an unseen pollutant with very real health impacts. Like many other forms of pollution, because of systemic injustice, it affects some people more than others. It also affects wildlife.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Ocean Pavilion Partners Unveil COP28 Dubai Ocean Declaration in Advance of UN Climate Conference
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Partners of the Ocean Pavilion at COP28 and associated stakeholders are calling on world leaders to recognize the importance of the ocean in climate and support efforts to expand and improve ocean observations worldwide, including expanding coverage in under-observed regions via the just announced COP28 Dubai Ocean Declaration.

Newswise: ORNL scientists contribute Earth system expertise to Fifth National Climate Assessment
Released: 20-Nov-2023 10:25 AM EST
ORNL scientists contribute Earth system expertise to Fifth National Climate Assessment
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their knowledge of complex ecosystem processes, energy systems, human dynamics, computational science and Earth-scale modeling to inform the nation’s latest National Climate Assessment, which draws attention to vulnerabilities and resilience opportunities in every region of the country.

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Released: 20-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Long Island Teachers Learn Environmental and Climate Research Skills at Brookhaven Lab
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Eight teachers from Long Island school districts became science researchers this summer in a new training program designed to build awareness of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science mission areas and transfer real-world technology and coding-based skills to the classroom.

Released: 18-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
New research suggests plants might be able to absorb more CO2 from human activities than previously expected
Trinity College Dublin

New research published today in leading international journal Science Advances paints an uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet. This is because more realistic ecological modelling suggests the world’s plants may be able to take up more atmospheric CO2 from human activities than previously predicted.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Dams now run smarter with AI
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Researchers use deep learning to predict dam water levels and understand decision-making processes, potentially averting future flooding.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Environment and wallet benefit from redispensing cancer pills
Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen

Redispensing cancer drugs reduces both environmental impact and medical costs, according to research from Radboudumc pharmacy published in JAMA Oncology. The annual savings could amount to tens of millions.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Green growth loses weight as a consensus position in the European Parliament
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Politicians in the European Parliament are supportive of post-growth and ecosocialist positions to tackle the climate crisis, and not only green growth. This is the main conclusion of a study carried out by researchers at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Department of Political and Social Sciences at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability, which analyzes viewpoints of political elites on degrowth and green growth.

Newswise: Challenges and countermeasures of urban water systems against climate change: a perspective from China
Released: 17-Nov-2023 8:45 AM EST
Challenges and countermeasures of urban water systems against climate change: a perspective from China
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Urban water systems worldwide are grappling with the increasing impacts of climate change, which threaten urban security and sustainable development.

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Released: 17-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
DOE to Deploy Advanced Observatory to Alabama
Brookhaven National Laboratory

On the heels of a storm-saturated spring and summer of record-breaking heat in the Southeastern U.S., a team of environmental scientists from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories will soon set up a suite of sophisticated scientific instruments in Alabama's William Bankhead National Forest.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Researchers identify brain center responsible for responses to rapid temperature change
Northwestern University

We’ve all heard it: Put a frog in boiling water, and it will jump out. But put the same frog in lukewarm water and heat it gradually, and you’ll cook the frog.

Newswise: Research in Lake Superior reveals how sulfur might have cycled in Earth’s ancient oceans
Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Research in Lake Superior reveals how sulfur might have cycled in Earth’s ancient oceans
University of California, Santa Barbara

Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is a vital macronutrient, and she’s trying to understand how it cycles through the environment. Specifically, she’s curious about the sulfur cycle in Earth’s ancient ocean, some 3 billion years ago.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
New global stocktake: Healthy forests could store much more carbon
GFZ GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam

Large international study combines satellite and ground data

Newswise:Video Embedded removing-cesium-solutions-to-a-chemically-complex-problem
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Released: 16-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Removing Cesium: Solutions to a Chemically Complex Problem
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL chemical engineer Reid Peterson helped develop the process to pretreat Hanford Site tank waste by removing cesium-137.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides
University of Oxford

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that bumblebees cannot taste pesticides present in nectar, even at lethal concentrations. This means bumblebees are not able to avoid contaminated nectar, putting them at high risk of pesticide exposure

Released: 16-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Non-native diversity mirrors Earth’s biodiversity
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

New study reveals huge potential for future waves of invasive species

Newswise: Marco Giometto Wins Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
Released: 16-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Marco Giometto Wins Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Marco Giometto, whose research centers on the fundamental study of turbulence in the environment using highly scalable computational frameworks, has been awarded a Young Investigator Award by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Newswise: 2 labs at Los Alamos National Laboratory get green certifications
Released: 16-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
2 labs at Los Alamos National Laboratory get green certifications
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Two labs within Los Alamos National Laboratory have earned recognition for their sustainability-conscious culture: the Chain Lab in Genomics and Bioanalytics and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT).

Newswise: Saint Louis University Professor Named 2024 NIH Climate and Health Scholar
Released: 16-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Saint Louis University Professor Named 2024 NIH Climate and Health Scholar
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University professor Ricardo Wray, Ph.D., was named a 2024 Climate and Health Scholar by the National Institutes of Health, beginning a year-long research fellowship to combat climate change and its public health consequences.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 AM EST
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Production of chemical fertilizers accounts for about 1.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. MIT chemists hope to help reduce that carbon footprint by replacing some chemical fertilizer with a more sustainable source — bacteria.

Newswise: Here’s How to Make Flood-Prone Areas in New Jersey More Resilient to Climate Change  
Released: 15-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Here’s How to Make Flood-Prone Areas in New Jersey More Resilient to Climate Change  
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

For years, Rutgers ecologist Brooke Maslo has studied how to redesign flood-prone landscapes so they can best protect the communities they border from the ravages of swollen brooks and rivers and rising seas.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
George Washington University Launches Bold, University-Wide Alliance for a Sustainable Future
George Washington University

The George Washington University has announced the formation of a sweeping new university-wide initiative that will reach across schools and disciplines to create a strategic alliance dedicated to the mission of combating climate change and promoting healthy and thriving resource systems for all.

Newswise: Stony Brook University Professor Kevin Reed Named to Climate Leadership Role
Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Stony Brook University Professor Kevin Reed Named to Climate Leadership Role
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Professor Kevin Reed has been appointed Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming, as announced by Executive Vice President and Provost Carl Lejuez.

Newswise: How to Prepare Your Home for Extreme Cold
Released: 15-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
How to Prepare Your Home for Extreme Cold
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

From air-sealing windows and checking for leaky ducts to insulating the attic, PNNL researchers offer tips on how to keep a home warm in winter weather.



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