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The grid needs to smarten up to reach clean energy goals Smart grids were supposed to come to the rescue a long time ago In the future, our vehicles and homes will be in constant conversation with the power grid. Smart thermostats will send information about how much energy the home is using or potentially wasting to heat or cool itself. Solar panels will say how much energy they have on hand, while electric vehicles will share information about when and where they’re charging and how much ju...

Hawaii scientists introduce endangered damselflies on Oahu Sign In May 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists in Hawaii have started to introduce native damselflies into the wild on Oahus North Shore to help repopulate the insect and potentially save the species from extinction. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has been releasing orange-black Hawaiian damselflies to an area near Dillingham Air Field, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Honolulu, Haw...

Courtesy DLNR HONOLULU — Scientists have started to introduce native damselflies into the wild on Oahus North Shore to help repopulate the insect and potentially save the species from extinction. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has been releasing orange-black Hawaiian damselflies to an area near Dillingham Air Field, the department reported. Department officials said in a statement that the only other wild population of the insects is in Tripler Army Medical Center, but ...

(NMC) — Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services was recently awarded a $197,690 two-year grant to train personnel to improve Forktail Rabbitfish production in the CNMI and

John F. Kerry, former Secretary of State and current Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, joined intelligence experts and other stakeholders at a Harvard Kennedy School conference on the geopolitical, intelligence, and national security implications of climate change on Friday. The half-day conference was co-sponsored by the HKS Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs’s Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, and the nonpartisan th...

IIASA No less than 10 IIASA researchers have made it onto the Reuters Hot List – the media giant’s ranking of the world’s most influential climate scientists – with IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program Director, Keywan Riahi, claiming the top spot. The Reuters Hot List of climate scientists identifies the world’s 1,000 most influential scientists, using a combination of three rankings. These are based on the number of papers a scientist has published on topics related to cli...

Published April 8, 2021 at 10:37 AM PDT Listen • 41:37 / The usual lush green of the Bear Creek Greenway bike and pedestrian path was blackened by the Almeda Drive fire in September 2020. Not only was the Greenway itself scorched, but the vegetation acted as a conduit for the wind-driven fire to spread from Ashland to Medford. Since the fire, crews have cut down damaged trees before they could fall on people, and planted grass to prevent erosion. But those were ...

OSU Extension Service, partners offer free webinars to prep for wildfire season CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State University Extension Service Fire Program is collaborating with state and community partners to launch a free webinar series to help prepare Oregonians for the 2021 wildfire season and beyond. The “Wildfire Wednesdays” webinar series launches March 17 with a noon-1 p.m. presentation by Extension’s Forestry and Natural Resources Program’s Fire Program team. Webina...

15 Februar 2021 Bioplastics in the sustainability dilemma Scientists at the University of Bonn investigate the factors affecting the global land use impacts and CO 2 emissions of plant-based plastics For the cultivation of sugar cane natural vegetation is often converted to agricultural land and forests are cut down. © COLOURBOX.de Plastics made from crops such as maize or sugarcane instead of fossil fuels are generally considered sustainable. One reason is that plants bind CO 2, which compens...

Public forum reviews Northfield Open Space and Recreation Plan, comment period open An action plan map from the Northfield Open Space and Recreation Plan highlights priorities identified by the Open Space Committee and Recreation Commission. These include providing land protection and estate planning information to landowners; providing updated trail maps; furthering opportunities for stewardship volunteers and educational events; and promoting the Pioneer Valley Regional School Land Management...