Skeptical Science New Research for Week #10, 2021
Systems Thinking
An article by Stenzel et al highlights the Jenga-like nature of digging (inhaling?) our way out from beneath the cloud of CO2 we ve emitted. Biomass capture of CO2 is an intuitively attractive method of controlling the proportion of CO2 in the atmosphere especially as it s also a potential means of storing energy, but as with so many other technologies this approach needs full circumspection before we let it off the leash. Irrigation of biomass plantations may globally increase water stress more than climate change is open access, free to read. The abstract:
Legislative Corner: Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania & Wisconsin
NATIONAL REPORT Convenience stores face legislative and regulatory challenges from all levels on a daily basis.
Convenience Store News canvasses local trade associations and news sources to cover the latest issues affecting the channel.
This month, local lawmakers focus on paid sick leave in Philadelphia, CBD regulations in New York, biofuels in Iowa, pandemic liability protection in Wisconsin, and store security in Mississippi.
IOWA
Biofuels Legislation was introduced Feb. 8 in the Iowa state legislature to move the state to overall higher biofuel blends, including offering E15 statewide by 2025 and updating the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.03 per gallon year-round. It is estimated that the legislation would increase ethanol demand by more than 117 million gallons over the first five years.
Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the University of Southern California have found that more than a half million Americans are exposed to oil and gas “flaring'' events resulting in potentially serious health risks, it was announced today.
Over half million Americans are exposed to oil and gas “flaring” events
Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the University of Southern California have found that more than a half million Americans are exposed to oil and gas flaring events -; the burning off of excess natural gas at production sites -; resulting in potentially serious health risks. There is growing evidence linking residence near unconventional oil and gas operations with negative health impacts for nearby residents, including impacts on fetal growth and preterm birth, said Dr. Lara Cushing, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. This includes our recent finding that living within about three miles of flaring is associated with increased risk of preterm birth.
More than 500,000 Americans Live Within Three Miles of Natural Gas Flares newswise.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newswise.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.