3 Charts That Illustrate the Impact of EVs on Battery Supply, the Electric Grid and Oil Demand
By 2035, there could be 125 million electric cars on the road, up from 2 million last year. The result: a steep upward swing in demand for batteries and electricity, and a similarly strong decline in global oil demand. A new report from Wood Mackenzie details the rise of electric cars around the world.
Charts That Illustrate the Impact of Electric Vehicles (EVs) on Battery Supply, the Electric Grid, and Oil Demand
Carbon Loophole: Why Is Wood Burning Counted as Green Energy?
Carbon Loophole: Why Is Wood Burning Counted as Green Energy?
A loophole in carbon-accounting rules is spurring a boom in burning wood pellets in European power plants. The result has been a surge in logging, particularly in the U.S. South, and new doubts about whether Europe can meet its commitments under the Paris accord.
Proposed Secret Chemical Treatment of Jordan Lake Could be Dead in the Water
Proposed secret chemical treatment of Jordan Lake could be dead in the water | NC Policy Watch
This is the first of two stories about Jordan Lake. Tomorrow read about the UNC Collaboratory's findings on algae and pollution in the reservoir. It seemed like a bad idea at the time. Now, confirming the concerns of many scientists, environmental advocates and even some lawmakers, a plan to chemically treat a portion of Jordan Lake is even worse.
Evolving Understanding of Antarctic Ice‐Sheet Physics and Ambiguity in Probabilistic Sea‐Level Projections
Evolving Understanding of Antarctic Ice‐Sheet Physics and Ambiguity in Probabilistic Sea‐Level Projections
Mechanisms such as ice‐shelf hydrofracturing and ice‐cliff collapse may rapidly increase discharge from marine‐based ice sheets. Here, we link a probabilistic framework for sea‐level projections to a small...Recent ice‐sheet modeling papers have introduced new physical mechanisms-specifically the hydrofracturing of ice shelves and the collapse of ice cliffs-that can rapidly increase ice‐sheet mass loss from...
Macron to Award US Climate Scientists 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants
Macron to award US climate scientists 'Make Our Planet Great Again' grants
French President Emmanuel Macron will award U.S. climate scientists with grants to conduct research in France for the remainder of President Trump Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE 's current presidential term.
Worldometers: World Population Clock
World Population Clock: 7.6 Billion People (2017) - Worldometers
How many people are there in the world? World population has reached 7.5 billion. World population live counter with data sheets, graphs, maps, and census data regarding the current, historical, and future world population figures, estimates, growth rates, densities and demographics
Troubled Waters Ahead, and Science May Just Save Us
Troubled waters ahead, and science may just save us
We are definitely in over our heads. Our unsustainable use of the planet's most important resource will leave us dead in the water. This isn't just
Bill McKibben: Winning Slowly Is the Same as Losing
Bill McKibben: Winning Slowly Is the Same as Losing
If we don't win very quickly on climate change, then we will never win. That's the core truth about global warming. It's what makes it different from every other problem our political systems have faced.
Most Dire Climate Change Predictions, Warns New Study, Are Also the Most Accurate
Most Dire Climate Change Predictions, Warns New Study, Are Also the Most Accurate
Climate change is occurring at a faster rate than has previously been predicted, according to a new study which suggests that the most extreme estimates of the effects of global warming are likelier than more optimistic predictions.
World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice
World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice | BioScience | Oxford Academic
© The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com...Twenty-five years ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1700 independent scientists, including the majority of living Nobel laureates in the sciences, penned the 1992 "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity" (see supplemental file S1).
Electricity Prices Plummet as Gas, Wind Gain Traction and Demand Stalls
Electricity Prices Plummet as Gas, Wind Gain Traction and Demand Stalls
The rapid rise of wind and natural gas as sources of electricity is roiling U.S. power markets, forcing more companies to close older generating plants.
Rethinking Humans' Relationship to Nature
Is culture missing from conservation? Scientists take cues from indigenous peoples.
When you hear the word "ecosystem," what do you imagine? Maybe you picture a grizzly bear pawing at salmon breaching a frigid stream, or a kaleidoscopic seascape of fish and coral. But you may have missed one critical element of the natural world: humans.
How Might We All Be Contributing to Stormwater Pollution? (30 second video)
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Can Carbon Dioxide Removal Save the World?
Can Carbon-Dioxide Removal Save the World?
Carbon Engineering, a company owned in part by Bill Gates, has its headquarters on a spit of land that juts into Howe Sound, an hour north of Vancouver. Until recently, the land was a toxic-waste site, and the company's equipment occupies a long, barnlike building that, for many years, was used to process contaminated water.
Uber Orders Whopping 24,000 Volvo XC90 Plug-in Hybrids for Fleet of Driverless Autos
Uber orders whopping 24,000 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrids for fleet of driverless autos
This morning Uber Technologies Inc. announced that they have agreed to purchase 24,000 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrids from the Swedish company to for a fleet of driverless cars. Let that sink in for a moment, 24 thousand self-driving sports utility vehicles. That is 10,000 more than the number of yellow cabs in New York City.
NAACP: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Will Harm Poor People of Color Most
NAACP | Fumes Across the Fence-Line
that so many African Americans live near oil gas development. Historically, polluting facilities have often been built in or near African American communities. Each year, the oil and gas industry recklessly dumps 9 million tons of methane and toxic pollutants into our air, disproportionately impacting the health of African American communities across the country.
What They Don't Tell Us About Climate Change: CO2 Has to Be Sucked Out of The Atmosphere
What they don't tell you about climate change
TWO years ago the world pledged to keep global warming "well below" 2°C hotter than pre-industrial times. Climate scientists and campaigners purred. Politicians patted themselves on the back. Despite the Paris agreement's ambiguities and some setbacks, including President Donald Trump's decision to yank America out of the deal, the air of self-congratulation was still on show among those who gathered in Bonn this month for a follow-up summit.
Tesla's Electric Big Rig That Can Travel 500 Miles on a Single Charge
Tesla's latest creation: An electric big rig that can travel 500 miles on a single charge
The main course was expected: a pair of sleek silver Tesla semi-trucks that get 500 miles per charge, go from zero to 60 mph in five seconds and - if the hype is to be believed - promise to single-handedly transform the commercial trucking industry.
NPR Broadcast: Pittsburgh's Microgrids Technology Could Lead The Way For Green Energy
Pittsburgh's Microgrids Technology Could Lead The Way For Green Energy
When President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, he said he represented "Pittsburgh, not Paris." Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto disagreed. He traveled to Germany this week as part of an unofficial delegation of more than 100 Americans, American officials and business owners who say they are still committed to climate talks taking place in Bonn.
This Bodes Badly....
Fossil fuel emissions will reach an all-time high in 2017, scientists say - dashing hopes of progress
Global carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise again in 2017, climate scientists reported Monday, a troubling development for the environment and a major disappointment for those who had hoped emissions of the climate change-causing gas had at last peaked.
After-Action Report on the FHA/GREEN SCENE October 21st, 2017 Annual Fall 3-in-1 Community Recycling Event
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
3360 pounds shredded paper = 1.68 tons
3360 pounds shredded paper = 1.68 tons
EMBEDDED ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FROM THIS COLLECTION
Recycling 3360 pounds (1.68 tons) of paper had the additional estimated associated (embedded) effects of saving 29 trees, 568 gallons of oil, 5 cubic yards of landfill space, 6,720 kilowatts of energy, and 11,760 gallons of water and represents 100 pounds less of air pollution!
ORGANIZING CREDITS: The FHA and the Fearrington GREEN SCENE partnered again this year to organize and conduct this event. We express special appreciation to Lorraine Mellon, FHA Director of Community Affairs; Jason Welsch, coordinator of the GREEN SCENE; Lindsay Strobl in the FHA office, who did all the initial coordinating and follow-up contact with the various vendors; Art Lituchy for signage graphics; and Debbie DiSabatino, who originated the "Annual Spring & Fall Community Recycling Community Events" concept in 2011 and who served coffee and donuts again this year.
ORGANIZING CREDITS: The FHA and the Fearrington GREEN SCENE partnered again this year to organize and conduct this event. We express special appreciation to Lorraine Mellon, FHA Director of Community Affairs; Jason Welsch, coordinator of the GREEN SCENE; Lindsay Strobl in the FHA office, who did all the initial coordinating and follow-up contact with the various vendors; Art Lituchy for signage graphics; and Debbie DiSabatino, who originated the "Annual Spring & Fall Community Recycling Community Events" concept in 2011 and who served coffee and donuts again this year.
EVENT PARTICIPATION CREDITS:
Most importantly, the 191 residents who brought their recyclables to the event; and the following volunteers who planned and/or worked the event.
- VOLUNTEERS at the event: Judith Andersson, Ken Benjamin, Jon Darling, Bob Devido, Debbie DiSabatino, Barbara Harris, Elizabeth Krull, Steve Krull, Jerry Redden, Gene Rogers, Maarten Simon-Thomas, Maggie Tunstall, and Jason Welsch.
- PARTICIPATING SERVICE PROVIDERS: We also appreciate the good work performed by the crew from Shimar Recycling, Inc. of Durham, the Chatham County Sheriff's Department in collecting 13.2 pounds of expired medicines for proper disposal, and Leon Hooker and his crew from United Fire & Safety Equipment Co. in Goldsboro for refilling expired fire extinguishers, selling new extinguishers, and offering a safety class in how to use one to safely put out a fire.
Clean Energy For Anyone -- Available to Renters and Homeowners in All 50 states
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U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump
U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials
The White House put out a statement Friday that seemed to undercut the high level of confidence of the report's findings. "The climate has changed and is always changing," Raj Shah, a White House spokesman, said in the statement.
Nature-Inspired Water Collection System Wins $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize®
Nature-inspired water collection system wins $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize® - Biomimicry Institute
(PRESS RELEASE - October 21, 2017) By 2050, 9 billion people will live on our planet, and 70% of them will live in cities, creating a demand for sustainable local food production solutions. An international team based in New York City has developed a prototype product that mimics the way living systems capture, store, and distribute water, and has been awarded the 2017 $100,000 Ray C.
Here's How Much Climate Change Will Cost Each County in North Carolina
Here's how much climate change will cost each county in North Carolina - The Progressive Pulse
Climate change is not just an environmental issue, but an economic issue as well that impacts all 100 counties across North Carolina. As the country experiences an increasing number of billion-dollar disasters, the challenge for us all is to minimize the harm to families and communities and plan for the future.
A Global Tipping Point for Electric Cars Could Come as Early as 2022
The death of the gas-powered car, in one chart
By A global tipping point for electric cars could come as early as 2022, as battery costs decrease and concerns about range and infrastructure ease. That's from analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, who in a little over a year's time have turned even more optimistic about the future dominance of electric cars over internal-combustion vehicles.
E.P.A. Scrubs a Climate Website of 'Climate Change
E.P.A. Scrubs a Climate Website of 'Climate Change'
The analysis, from the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, which monitors changes to federal environmental agency websites, described the amount of removed data as "substantial." The energy resources website is the first site to which the E.P.A. has returned a large portion of material since pages dealing with climate science were removed from public view on April 28.
UNC Site: Convergence of Climate-Health-Vulnerabilities
About - Convergence of Climate-Health-Vulnerabilities
Convergence represents a collaboration among climatologists, public health researchers and professionals, environmental scientists, social science researchers, and community stakeholders to identify and address the impact of extreme climate events on communities in the Carolinas. This unique collaboration integrates research and ... Continued
The Only Answer to Rising Seas is to Retreat
The only answer to rising seas is to retreat
In response to the News & Observer's recent panel discussion on sea level rise in North Carolina, some have suggested that several communities in North Carolina are taking the right path to prepare for sea level rise. This is absolutely not the case.
Did Monsanto Ignore Evidence Linking Its Weed Killer (Roundup) to Cancer?
Did Monsanto Ignore Evidence Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer?
The public brawl couldn't come at a more pivotal moment. Monsanto is currently pursuing a mega-merger with the German chemical giant Bayer AG, a $66 billion deal that still has to be approved by American and German antitrust regulators. The EPA's latest safety assessment of glyphosate is expected soon, and the European Union is also deliberating whether to relicense its use.
Explaining Geophysical Potential for Greater Wind Energy Over the Open Oceans (90 second video)
Geophysical potential for wind energy over the open oceans, with Ken Caldeira
Ken Caldeira talking about "Geophysical potential for wind energy over the open oceans" by Anna Possner and Ken Caldeira, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017. Ken Caldeira, kcaldeira@carnegiescience.edu Anna Possner, apossner@carnegiescience.edu http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/10/03/1705710114.full https://www.anna-possner.com/ http://carnegieenergyinnovation.org/ https://dge.carnegiescience.edu/labs/... https://carnegiescience.edu/
NC Department of Environmental Quality Denies Environmental Plan for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
NC officials deny environmental plan for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The NC Department of Environmental Quality said the 600-mile underground pipeline, which would travel through eight North Carolina counties, does not meet the state's standards for erosion and sediment control. The agency has asked Charlotte-based Duke and its partners to resubmit the application with additional information within 15 days, or to contest the agency's disapproval and request a hearing within 60 days.
U.S. Defense Department Takes Climate Change Seriously
The US Defense Department takes climate change seriously
While President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as a hoax, the Department of Defense is focused on understanding and preparing for continued climate disruption and the security threats it poses in a warming world.
Jordan Lake One Water Association -- A New Collaboration
Jordan Lake One Water Association: A New Kind of Collaboration
The Jordan Lake watershed is a massive regional resource utilized by 10 counties, 27 municipalities and nearly 700 water customers (see Figure below), and is continuing to be more populous every day. As challenges with water quality and water supply increase from growing populations, it is imperative that water resources dialogue span across jurisdictional bounds.
Era of Monster Hurricanes Roils Across the Atlantic
Science Says: Era of monster hurricanes roiling the Atlantic
It's not just this year. The monster hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what appears to be the most active period for major storms on record. And the busiest part of hurricane season isn't even over. An analysis of 167...
Stormwater Management Impact in Pittsboro and Siler City and On Your Own Property
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| Stormwater Management Program |
The next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting will be on October 19 from 9 am - 12 pm at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center, Hall C (address is 1192 US-64 W Business). They’ll be looking at stormwater impacts. Speakers will give attendees an overview of what stormwater is, why it is important, and what is happening in the county to address impacts of stormwater run-off.
Muddy Waters Watch is a program designed to reduce stormwater impacts of construction projects and they’ll look at post-construction stormwater retrofit projects in Siler City and Pittsboro. Homeowners and landowners will also learn about that they can do on their own properties to reduce stormwater run-off.
Muddy Waters Watch Trains Volunteers to Report Harmful Stormwater Runoff Pollution (Reporting App Available)
Muddy Water Watch
The Muddy Water Watch program was created by Waterkeepers around the country as a way to monitor and protect their waterways from harmful pollution. This project will train volunteers on how to recognize best management practices to keep sediment out of our waterways, how to report and to follow up, so our waterways can finally meet the goals of the Clean Water Act to be fishable and swimmable.
Global Food Crops Also Face Earth's Sixth Great Mass Extinction
Global Food Crops Also Face Earth's Sixth Great Mass Extinction
Human civilization utterly depends on our precious food supplies, but the planet's sixth mass extinction of plants and animals currently underway is also threatening the world's food crops, according to a new report from Bioversity International.
Pine Island Antarctic Glacier Just "Calved" Another Enormous 103 Square Miles of Ice
A key Antarctic glacier just lost a huge piece of ice - the latest sign of its worrying retreat
An enormous Antarctic glacier has given up an iceberg over 100 square miles in size, the second time in two years it has lost such a large piece in a process that has scientists wondering whether its behavior is changing for the worse.
Humans Aren’t Well-Wired to Act on Complex Statistical Risks
Why the wiring of our brains makes it hard to stop climate change
Why isn't the public heeding scientists and demanding climate action by politicians that could help deal with these destructive extremes? Among other factors, a much deeper force is at work: the way our brains function.
North Carolina Joins the U.S. Climate Alliance
Climate Alliance States Lead on Climate, Economic Growth
In a forceful show of climate leadership, Governors Andrew Cuomo (NY), Jerry Brown (CA), and Jay Inslee (WA) and former Secretary of State John Kerry came together in New York City today as part of Climate Week to celebrate the...
Climate Crisis/Climate Hope -- Bill McKibben Speaking at Duke on September 27, 2017
"Climate Crisis/Climate Hope" with Bill McKibben, Sept. 27 - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
The Kenan Institute for Ethics will host author, educator and environmentalist Bill McKibben at 5 p.m., Sept. 27 at Duke Divinity School's Goodson Chapel, where the renowned writer and activist will present the talk, "Climate Crisis/Climate Hope." The event is the first biannual Luce Lecture.
North Carolina Coast and Sea Level Rise
N&O forum will explore rising sea levels and the N.C. coast
It's called " sunny day flooding." In normally dry areas of coastal communities, water invades, seemingly without cause. But there is a cause. The sea level is rising and tidal pulls bring water further into low-lying areas. The flooding is perhaps the only sign of a phenomenon that is otherwise so gradual as to be invisible.
Is the East Coast Slowly Sinking Into the Sea?
Nuisance Flooding and Relative Sea-Level Rise: the Importance of Present-Day Land Motion
Sea-level rise is beginning to cause increased inundation of many low-lying coastal areas. While most of Earth's coastal areas are at risk, areas that will be affected first are characterized by several additional factors. These include regional oceanographic and meteorological effects and/or land subsidence that cause relative sea level to rise faster than the global average.
Slick New Solution for Cleaning Up Oil Spills
A Slick New Solution For Cleaning Up Oil
Oil spills can result in billions of dollars in losses, and a considerable portion of the cost comes from the effort required to clean up these spills. Existing methods for cleanup are limited in their utility.
Irma, Climate Change, and the Rise of Extreme Rain
Irma, and the Rise of Extreme Rain
Warm air can carry more water than cool air. You may understand this fact intuitively even if you don't realize it. The greater moisture of warm air explains why your skin doesn't get as dry in the summer and why the forests of the sweltering Amazon get a lot more precipitation than northern Canada's forests.
Duke Energy Wants You to Pay to Clean Up a Mess They Knowingly Made
Speak out against Duke Energy's attempt to hike our residential rates by 16.7%, in part to pay for their mismanagement of coal ash. The culpable managers and Duke's shareholders should bear these costs, not us ratepayers. Duke Energy has put our water and communities at risk, and now they want us to pay the price for their bad business practices. No communities should pay an unfair burden. Sign a petition against rate hikes for dirty energy: http://action.ncconservationnetwork.org/ratehikespetition.Insurers: We're off the hook, Duke Energy knew coal ash risk
RALEIGH - Dozens of insurance companies say they're not obligated to help pay for Duke Energy Corp.'s multi-billion dollar coal ash cleanup because the nation's largest electric company long knew about but did nothing to reduce the threat of potentially toxic pollutants.
LIVESTREAM / Emerging Global Threats: Effects of Climate Change on US Military Operations at Home & Abroad
Emerging Global Threats: Effects of Climate Change on US Military Operations at Home and Abroad
Emerging Global Threats: Effects of Climate Change on US Military Operations at Home and Abroad by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Livestream - Livestream.com
A Dutch Electrical Energy Business Model: Mitigating Climate Change by Selling Less Power
Dutch Utility Bets Its Future on an Unusual Strategy: Selling Less Power
For instance, Eneco owns Jedlix, an electric vehicle charging unit, which has partnerships with Tesla and BMW and allows car owners to recharge their vehicles inexpensively when there are large supplies of renewable energy on the grid. Jedlix sometimes even pays them to do so.
READ DRAFT REPORT Awaiting U.S. Government Approval: "Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U.S"
Read the Draft of the Climate Change Report
A draft report by scientists from 13 federal agencies, which has not yet been made public but was obtained by The New York Times, concludes that Americans are feeling the effects of climate change right now.
Report Drafted by Scientists from 13 Federal Agencies as Part the National Climate Assessment is Awaiting Federal Approval
Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U.S.
One government scientist who worked on the report, Katharine Hayhoe, a professor of political science at Texas Tech University, called the conclusions among "the most comprehensive climate science reports" to be published. Another scientist involved in the process, who spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity, said he and others were concerned that it would be suppressed.
Cape Fear River Forums Aim to Educate and Inspire Citizens in NC’s Largest and Most Industrialized Watershed
September 26, 2017 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Elon University, Moseley Center, 2nd Floor Room 215 100 Campus Dr, Elon, NC
MAP/Directions
All residents of the Cape Fear River Basin and their elected officials are invited to the Cape Fear River Forums September 26-28th. The Cape Fear River Assembly is hosting its first annual Regional Forum series to educate and engage participants in a basin-wide discussion on the importance of the Cape Fear River. The Cape Fear River system is North Carolina’s largest river system whose basin covers 9,000 square miles and encompasses streams in 29 of the state’s 100 counties and is the most industrialized of all of North Carolina’s rivers.
The Cape Fear is our main source of drinking water and industrial water. Continuing growth and competing demands for water use across the basin make it more important than ever to engage the community on these topics. Citizen and local government awareness, interest, and concern about the Cape Fear River is critical and increasing.
The Cape Fear River winds for 200 miles through the heart of the North Carolina Piedmont, crossing the coastal plain, and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Southport. The 35 miles of river between Wilmington and the ocean is called the Cape Fear Estuary because of the tidal influence and saline waters. This area of the river is extremely important for saltwater animals because of its function as a nursery for juvenile fish, crabs, and shrimp. In addition to providing a habitat for fish and other aquatic animals, the wetlands surrounding the Cape Fear Estuary are home to otters, alligators, a host of bird species and even bears.
The Cape Fear River Forums will be held in each of the key subbasins (upper, middle and lower) and will address water issues, industry, and environmental solutions. Each forum is free and open to the public.
Dr. Erin Eldridge, professor of Anthropology at Fayetteville State University will present a poster on coal ash contamination of drinking water. Sustainable Sandhills will present a poster highlighting local climate resilience efforts. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will display a variety of posters on their Green Growth Toolbox, state of fisheries, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and more. Various universities, including NCSU, ECU and UNCW will present research on water quality and supply. The Cape Fear River Partnership will share their 5-year Implementation Plan. Other posters will be presented on topics ranging from water quality concerns like GenX and CAFOs, to flooding and stormwater, agriculture, wildlife, green growth and best management practices, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Jordan Lake, and more. All posters will highlight issues and solutions relevant to the Cape Fear on a local and regional scale.
The Cape Fear River forums will see the launch of the Cape Fear River Video Project. Willing participants will have the opportunity to share local community insights and reactions to issues confronting the river. Carter Media Consulting will be on hand to record the stories, thoughts, and concerns of attendees related to the Cape Fear River.
Other Locations and Dates:
- Middle Sub-basin Forum: Fayetteville, NC September 27, 2017 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Fayetteville State University, Lyons Science Annex (LSA), Rooms 120/121 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, NC (off of W.T. Brown Dr.)
- Lower Sub-basin Forum: Wilmington, NC September 28, 2017 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. UNC Wilmington, Center for Marine Science, Main Auditorium 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC
4:00PM - 4:45PM
Welcome
Cape Fear River Assembly Presentation
River Issues in Your Area
4:45PM - 6:00PM
Experts/Community Posters Introduction
Cape Fear Video Project
Poster Social Hour and Light Refreshments
About the Cape Fear River Assembly
The Cape Fear River Assembly (CFRA) is an independent nonprofit with a mission to provide the highest quality of life possible for the residents of the Cape Fear River Basin, through the proper management of the Cape Fear River, its tributaries, and adjacent land uses. This mission is accomplished through efforts to investigate, educate and effectuate. Scientific study coupled with economic analyses will provide the information needed to make the best possible decisions regarding this river system and its uses. Education provides a better-informed public and thereby improved stewardship of the river system as a resource.
The CFRA includes membership from Greensboro and High Point to Wilmington with a 39 member Board of Directors. The Assembly membership and the board are made up of representatives from throughout the Cape Fear River Basin and with varying interests including environmental and conservation organizations, academia, small business and industry, government (local, state, and federal), and the general public.
Siberian Tundra Thaws and All Hell Breaks Loose
All hell breaks loose as the tundra thaws
Strange things have been happening in the frozen tundra of northern Siberia. Last August a boy died of anthrax in the remote Yamal Peninsula, and 20 other infected people were treated and survived. Anthrax hadn't been seen in the region for 75 years, and it's thought the recent outbreak followed an intense heatwave in Siberia, temperatures reaching over 30C that melted the frozen permafrost.
The Most Effective Ways Individuals Can Tackle Climate Change
The most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren't being discussed
Governments and schools are not communicating the most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprints, according to new research.
The Coming Storm of Climate Change
The Coming Storm of Climate Change
Hurricanes, droughts, and other extreme weather raise the question: Was that related to global warming? This short video looks at what scientists call climate attribution studies, which gauge how big an influence humanity may have had on weather. Hint: a lot. (Source: Bloomberg)
Natural Gas Building Boom Fuels Climate Worries & Enrages Landowners
Natural Gas Building Boom Fuels Climate Worries, Enrages Landowners
They landed, one after another, in 2015: plans for nearly a dozen interstate pipelines to move natural gas beneath rivers, mountains and people's yards. Like spokes on a wheel, they'd spread from Appalachia to markets in every direction.
LANDMARK: GOP Congress Call Climate Change a Direct Threat to National Security (July 14, 2017)
In Landmark Move, GOP Congress Calls Climate Change 'Direct Threat' to Security
Kwajalein, a tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands, is home to a state-of-the-art radar installation called Space Fence. The U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin a nearly $1 billion contract in 2014 to build the new system, meant to help protect U.S. satellites and spacecraft from space debris when it becomes operational next year.
Protect the Haw Watershed from Sediment Pollution!
Muddy Water Watch Project
As our watershed continues to be developed at an alarming rate, the Haw and its tributaries are facing the negative impacts of sediment pollution. Increased development means an increase in construction stormwater runoff, which is the leading water pollution problem in the nation, according to a 2008 report from the E.P.A.
To protect our watershed from this pollution problem, we are re-launching our Muddy Water Watch project, partnering with county sediment and erosion control officials to document and report potential sediment violations. Our first training is in Chatham County!
July 18th, 2017
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Old Chatham Agricultural Auditorium
65 East St.
Pittsboro, NC.
Join Haw River Assembly and Chatham's Soil and Erosion Control team to learn how to identify sediment pollution and defend the water quality of the streams in our watershed. Participants will receive training on reporting potential sediment violations to county officials, and an information packet on local ordinances and regulations to protect our watershed.
Paleoclimate Evidence of the Human Factors Related to Global Warming
Paleoclimate Evidence
Among contrarians in the public debate about climate change, one often hears an argument that goes something like this: " Sure, the climate is changing. But climate is always changing. It was warmer than today in the past due to natural causes! So the warmth today could also be due to natural causes?"
The Science Behind Arizona's Current Worst-Ever Heat Wave
The Science Behind Arizona's Record-Setting Heat Wave
In the Arizona desert, as far back as weather records go, it's never been this hot for this long. By early Monday afternoon, the temperature was 111 degrees in Tucson, the first in a forecasted series of a record-setting seven consecutive days with highs above 110, the longest streak in city history.
The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching.
The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching.
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - The wind over the canal stirred up whitecaps and rattled cafe umbrellas. Rowers strained toward a finish line and spectators hugged the shore. Henk Ovink, hawkish, wiry, head shaved, watched from a V.I.P. deck, one eye on the boats, the other, as usual, on his phone.
A Newspaper Clipping from 1912 Anticipated the Global Warming Potential of Burning Coal!
This article, published in the New York Times, has been well-researched by Snopes.com and been rated as being TRUE.News Coverage of Coal's Link to Global Warming, in 1912
Scientific analysis pointing to a human role in warming the climate through burning fossil fuels goes back to 1896, with Svante Arrhenius's remarkable paper, " On the Influence of Carbonic Acid [Carbon Dioxide] in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground."
Weights & Measures for FHA & Green Scene 4-in-1 Community Recycling Event May 20, 2017
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| Weights and Measures Table -- 3 Hour Event May 20, 2017 |
As you can see from the weights and measures table on the left, thanks to the work and participation of so many residents, this was an extraordinarily successful annual spring recycling event in which 9,907 pounds (5 tons) of material was recycled.
This year, 342 vehicles participated in this event, and 5 tons of recycled weight in just 3 hours is a LOT.
This amount included 3.72 tons of shredded paper, which according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the additional estimated associated (embedded) effects of saving:
- 12 cubic yards of landfill space
- 1,339 gallons of water
- 223 pounds of air pollutants
- 38,688 kilowatts of electricity
- 614 gallons of gasoline
- 63 trees
Video Interview (10 minutes): Collapse of Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Trigger Rapid Sea Level Rise
Collapse of Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Trigger Rapid Sea Level Rise
New research from climate scientists suggests that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could melt far more quickly than was previously thought. The ice sheet is larger than Mexico and if it does disintegrate the resulting rapid sea level rise could threaten coastal cities around the world.
Greg Fishel Lays it on the Line for Climate Deniers: "Put Up or Shut Up."
'Put up or shut up': WRAL's Greg Fishel goes off on climate change deniers
Popular local weatherman Greg Fishel had strong words for climate change deniers on his Facebook page on Sunday. Fishel, chief meteorologist at WRAL, went off on people who question the science behind climate change, telling them to "put up or shut up." The post had earned more than 3,500 reactions by Monday afternoon.
NOAA -- Globe Had Second Warmest April and Year-to-Date on Record
Globe had 2nd warmest April and year to date on record
For the third consecutive month, the monthly temperature and year to date ranked second warmest in the 138-year record. At the poles, sea ice extents were at or near record low levels. Climate by the numbers April The average global temperature for April 2017 was 1.62 degrees F above the 20th-century average of 56.7 degrees, according to the analysis by scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Garden Windrows as Fertile Bio-Shelter Sculptures
Windrows consist of carefully, artistically placed (sculptured) branches that have fallen, weeds, wanted plants that have overgrown their places in beds and seasonal leaves all placed to provide bio-shelter cover for numerous critters -- birds, rodents, snakes, insects etc. As this material breaks down, it produces wonderful hummus. Such windrow sculptures can then be "mined" for the "black gold" that is constantly being created and used to fertilize new growth in gardens. As time proceeds, plants find these fertile environments perfect, and fern and mosses begin to proliferate to create new, wondrous berms.
An homage to Andy
Every garden and yard has dead fall and organic debris. In many communities, disposing of these materials is problematic and expensive. In the "Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden", inspired by nature artist Andy Goldsworthy, we have created a living sculpture that integrates the various sculptural elements and affords ecological advantages for our property.
NYT Interactive: Antarctica Ice Melt Climate Change Flood
Looming Floods, Threatened Cities
This is the second of three dispatches from a New York Times reporting trip to Antarctica. The risk is clear: Antarctica's collapse has the potential to inundate coastal cities across the globe.
World Seed Vault Flooded After Massive Arctic Permafrost Melting by Warming Climate
Arctic stronghold of world's seeds flooded after permafrost melts
It was designed as an impregnable deep-freeze to protect the world's most precious seeds from any global disaster and ensure humanity's food supply forever. But the Global Seed Vault, buried in a mountain deep inside the Arctic circle, has been breached after global warming produced extraordinary temperatures over the winter, sending meltwater gushing into the entrance tunnel.
Drawdown Solutions List for Reducing Greenhouse Gases by Avoiding Emissions and/or Sequestering Carbon Already in the Atmosphere
Solutions | Drawdown
Drawdown maps, measures, models, and describes the 100 most substantive solutions to global warming. For each solution, we describe its history, the carbon impact it provides, the relative cost and savings, the path to adoption, and how it works.
Diseases Long Hidden in Arctic Ice Are Reappearing With Ice Melting
There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking up
Throughout history, humans have existed side-by-side with bacteria and viruses. From the bubonic plague to smallpox, we have evolved to resist them, and in response they have developed new ways of infecting us. We have had antibiotics for almost a century, ever since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
The Mauna Loa Observatory Recorded its First-Ever Carbon Dioxide Reading in Excess of 410 parts per million (it was 410.28 ppm)
We Just Breached the 410 Parts Per Million Threshold
The world just passed another round-numbered climate milestone. Scientists predicted it would happen this year and lo and behold, it has. On Tuesday, the Mauna Loa Observatory recorded its first-ever carbon dioxide reading in excess of 410 parts per million (it was 410.28 ppm in case you want the full deal).
How the Foods We Eat Affect Climate & the Planet
Chew On This For Earth Day: How Our Diets Impact The Planet
The foods we choose to put on our plates - or toss away - could have more of an ecological impact than many of us realize. On Earth Day, here are some ways to consider how our diet impacts the planet. Waste not, want not You've heard the numbers on food waste.
Planet Warming is Driving Human Migration
How a Warming Planet Drives Human Migration
Climate change is not equally felt across the globe, and neither are its longer term consequences. This map overlays human turmoil - represented here by United Nations data on nearly 64 million "persons of concern," whose numbers have tripled since 2005 - with climate turmoil, represented by data from NASA's Common Sense Climate Index.
For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Burning Coal for Electricity
Britain Poised to Go Full Day Without Burning Coal for Electricity
LONDON - If all goes according to plan, Friday will be the first full day since the height of the Industrial Revolution that Britain will not burn coal to generate electricity, a development that officials and climate change activists were already celebrating as a watershed moment.
FHA & The Green Scene: 4-In-One Community Recycling Event
FHA In Partnership With
The GREEN SCENE
Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00am to Noon
Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge Residents Only
Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge Residents Only
4 Events--1 Day: Gathering Place Parking Lot. Have coffee with your neighbors!
1. FREE SHREDDING
Guidelines:
- Bound paper stacks one inch thick or more need to be separated
- Remove rubber bands and heavy banker's paper clips from papers
- Paper should not be in binders or heavy plastic.
For more information, contact: the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.
2. HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE DROP-OFF EVENT
This will be a drive-through operation provided by ECO-FLO and Green Scene volunteers. Put containers inside a cardboard box or a reusable bin lined with newspaper. Do not mix the products together and leave products in their original containers with labels intact. Put in the trunk of your vehicle. We will remove items from your vehicle.HAZARDOUS WASTE that will be accepted includes anything that is corrosive, reactive, toxic or ignitable (examples: Paint, Pesticides, Batteries, Herbicides, Oven Cleaner, Fluorescent Bulbs).
Please Do NOT Bring: asbestos, explosives, infectious waste or radioactive materials.
For more information, contact: the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.
3. PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE DISPOSAL
All you need to do is leave them in the original packaging and hand them to the sheriff deputy on duty at the Gathering Place. No liquid medication or "sharps" (needles) are accepted. We will also provide information on-site for those who may be interested in donating Remember: NEVER FLUSH medicines as they cause environmental issues. For more information, contact: the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THROWING AWAY YOUR CURRENT UNUSED, UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES:
consider donating them to Chatham Cares Community Pharmacy [CCCP] in Siler City, a non-profit community based organization operated by a licensed pharmacist and committed to reducing health disparities by providing access to quality pharmacy services to the low-income, uninsured, and underinsured residents of Chatham County. Read all about it here.
consider donating them to Chatham Cares Community Pharmacy [CCCP] in Siler City, a non-profit community based organization operated by a licensed pharmacist and committed to reducing health disparities by providing access to quality pharmacy services to the low-income, uninsured, and underinsured residents of Chatham County. Read all about it here.
4. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHECK
Stopping Fires In Your Home With Smoke Alarms And Fire Extinguishers
Have you tested or used your fire extinguisher in the past year? United Fire and Safety Equipment Company will be at The Gathering Place for the annual recertification of your fire extinguishers at a cost of $8.50 by cash, check or credit card. They will also sell new smoke alarms and extinguishers. If your extinguisher can be refilled, the cost will be $16.50 (2.5 lbs.) or $23.50 (5 lbs.). The extinguishers will be returned to your home after refilling.Finally, at 12:00 noon, they will teach you the easy and safe way to extinguish a real fire. The lesson costs $10.00 and the company must have advance reservations by Thursday, May 18, 2017 to be sure they bring enough fire extinguishers to use during the training. Don’t wait to read the instructions while the flames on your kitchen stove are growing.
To reserve a space, SIGN UP by contacting the FHA Office at The Gathering Place Monday-Friday 9:00am - Noon. Phone: 919-542-1603. Email: office@fearringtonfha.org.
Making Money off Your Food Scraps (Garbage)
The 23-Year-Old Entrepreneur Making Money Off Your Trash
OZY and JPMorgan Chase have partnered to bring you an inside look at how entrepreneurs and their good business are helping the communities around them. Enjoy the rest of our special series here. I'm looking at what appears to be industrial-chic downtown decor - only I'm not downtown but in an old industrial zone.
Commitment to Build Totally Electric School Busses
Press Releases
Blue Bird to develop a zero-emissions electric-powered school bus that may fund school districts through 'Vehicle-to-Grid' (V2G) technology WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 27, 2017) - In December of 2016, the Department of Energy announced that they would be awarding $15M to organizations in an effort to accelerate the adoption of advanced and alternative fuel vehicles.
Climate Change is Changing Farmers' Lives
Climate Change Is Ruining Farmers' Lives, But Only A Few Will Admit It
When Christina Carter started growing vegetables 12 years ago, she looked forward to winters because they offered her the chance to recover from the strenuous growing and harvesting seasons. That's no longer the case. Summers are hotter and stormier than they used to be, and fall never seems to come.
New Light on Sustainable Solar Farms in North Carolina
New report shines light on sustainable solar farm development in the Southeast | Southern Environmental Law Center
A new report released by SELC highlights how communities across the Southeast are harnessing the many benefits of solar power while ensuring that energy demands are balanced with smart, sustainable development of solar farms. " The Environmental Review of Solar Farms in the Southeast U.S.
Forests Cool and Ease Climate Fears
Forests offer cool way to ease climate fears - Climate News Network
New global database of trees affirms the need for greater conservation and protection of forests to slow the pace of global warming. LONDON, 10 April, 2017 - European and US scientists have worked out how the Northern hemisphere keeps cool − so be grateful for the trees, and especially for the forests.
Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) Meeting on April 20, 2017
The conservation of natural resources provides our communities with many benefits such as areas to play, beautiful vistas to contemplate, and clean water. Did you know that conserving natural resources also supports our economy? The upcoming Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) meeting will discuss some of the ways that protecting nature supports economic development in Chatham County.
The packed agenda will bring together local perspectives from the Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitor’s Bureau and a small business owner, as well as an academic evaluation of the benefits of a nature-based economy. and information on how medical professionals are using the benefits of nature to treat their patients.
A detailed agenda for the meeting is available on the CCP wikisite at https://chathamconservation.wikispaces.com/Upcoming+Meetings.
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A detailed agenda for the meeting is available on the CCP wikisite at https://chathamconservation.wikispaces.com/Upcoming+Meetings.
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View Historic and Future Climate Data for Chatham County, NC (and search other locations)
Location data for Pittsboro, NC
Graphs and maps below show observed and modeled data for the county of your selected location. Adjust the displays to focus on times or regions of interest. Dots on the map show weather stations in the Global Historical Climatology Network-Daily (GHCN-D) database.
NOAA's Climate Explorer has undergone a major upgrade, and suddenly, the information is a lot more meaningful to the average citizen. Searching by zipcode or city, users can now view historic climate data and future projections for each individual county in the contiguous United States, generate classy, presentation-worthy graphs, and peer into the hotter, drier tomorrow their kids and grandkids will probably not thank them for.
MAPS: How Americans Think About Climate Change
How Americans Think About Climate Change, in Six Maps
Americans want to restrict carbon emissions from coal power plants. The White House and Congress may do the opposite. In every congressional district, a majority of adults supports limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal-fired power plants.
Japanese Company Develops Solar Cell with 26+ Percent Efficiency
Japanese company develops a solar cell with record-breaking 26%+ efficiency
Solar panels are cheaper than ever these days, but installation costs can still be considerable for homeowners. More efficient solar panels can recapture the cost of their installation more quickly, so making panels that are better at converting sunlight into electricity is a key focus of solar research and development.
How YOU Can Start Mitigating Climate Change By Yourself (Yup, One Person Can Make a [Small] Difference)
How You (Yes You, By Yourself) Can Start Mitigating Climate Change
Perhaps you've heard about this climate change? A buildup of greenhouse gases - largely produced by us - in our atmosphere over the past century is warming the atmosphere. This warming will result in all kinds of fun consequences such as increased precipitation, regular heat waves and drought, stronger hurricanes and sea level rise on the order of at least a foot.
New Technology for Soaking Up Massive Oil Spills
Seat cushion material used for oil spill cleanup
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal researchers have created a new tool to clean up oil spills by tinkering with the kind of foam found in seat cushions.
The modified foam can soak up oil floating on water and lurking below the surface, and then can be repeatedly wrung out and reused, the researchers say.
It "just bounces back like a kitchen sponge," said co-inventor Seth Darling, a scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.
Other oil spill sponges are already on the market, and modifying polyurethane foam for this purpose is not a new idea. But the Argonne researchers used a new procedure to coat the foam with a material that attracts oil but not water.
Darling and colleagues recently published a preliminary description of the foam's performance in a laboratory. Experts who examined that paper said it's hard to tell how well it would work in real-world settings, but that it appears suitable for making it in large quantities.
Argonne is looking for a commercial partner to develop what it calls the "Oleo Sponge."
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal researchers have created a new tool to clean up oil spills by tinkering with the kind of foam found in seat cushions.
The modified foam can soak up oil floating on water and lurking below the surface, and then can be repeatedly wrung out and reused, the researchers say.
It "just bounces back like a kitchen sponge," said co-inventor Seth Darling, a scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.
Other oil spill sponges are already on the market, and modifying polyurethane foam for this purpose is not a new idea. But the Argonne researchers used a new procedure to coat the foam with a material that attracts oil but not water.
Darling and colleagues recently published a preliminary description of the foam's performance in a laboratory. Experts who examined that paper said it's hard to tell how well it would work in real-world settings, but that it appears suitable for making it in large quantities.
Argonne is looking for a commercial partner to develop what it calls the "Oleo Sponge."
Climate and Water Resources in the Carolinas: Approaches to Applying Global Climate Change Information to Local Decisions
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Antarctic Iceberg Poised to Break Away
Huge Antarctic iceberg poised to break away - BBC News
From the article: "We are convinced, although others are not, that the remaining ice shelf will be less stable than the present one," said Prof Luckman.
"We would expect in the ensuing months to years further calving events, and maybe an eventual collapse - but it's a very hard thing to predict, and our models say it will be less stable; not that it will immediately collapse or anything like that."
From the article: "We are convinced, although others are not, that the remaining ice shelf will be less stable than the present one," said Prof Luckman.
"We would expect in the ensuing months to years further calving events, and maybe an eventual collapse - but it's a very hard thing to predict, and our models say it will be less stable; not that it will immediately collapse or anything like that."
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