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4 days 20 hours agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
Evidence that supposedly safe levels of bacteria in wastewater actually can proliferate in nutrient-rich wasterwater distribution systems... not a good thing for 'treated' water going into important irrigation canals!
3 weeks 22 hours agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
Just for an uplift, some quite good news about plastics recycling:
phys.org/news/2020-10-graphene-strategy-plastic.htmlFlash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste
Plastic waste comes back in black as pristine graphene, thanks to ACDC.
4 weeks 1 day agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"...They evaluated what would happen if they added wastewater disposal facilities to the region. 'Our results predicted that installing additional wastewater systems in the region, regardless of type, would increase the amount of wastewater discharged to the environment and significantly degrade the watershed and the quality of water recharging the Edwards Aquifer.'"
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201020105538.htmImpact of wastewater systems on Edwards Aquifer evaluated
Researchers developed an integrated hydrologic computer model to evaluate the impact of different types of wastewater disposal facilities on the Edwards Aquifer, the primary water source for San Antonio and its surrounding communities. The research results will guide authorities on what actions to t...
4 weeks 1 day agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
Don't let this important issue be swamped by politics...
1 month 5 days agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"In a new study, a team of scientists from the UK, Portugal, and Brazil discovered that etching a shallow pattern of grating lines in a checkerboard design on solar cells can enhance the current generated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) by as much as 125 percent."
www.sciencealert.com/checkerboard-design-for-solar-panels-boosts-light-absorption-by-125-study-showsEtching a Simple Pattern on Solar Panels Boosts Light Absorption by 125%, Study Shows
Solar panels offer huge potential to move more people away from electricity generated from burning coal, and a new innovation devised by scientists stands to more than double the amount of light captured by conventional solar cells.
1 month 3 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
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2 months 4 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
GOOD FUEL TECH NEWS: "Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide & water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. ...The carbon-dioxide converting cobalt-based catalyst is easy to make & relatively stable. While this technology will be easier to scale up than the artificial leaf, the efficiencies still need to be improved before any commercial deployment can be considered. The researchers are experimenting with a range of different catalysts to improve both stability & efficiency."
www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wireless-device-makes-clean-fuel-from-sunlight-co2-and-waterWireless device makes clean fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water
Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional
4 months 3 days agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"Parsley Energy CEO: ‘I don’t think I’ll see 13m barrels a day again in my lifetime’" - he's only 37. "'Our industry is the industry of mobility & comfort,' he said - referring to fuel for car & air travel & for heating & air conditioning - '& mobility is being drastically rethought & there will be new innovations on comfort.' ...Capital markets have largely closed to shale producers in the past year as investors fled a sector that became famous for...an inability to repay debt. ...The shale sector...has often been led by mgt. teams who 'put up very little personal risk & had very lopsided upside reward based on growth'.
businessday.ng/financial-times/article/shale-boss-says-us-has-passed-peak-oil/Shale boss says US has passed peak oil - Businessday NG
US crude production has already peaked, according to one of the country’s leading shale executives, as producers battered by the price crash shun new...
4 months 1 week agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"Flares, which can burn for weeks at a time, have been shown to release chemicals such as benzene as well as fine particle pollution, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, heavy metals & black carbon. Several of these combustion-related pollutants have been associated with a higher risk of preterm birth & reduced birthweight in other contexts. ...10.6% were preterm, occurring before the 37th completed week of pregnancy. Preterm birth is associated w/complications such as immature lungs, difficulty regulating body temperature, poor feeding & slow weight gain." - 50% higher odds of this w/flaring
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200715142331.htmResearchers have found that exposure to flaring -- the burning off of excess natural gas -- at oil and gas production sites is associated with 50% higher odds of preterm birth, compared with no exposure.
4 months 3 weeks agoCitizens Allied for Integrity and Accountability
"The grand jury concluded the DEP’s responses to such problems amounted to sending the message: 'Leave fracking alone.' “Sadly, too many DEP employees listened,” [A.G.] Shapiro said. And the agency’s leadership, he said, is 'too cozy' with the industry. ...The grand jury report also criticized the Department of Health as being 'unable to meet the challenge' of understanding how the chemical-intensive process of fracking could affect human health [and] ...outlines political pressure at the agency to allow gas drilling to proceed."
stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2020/06/25/pa-grand-jury-report-on-fracking-dep-failed-to-protect-peoples-health/Pa. grand jury report on fracking: DEP failed to protect public health | StateImpact Pennsylvania
“Regulators were supposed to prevent abuse by big corporations, and level the playing field,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. “But they didn’t.”