Category: Project Green
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On the 30th Anniversary of World Oceans Day, SeaWorld Announces Commitment to Support UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 ‘Life Below Water’ with Nearly 60 Years of Taking Action to Protect Marine Animals and their Habitats
SeaWorld will continue to act on UN SDG 14 to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas, and marine resources SeaWorld has developed and supported various aquaculture programs that reintroduce healthy and abundant fish populations necessary to sustain sea life Restoring coral reef systems has been and remains a priority for SeaWorld in Florida and worldwide SeaWorld will maintain…
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How Can Changes to Urban Neighborhoods and Buildings Affect Microclimates and Energy Use?
Computational work uses a Chicago neighborhood to understand and quantify climate effects on building energy use from changes in urban design. The Science Heating and cooling for buildings is a large part of global energy demand. In the United States in 2010, buildings accounted for the biggest share (41 percent) of the nation’s energy consumption.…
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How Buildings Contribute to Urban Heating during Heat Waves
A bottom-up approach quantifies the contributions of human-caused heating from building energy The Science Previous research has found that heat waves and urban heat island effects reinforce each other’s effects. These heat islands are concentrations of buildings, paved areas, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat. Emissions of heat from buildings are an important…
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Avatar Against Food Waste
A digital twin for citrus fruits Newswise — On the way from the place of production to the consumer’s plate, about one third of all food worldwide spoils. One reason is unfavorable storage conditions along production and supply chains, including suboptimal storage at home. Researchers at Empa’s Biomimetical Membranes and Textiles laboratory in St. Gallen…
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A 50% Reduction in Emissions by 2030 Can be Achieved. Here’s How
Energy analysts pooled their knowledge to provide recommendations to fulfill the United States’ climate pledge Newswise — The United States has set an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030. Are we on track to succeed? A new study by a team of scientists and policy analysts from across the…
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Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Forecasts a Devastating Run of Hurricanes; Where and When Not Clear
Marine scientists and climate experts have sounded an alarm ahead of this year’s hurricane season: the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, an area of warm water that begins its journey in the Caribbean, is looking a lot like the 2005 model. As such, they’re forecasting another devastating parade of intense storms. Joseph Kuehl, associate professor…
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) Receives Lighthouse Award and Becomes a Water Safety Champion at the National Water Safety Conference
After record breaking drowning numbers in 2021, aquatics professionals, public health and safety officials, parents and federal representatives came together to share strategic ideas and to rally support for the reauthorization of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. FT. WORTH, Texas /PRNewswire/ — Over 300 water safety advocates gathered in person and virtually, at…
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Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees
Salamander living in redwoods is able to maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights Newswise — Salamanders that live their entire lives in the crowns of the world’s tallest trees, California’s coast redwoods, have evolved a behavior well-adapted to the dangers of falling from high places: the ability to parachute, glide and maneuver…
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Noisy jackdaw birds reach “consensus” before taking off
Newswise — On cold, dark winter mornings, small black crows known as jackdaws can be heard calling loudly to one another from their winter roosting spots in the U.K. before taking off simultaneously right around sunrise. Now, researchers who’ve studied their daily activities in unprecedented detail report evidence that these groups of hundreds of individuals…
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Gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin D
Newswise — Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a global health problem. Researchers used gene editing to turn off a specific molecule in the plant’s genome which increased provitamin D3 in both the fruit and leaves of tomato plants. It was then converted…