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NorthJersey.com Will Christie divert $200 million in recent environment settlements for opioid plan?NorthJersey.comEnvironmentalists and Democratic lawmakers are concerned that recent legal settlements between the Christie administration and polluters for almost $200 million could be diverted by the governor for purposes other than restoring polluted areas as he …

Oneonta Daily Star New York leaders are not protecting environmentOneonta Daily StarBut here’s a tale of two cities, Albany and Washington, D.C., both driven by politics and rhetoric rather than any clear dedication to the health of citizens or protection of our environment. Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s promise to defend us from … and more »

The Guardian Groceries code adjudicator deserves more powerThe GuardianLate cancellations to orders leave piles of unwanted fruit and veg rotting on compost heaps instead of filling our shopping baskets, say the signatories to this letter. Photograph: Alamy. Farming. Groceries code adjudicator deserves more power …

Stuff.co.nz The Green Party dilemma: the environment’s so mainstream and it’s both good and a challengeStuff.co.nz“That’s a deepening and a widening of public concern over the environment and particularly welcome in this election.” Both major parties reject suggestions that their environmental policy platforms might not be so developed had the Greens not been an ……

Harvard Business Review How Businesses Are Reducing Their Energy Costs and Building ResilienceHarvard Business ReviewBusiness leaders have significant concerns about energy. A Harvard Business Review Analytic Services report, sponsored by Siemens in conjunction with a national series of seminars focused on energy innovation, found that approximately 90 percent of … and more »

Energy industry says ‘no thanks’ to Trump offer of marine sanctuariesReutersWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In a bid to boost energy development, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering shrinking or eliminating 11 marine sanctuaries designed to protect 425 million acres of coral reefs, marine mammal … and more »

Financial Times Tories join demand for Theresa May to deliver on energy pledgeFinancial TimesNearly 200 MPs, including 76 Conservatives, called for Theresa May to deliver on her promise to cut energy bills for 17 million households in an awkward intervention on the eve of the Tory party conference. The prime minister made a bold promise…

IEEE Spectrum The Ridiculous Amount of Energy It Takes to Run BitcoinIEEE SpectrumThe Bitcoin leech sucking on the world’s power grids has been held in check, so far, by rapid gains in the energy efficiency of mining hardware. But energy and blockchain analysts are worried about the possibility of a perfect storm: Those efficiency ……

Yale Environment 360 Could Evaporation Be a Significant Source of Renewable Energy?Yale Environment 360One drawback of wind and solar power is intermittency, resulting in the need for energy storage. In a Yale Environment 360 interview, biophysicist Ozgur Sahin explains how evaporation from lakes and reservoirs could be transformed into a stable source …The US has…