Jan 15, 2021
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YETI and Conservation International have joined forces to develop and execute conservation-themed initiatives for the Natural Selection Tour, as it kicks off in Jackson Hole on February 3, 2021. As part of the Natural Selection Tour’s mission to inspire a global audience to forge a deeper relationship with the outdoors, the Tour strives to be zero-waste and carbon-balanced, while integrating environmental education and advocacy efforts.
The Natural Selection Tour is the first winter sports tour to showcase the world’s top riders from Olympians to big mountain film icons. The first stop, the YETI Natural Selection at Jackson Hole will debut live on Red Bull TV this February 3-9. A manifestation of pro snowboarder Travis Rice’s wildest dreams, the Tour’s innovative format will reveal riders’ full creative expression and require a deep knowledge of backcountry conditions to reign supreme. Throughout the Tour, riders will be competing on some of the plan
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Bioenergy company Enviva and blockchain firm GoChain partnered for a pilot designed to enhance the traceability of sustainable biomass or more specifically, wood pellets. The pilot is among the largest-scale projects in the biomass industry and its results may provide insights into how to improve Enviva’s existing proprietary Track & Trace system.
The company is the largest producer of industrial wood pellets burned as an energy source to generate electricity and heat, and is a renewable alternative to coal. Enviva is listed on the NYSE with a market capitalization of $1.8 billion. The company is keen to emphasize that it uses low-quality wood that would otherwise be discarded and the forests will be replanted or regenerated.
NSF providing critical support in COVID-19 fight
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is facing one of the greatest challenges of its history. Addressing the wide-ranging impact of the pandemic requires the combined efforts of researchers across numerous scientific disciplines. As the only U.S. federal agency that supports fundamental research across all fields of science and engineering, the U.S. National Science Foundation has been an integral part of the response. The foundation has made more than 1,200 awards totaling over $200M to study multiple aspects of the pandemic. With this support, researchers have gained insight into how the virus spreads, developed improved personal protective measures, and are beginning to address the long-range mental health impact of the pandemic.
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A model for the nation: Mothers hope in-progress brick garden will show gravity of gun violence loss
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Marlene Miller-Pratt speaks the New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence in November. Celeste Robinson-Fulcher is to the left.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /
NEW HAVEN There will be more than 600 bricks in the garden, each representing a life cut short by gun violence in New Haven since 1976, many of them by people wielding illegal and gray market guns.
Each will mark the end of a person’s life and a family’s pain.