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Tipoffs for Boulder, Colorado (Public Policy) Newsletter for Wednesday September 25, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Amazon and Johnson Controls Join Major Corporations in Launching Tender to Accelerate Deployment of Near-Zero Emissions Steel
BASALT, Colorado, Sept. 25 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * The Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform welcomes new members and invites producers to submit bids for the delivery of near-zero emissions iron and steel products by 2028. * * * The Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform (SSBP), a coalition of leading corporations working to advance the purchase of inaugural volumes of near-zero emissions steel in North America today released a Request   more

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: CU Boulder Launches New Course to Foster Inclusive and Safe Field Expeditions
BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * The new course trains field researchers to develop codes of conduct, implement safety protocols, and more * * * CIRES has teamed up with the ADVANCEGeo Partnership to develop ADVANCEing FieldSafety, a free online course that provides researchers with tools to promote safe and inclusive field environments. ADVANCEing FieldSafety is offered by CU Boulder thr  more

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Potential Indicators of Life on Other Planets Can Be Created in a Lab
BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CIRES researchers find certain biosignature molecules may not indicate life is present, contrary to popular thought * * * One way to understand the potential for life on far-off planets -- those in other solar systems that orbit different stars -- is to study a planet's atmosphere. Telescopic images often capture traces of gases that may indicate life and   more