Back home in Long Island, I had the opportunity to go seal-watching at Cupsogue Beach Park, where the Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. (CRESLI) has been monitoring populations of seals and cetaceans since 2004.
Why I Chose Environmental Sciences and Policy
Ever since I called my mom less than two months into my first semester at Duke to tell her I was thinking about majoring in environmental sciences and policy, I have not looked back. IContinue reading
The Elephant in the Corner.
Reliance on population growth is a hollow and blunt instrument to ensure economic growth
Dreams of a Green Silk Road, Part 2: Matters of Perspective
Part 2 of this series provides a taste of the complex discussions facilitated at a conference on environmentally and socially responsible international investment held at Duke Kunshan University, where participants reached across disciplinary boundaries as well as geographic ones.
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, faculty, natural habitat
agriculture, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, faculty, natural habitat
What Makes a Healthy Ecosystem?
[We need] a report card that grades plant production, soil organic matter, biodiversity and nutrient balance against our best measures of what they would be in a world without humans.
Dreams of a Green Silk Road, Part 1: Responsible Development Across Borders
In the first of a 3-part series on the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI), I introduce the context of the Belt and Road, and ask some of the burning questions raised at this fall’s conference on environmentally and socially responsible international investment held at Duke Kunshan University.
Working Groups Work! The Ocean Policy Working Group
Being a Coastal Environmental Management student, I eagerly joined the Ocean Policy Working Group (OPWG) at the start of fall semester.
Highlights from the 2018 Living Planet Report
This year’s Living Planet Report feels particularly alarming, as it repeatedly cites 2020 as the pivotal year by which we must move beyond “business as usual” if we are to reverse a drastic decline of natural systems.
A Duke Undergrad’s Thoughts on the Environment and Food
Welcome to my blog, Blue Devil’s Food for Thought! I’ll be writing about the undergraduate experience, student life, pressing environmental issues and food systems, ranging from agriculture to dining at restaurants. For some background, IContinue reading
(Mid)westward Expansion: Election Paves Way for U.S. Climate Alliance growth
Finally, the dust from the 2018 midterm election has settled. The general wisdom is that the returns were mixed for proponents of environmental and climate change policy. Here are a few key takeaways.