Motivated by a similar comparison in the Washington Post, here are my choices for what’s out and what’s in (mostly environmental) during the coming year. Cover the right-hand column and try to guess it. Out Continue reading
Author: William Schlesinger
William Schlesinger
air pollution, biogeochemistry, environmental health, faculty, recycling, resource use, toxicology, water pollution
air pollution, biogeochemistry, environmental health, faculty, recycling, resource use, toxicology, water pollution
Arsenic and Old Lace
we are bathed in, and breathe, an atmosphere with an arsenic content vastly in excess of what we have experienced during our evolutionary history as a species.
William Schlesinger
climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, natural habitat, population growth
climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, natural habitat, population growth
Oops, here comes another consumer
The continued belief that rising human numbers have no impact on the environment is misguided.
Nicholas was risen for to pisse
Production and use of nitrogen fertilizer is expensive and a significant source of air and water pollution and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Fine Dining
It pays to be a freshetarian locavore for the best nutrition and the least environmental impact.
The Whine of a Mosquito on a Summer Night
Overall, mosquitoes have been the deadliest predator of humans throughout history.
The Big Cave
Residential energy makes a huge contribution to energy use.
Recycling metals
with rising human population new (virgin) sources of ore will be mined to satisfy the demand for more products.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, faculty, fossil fuels, plastics, recycling, waste
agriculture, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, faculty, fossil fuels, plastics, recycling, waste
Rethinking Biodegradable
the storage of plant-derived carbon in everyday products that are landfilled may help sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Invasive Species
We pay close attention to human disease, but we let the global transport of exotic species, pests, and pathogens proceed with little notice.