A lot of the costs of climate change will be borne by society at large, through taxes and insurance premiums.
environmental policy
No Country for Clean Cars
In light of this assault on an environmental policy that did its job, what can a despairing environmentalist do?
Ben Siegelman
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, marine studies, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, marine studies, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
Gleaning from the Gleaners
How do you learn from those with whom you can’t communicate? This question has posed a methodological and ethical quandary as I work on community-based mangrove restoration with Marine Conservation Philippines. My research explores localContinue reading
Ben Siegelman
conservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, forests, internships, Monitoring for Community Engagement in Filipino Mangrove Restoration, students, sustainability, travel
Questioning Our Roots
“Hi Joe!” I hear this cheery call often while doing community-based conservation in the Philippines. Filipinos frequently call foreigners “Joe.” It’s a rich, if casual, reference to the military nature of U.S.-Filipino relations: “Joe” derivesContinue reading
Breast feeding
Certainly providing a low-risk environment for human health carries some costs.
Additionality
No matter how much carbon they assimilate, the carbon uptake by an existing mature forest is not additional,
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, toxicology
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, toxicology
Science at the EPA
All actions by the Environmental Protection Agency should be taken on the basis of science—not from religious beliefs, from payoffs, or to satisfy the desires of special interest groups.
Farms and Forests: the Future of Federal Climate Policy?
What will it take to reduce our national greenhouse gas emissions by 80% in 2050? That is a question I’ve been grappling with all year as part of Duke’s Bass Connections program, an initiative thatContinue reading
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Particulate Pollution
In the case of PM2.5 what you can’t see can hurt you.
Bill Schlesinger
biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
Are wood pellets a green fuel?
production of wood pellets for fuel is likely to put more CO2 in the atmosphere and maintain less biodiversity on the land during the next several decades.