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William H. Schlesinger
January 23, 2023 William H. Schlesingerbiogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, faculty, marine studies, oceans

The Deep Carbon Cycle

Subduction and volcanic emissions compose a long-term, slow cycle for carbon and these elements.

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William H. Schlesinger
January 9, 2023 William H. Schlesingercarbon sequestration, faculty, fossil fuels, plastics, recycling, waste

Disposal of Plastics

We need to incentivize plastic recycling

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December 30, 2022 Bill Schlesingerfaculty

What’s Out/What’s In for 2023

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

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William H. Schlesinger
December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 William H. Schlesingerair 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.

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William H. Schlesinger
November 27, 2022December 11, 2022 William H. Schlesingerclimate, 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.

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William H. Schlesinger
October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, air pollution, faculty, food, water, water pollution

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.

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William H. Schlesinger
October 17, 2022 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, faculty, food

Fine Dining

It pays to be a freshetarian locavore for the best nutrition and the least environmental impact.

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William H. Schlesinger
October 3, 2022 William H. Schlesingerclimate, environmental health, faculty, urban ecology

The Whine of a Mosquito on a Summer Night

Overall, mosquitoes have been the deadliest predator of humans throughout history.

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William H. Schlesinger
September 19, 2022 William H. Schlesingerconcrete, energy, faculty, resource use, sustainability, urban ecology

The Big Cave

Residential energy makes a huge contribution to energy use. 

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William H. Schlesinger
September 5, 2022 William H. Schlesingerenvironmental economics, faculty, recycling, resource use, sustainability

Recycling metals

with rising human population new (virgin) sources of ore will be mined to satisfy the demand for more products.

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The blog will offer a science-based analysis of current environmental topics, from regional to global levels, with an emphasis on making the science accessible to the general public.

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