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William H. Schlesinger
November 20, 2023 William H. Schlesingerclimate, energy, faculty, fossil fuels

Ammonia as a fuel

Even modest leak rates of ammonia gas could exacerbate the already ubiquitous problems of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment,

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William H. Schlesinger
November 6, 2023 William H. Schlesingerair pollution, climate, environmental health, faculty, forests

Wildfires and Air Quality

since 2016, wildfire smoke has reversed what had been a downward trend in PM 2.5 concentrations across the U.S.

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William H. Schlesinger
October 23, 2023 William H. Schlesingerbiodiversity, faculty

The Invisible Birds

Preston called the species left of the veil line—the invisible birds—those that are present at the site, but not seen by even a careful observer.

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William H. Schlesinger
October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, environmental policy, faculty, food, lakes and streams, pesticides, toxicology, water, water pollution

A Requiem for Roundup?

The question of glyphosate safety revolves around the efficacy of the EPA standard (700 ppb) as a threshold for direct and epigenetic effects.

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William H. Schlesinger
September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 William H. Schlesingerclimate, faculty, marine studies

The Downsizing of Nature?

as a result of hunting pressure, intensive fishing, and warmer temperatures, we can expect the average size of most animals to decline

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William H. Schlesinger
September 11, 2023September 25, 2023 William H. Schlesingerbiodiversity, climate, faculty, forests, natural habitat

Nature’s plant hardiness zones

With the onset of climate change, entirely new groupings of species are expected, with no likelihood that they have a past history of cooccurrence.

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William H. Schlesinger
August 30, 2023 William H. Schlesingerenvironmental economics, faculty, plastics, recycling

Rethinking Recycling

Focusing on paper, metal, and plastics produces the greatest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere and the most profitable operations.

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William H. Schlesinger
July 31, 2023 William H. Schlesingerclimate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, travel

Electric or gas?

Overall, electric vehicles are climate friendly. 

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William H. Schlesinger
July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 William H. Schlesingerclimate, environmental health, environmental politics, faculty, oceans

Too Darn Hot

we are living in the hot, dry world that was predicted by computer models of the Earth’s climate. 

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William H. Schlesinger
July 3, 2023 William H. Schlesingerenvironmental policy, faculty, lakes and streams, wetlands

Court-defined Wetlands

Delineation of wetlands and their importance in certain watersheds are scientific questions

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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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