Every year the Washington Post publishes a list of “What’s Out and What’s In” for Washington, D.C. On New Year’s Day, we always spend a few minutes with friends trying to guess “What’s In.” IContinue reading
Author: William Schlesinger
Silent but Deadly
All children are fascinated by farts. So are atmospheric chemists. Farts are produced by anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion in the intestine. About 1% of flatulence is composed of malodorous, volatile sulfur gases, derived from theContinue reading
We’re making it tough for Santa Claus
We better watch out for Santa, the elves, and the reindeer or we’ll not hear those hooves on the rooftop.
The Elephant in the Corner.
Reliance on population growth is a hollow and blunt instrument to ensure economic growth
William 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.
The Fabric for Our Lives
I asked myself whether cotton vs. linen shirts, or nylon or denim pants, left a greater footprint on the environment.
On Losing Your Marbles
Several new studies suggest that air pollutants in general—gases as well as particles—may be responsible for widespread cognitive decline in the human population
Replication in global change ecology
The opposition to global warming theory would melt in the face of an experiment with five Earth’s receiving no treatment and five Earth’s with CO2 added to the atmosphere
Guns and Roses
The Clean Water Act was designed to keep dangerous things out of our environment; a little bit of rational firearms regulation would do likewise.
Inside the EPA
The SAB is no place to serve if you value your time and potential contributions to protecting the environment of our nation