Tropical mosquitoes that carry these diseases are expanding northward in the United States and elsewhere.
Author: William Schlesinger
Size Matters
The most efficient way to preserve biodiversity in North America will be to insure the preservation of large tracts of habitat
Wildlife is where you find it
Recently, I was in New York City on a warm spring day, hustling with the multitudes down Park Avenue in Midtown along the concrete walks that pass by J.P. Morgan-Chase, Deutsch Bank, and other giantsContinue reading
You have cancer!
Environmental effects may increase the incidence of cancer in tissues that are predisposed to have a high risk due to frequent stem cell divisions.
Biofuel forests for the future?
The forest products industry likes to cut trees, but trees are the most efficient way we know to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, population growth, sustainability
biogeochemistry, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, population growth, sustainability
In quest of the steady-state
Sustainability will not be achieved with rising human population and increasing resource use.
E-Waste
When we cast a blind eye to the exposure of people to toxics during the disassembly of our products, we are ignoring the true cost of those products to the environment—what economists call an externality.
Fluoridation of drinking water
The advent of fluoridated water would seem to be a good example of better living through biogeochemistry.
Kitchen Disposals
Composting kitchen waste helps “close the loop” to achieve a sustainable human society where wastes are recycled back into the production of useful goods.
Energy Sprawl
Renewables have many advantages, but lessening the impact of energy provision on natural habitat does not appear to be among them.