The past use of phosphorus fertilizers has left of legacy of pollution that we must consider if we are to have any success in cleaning up water quality.
Author: William Schlesinger
Geoengineering Revisited
Scientific investigation is always advised, but experience suggests some caution in the application of geoengineering of our planet
Ocean Acidification
The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an increasing toll on the shellfish and corals of the seas.
COVID and Air Pollution
You can’t expect to have healthy people in a dirty environment.
Cats, revisited
Many indicate they would accept policies that would require a bell on cats’ collars.
The Size of Our Nest
The biosphere is under pressure, when the amount of stuff produced by humans exceeds the mass of all of nature
Get Right with Whales
For Right Whales, the situation is dire, and extinction is the moral equivalent of murder
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, land use, water, water pollution
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, land use, water, water pollution
The Source of the Yellow River
the color of rivers seen from space may provide a better index of the health of rivers than simple visual observations from land
Energy of Personal Transport
Personal choices and environmental policies that increase vehicle occupancy will have the greatest reduction on our environmental impact.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
agriculture, air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
Overpopulation
Only with a population growth rate of zero might we have some hope for planetary stability.