Climate change is not a hoax; resist.
William H. Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
biogeochemistry, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Category: climate
William H. Schlesinger
climate, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, faculty, renewable energy
climate, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, faculty, renewable energy
Net Metering
Solar power is essential to our future economy, health, and stabilization of climate.
William H. Schlesinger
climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, population growth
climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, population growth
MAGA and the World’s Future
The long-term problems facing Homo sapiens need a genuine sapient vision that we did not elect.
Duke Declares Victory
Laudable progress, but it seems that the declaration of net zero emissions may not be sustainable beyond 2024.
Ammonia as a fuel
Even modest leak rates of ammonia gas could exacerbate the already ubiquitous problems of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment,
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.
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
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.
Electric or gas?
Overall, electric vehicles are climate friendly.
Too Darn Hot
we are living in the hot, dry world that was predicted by computer models of the Earth’s climate.