A solar-powered campus would light the way for bright young minds of the next generation.
How green is your booze?
The energy expended to deliver a mixed drink is about three to four times lower than a glass of wine.
Oil Sands Redux
We need to ensure that inadvertent releases of unhealthy substances from oil sand operations are not overlooked and are properly regulated.
Whatever happened to peak oil?
The challenge of dealing with declining oil production will define the world we live in.
Bill Schlesinger
biodiversity, climate, conservation, energy, faculty, natural habitat, population growth
biodiversity, climate, conservation, energy, faculty, natural habitat, population growth
A Vibram Sole on Nature
The rapidly growing human population and its global economy are not likely to improve matters for the rest of the biosphere.
Bill Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, energy, environmental economics, faculty, recycling, renewable energy, waste
biogeochemistry, energy, environmental economics, faculty, recycling, renewable energy, waste
Lithium: It’s not just for bad moods anymore
Are lithium resources in short supply?
Oxygen in the atmosphere
I am not at all worried about the world running out of oxygen anytime soon.
Natural Gas or Coal: It’s all about the leak rate.
Environmental advocates face a dilemma with respect to natural gas
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.
Bill 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.