A lot of the costs of climate change will be borne by society at large, through taxes and insurance premiums.
Category: environmental policy
Breast feeding
Certainly providing a low-risk environment for human health carries some costs.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests
agriculture, carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests
Additionality
No matter how much carbon they assimilate, the carbon uptake by an existing mature forest is not additional,
William Schlesinger
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, toxicology
air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, toxicology
Science at the EPA
All actions by the Environmental Protection Agency should be taken on the basis of science—not from religious beliefs, from payoffs, or to satisfy the desires of special interest groups.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Particulate Pollution
In the case of PM2.5 what you can’t see can hurt you.
William Schlesinger
biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
Are wood pellets a green fuel?
production of wood pellets for fuel is likely to put more CO2 in the atmosphere and maintain less biodiversity on the land during the next several decades.
William Schlesinger
climate, energy, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, population growth, renewable energy
climate, energy, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, population growth, renewable energy
Inequality
The perception of high inequality in society has been associated with instability and strife in human populations
William Schlesinger
air pollution, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, population growth, water pollution
air pollution, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, population growth, water pollution
Freshman year report card
Trump’s First Year Slightly less than a year ago, I used this blog to provide an open letter to Donald Trump regarding the environment (http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/citizenscientist/some-thoughts-for-the-new-president/). My points were simple: Use science to base environmental decisions;Continue reading
William Schlesinger
air pollution, biogeochemistry, climate, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
air pollution, biogeochemistry, climate, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
Chemtrails
There is no credible evidence that chemtrails exist.
Biogenic Energy
Forest biomass is not carbon-neutral in a meaningful time frame.