Removal of groundwaters that were recharged during the wetter Pleistocene epoch is a classic example of non-sustainable human behavior.
Category: food
William H. Schlesinger and Emily S. Bernhardt
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, food, waste, water pollution
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, food, waste, water pollution
Ten Chickens in Every Pot
Housing a billion chickens in North Carolina is equivalent to living with 10,000,000 people with no sewage treatment.
Nicholas was risen for to pisse
Production and use of nitrogen fertilizer is expensive and a significant source of air and water pollution and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Fine Dining
It pays to be a freshetarian locavore for the best nutrition and the least environmental impact.
William H. Schlesinger
conservation, energy, environmental health, faculty, food, population growth, resource use
conservation, energy, environmental health, faculty, food, population growth, resource use
The Pursuit of Happiness
Countries such as the U.S., are likely engaging in much frivolous consumption of energy without benefits to health and happiness.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, conservation, environmental health, faculty, food, pesticides, toxicology
agriculture, conservation, environmental health, faculty, food, pesticides, toxicology
Hi-test Pesticides
Don’t let statistics of declining pesticide use fool you
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.
Agricultural Landscapes
Farms are no longer using cropland diversity to hedge their bets against pests, pathogens and drought.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution
agriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution
Atrazine
Atrazine resembles the growth hormones of other organisms, including frogs and potentially humans.
Food Waste
Cutting food waste in half would save 8% of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere—even more if we were to consume less beef in our diet.