Category: food

Bill Schlesinger
May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Bill Schlesingerenvironmental policy, faculty, food, marine studies, sustainability

When Bigger is Better

As the ocean’s stocks of fishes have been depleted under existing policy, some dramatic new changes are needed.

Bill Schlesinger
April 3, 2019 Bill Schlesingerbiodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth

Neo-Malthusianism

We must look beyond the self-centered view that we are the only masters of our own survival.

Bill Schlesinger
March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Bill Schlesingeragriculture, faculty, food

Super Plants?

It has been of great interest among plant geneticists to develop other crop plants that avoid photorespiration.

Bill Schlesinger
February 28, 2019 Bill Schlesingeragriculture, energy, environmental health, faculty, food, water

How Green is Your Milk?

Soy milk seems to leave the smallest footprint on the environment.

Bill Schlesinger
December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 Bill Schlesingerair pollution, biogeochemistry, climate, faculty, food

Silent but Deadly

All children are fascinated by farts. So are atmospheric chemists. Farts are produced by anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion in the intestine. About 1% of flatulence is composed of malodorous, volatile sulfur gases, derived from theContinue reading

Bill Schlesinger
October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Bill Schlesingeragriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, food

Potassium

Potassium…. may emerge as problematic…. as large areas of highly weathered tropical soils….are converted to agriculture.