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
Category: population growth
Harvesting Earth’s bounty
Humans appropriate about 40% of all terrestrial plant production for various purposes
Pro-choice
Those who oppose legalized abortion should be vocal advocates of contraception and contraceptive education.
William Schlesinger
climate, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
climate, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
Some Thoughts for the New President
Scientists are not merely a special interest group.
William Schlesinger
biodiversity, conservation, faculty, marine studies, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
biodiversity, conservation, faculty, marine studies, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
Another Turn of the Screw
We continuously reset our perception of what nature is and where nature occurs, codifying degradation
William 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.
William 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.
Sprawling across the countryside
Nothing hurts more than to go back to some of my early haunts, only to find that they have succumbed to suburban development.
William Schlesinger
biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, faculty, forests, population growth
biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, faculty, forests, population growth
Human carbon
there is a direct and powerful correlation between the rise of the human population and the rise of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere during the past few decades.
Crowd-sourcing the environment
We will find it increasingly difficult to feed and shelter increasing numbers of humans across our planet