If we tear down an old building and replace it, we incur new costs of embodied energy in construction materials
Category: recycling
William H. Schlesinger
environmental economics, faculty, population growth, recycling, sustainability
environmental economics, faculty, population growth, recycling, sustainability
A Round Green Economy
Efficiency of resource use can lower demand, but not if the underlying population is growing and hoping to catch up in lifestyle.
Nylon Rope in the Sea
What astounded us is the sheer volume of nylon line discarded by fishing boats
Plastics at sea
Overall the blame for plastic pollution rests on you and me.
Life-time side-by-side comparison: Electric vs. gasoline automobiles
Over a similar lifetime, electric vehicles emit about 10-24% less greenhouse warming potential than conventional vehicles
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, recycling, waste, water, water pollution
air pollution, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, recycling, waste, water, water pollution
Poop
Poop is a resource that should be used more efficiently.
Holiday Lights
An LED may cost a little more, but they last longer and use much less energy.
Oh Tannenbaum
Buy a live Christmas tree and plant it in the early spring when it can resume its role to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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?
E-Waste
When we cast a blind eye to the exposure of people to toxics during the disassembly of our products, we are ignoring the true cost of those products to the environment—what economists call an externality.