Removal of groundwaters that were recharged during the wetter Pleistocene epoch is a classic example of non-sustainable human behavior.
Category: sustainability
William H. Schlesinger
environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, resource use, sustainability, toxicology
environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, resource use, sustainability, toxicology
Environmental Justice
What constitutes environmental justice seems inherently subjective…
The Big Cave
Residential energy makes a huge contribution to energy use.
Recycling metals
with rising human population new (virgin) sources of ore will be mined to satisfy the demand for more products.
Recycling glass and other household stuff
Make sure your trips to the recycling center are efficient
The Size of Our Nest
The biosphere is under pressure, when the amount of stuff produced by humans exceeds the mass of all of nature
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.
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.
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.
James S. Clark, Duke University
biodiversity, climate, environmental policy, faculty, sustainability
biodiversity, climate, environmental policy, faculty, sustainability
The Future of Biodiversity
All other policy actions that could be taken now won’t matter if we fail to curb climate change.