We pay close attention to human disease, but we let the global transport of exotic species, pests, and pathogens proceed with little notice.
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.
Oil and water don’t mix
Most of the oil in the sea comes from human activities near the coast.
William H. Schlesinger
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, faculty, forests, fossil fuels, renewable energy
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, faculty, forests, fossil fuels, renewable energy
What is BECCS anyway?
Overall, the energy used in BECCS adds about 30% to the carbon emissions to the atmosphere from burning biomass directly.
William H. Schlesinger
Arctic, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, marine studies, oceans, sea level
Arctic, climate, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, marine studies, oceans, sea level
Greenland Ice
If Greenland were to melt completely, sea level would rise by about 7 meters (21 feet) flooding most coastal areas worldwide
Forest attributes
When these forests are cleared, the lower rates of transpiration may lead to permanent reductions in regional rainfall, and slow recovery of the forest.
William H. Schlesinger
environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
Drugs in your drinking water
Not all pharmaceutical compounds can be removed by traditional methods of treating wastewater.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, renewable energy
agriculture, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, renewable energy
No good deed goes unpunished
biofuels have had huge economic benefits to the agricultural sector, but they are associated with increased emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere,
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, energy, faculty, fossil fuels, methane, wetlands
agriculture, biogeochemistry, energy, faculty, fossil fuels, methane, wetlands
Methane: a synoptic view
Methane concentrations were relatively constant in the atmosphere until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
William H. Schlesinger
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental politics, faculty, forests, renewable energy
carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental politics, faculty, forests, renewable energy
Smoke, mirrors, and wood pellets
if we are serious about mitigating climate change, we must shift our attention to sources of energy that emit no greenhouse gases to the atmosphere