A lot of the proven reserves of fossil fuels must remain in the ground—never to be exploited.
Nuclear Winter
The circulation and behavior of the atmosphere connects our world, ensuring that what happens anywhere on Earth is felt everywhere.
Cannabis
Most of the energy used to grow marijuana indoors stems from electricity for high-intensity growth lights.
Plastics Everywhere
We have much to do to improve our understanding of the amount and fate of plastics at the Earth’s surface.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, carbon sequestration, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
agriculture, carbon sequestration, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Soil Carbon Sequestration
Suggestions that we can mitigate the impact of fossil fuel combustion by increasing carbon storage in soils are bogus.
Monarchs
Recent work…has shown that butterflies have declined at a rate of about 1.6% per year during the past 40 years.
Arboreal Dimensions of Biodiversity
The shape and volume—not just area—of trees growing in a forest creates an added dimension to the ecological and evolutionary setting.
Demented by what we breathe.
surprising increases in the mortality rates from dementia with increasing levels of air-borne particles.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, conservation, environmental health, faculty, food, pesticides, toxicology
agriculture, conservation, environmental health, faculty, food, pesticides, toxicology
Hi-test Pesticides
Don’t let statistics of declining pesticide use fool you
Costs of invasive species
Managing to reduce the transport and arrival of alien species will not be cheap