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Bill Schlesinger
November 5, 2020November 21, 2020 Bill Schlesingeragriculture, faculty, food, sustainability, waste

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.

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aw402@duke.edu
November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 aw402@duke.eduUncategorized

Duke Campus Farm: Connecting the Community from Root to Shoot

Upon first glance, Duke Campus Farm (DCF) appears to be a sustainable farming operation located on the outskirts of Duke Forest (Duke Campus Farm, n.d.e). Yet in actuality, DCF is an organization that strives toContinue reading

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Yutong Feng
October 26, 2020 Yutong FengUncategorized

“Not To Be Helpful, but To Be Useful”

On a Sunday morning in late September, I walked up to a nearly-vacant corner lot at the intersection of Watts & Green in West Durham. The sun was still low enough to cast long streamsContinue reading

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Bill Schlesinger
October 26, 2020 Bill Schlesingerenvironmental policy, environmental politics, faculty

Science vs. Anti-science

Decisions made without science are derived from folklore or superstition

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Bill Schlesinger
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Bill Schlesingeragriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, natural habitat, pesticides, toxicology, water

One toke over the line sweet Jesus

Marijuana production by agribusiness will likely reduce direct impacts on nature

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eab135@duke.edu
October 5, 2020 eab135@duke.eduUncategorized

Refugees Find Common Ground to Grow: A Profile of Transplanting Traditions

The Roots: Meeting the Organization Food is a critical component of culture–it’s a familiar scent that brings you home; it’s a gathering place for family and friends; it’s a way to connect with others. FarmingContinue reading

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Bill Schlesinger
October 4, 2020 Bill Schlesingerfaculty

Shameless Self Promotion, Act II

Available on Amazon or directly from Elsevier.

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Bill Schlesinger
October 1, 2020October 31, 2020 Bill Schlesingeragriculture, carbon sequestration, faculty

The Futility of Soil Carbon Sequestration

Purposeful carbon sequestration in soil organic matter will require huge amounts of additional fertilizer production, with its own contributions to fossil fuel emissions and contamination of surface and groundwater

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Bill Schlesinger
September 23, 2020 Bill Schlesingercarbon sequestration, faculty, recycling, urban ecology

Embodied Energy in Housing

If we tear down an old building and replace it, we incur new costs of embodied energy in construction materials

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Bill Schlesinger
September 14, 2020 Bill SchlesingerArctic, climate, faculty

Upon Further Reflection

Polar scientists estimate that the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer by mid-century.

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