Daedalus, Summer 1996
…portions of the land currently in crops can revert to Nature. This will not happen by itself, nor will it happen if today’s scarcity of grain transfixes us. Countering humanity’s…
…portions of the land currently in crops can revert to Nature. This will not happen by itself, nor will it happen if today’s scarcity of grain transfixes us. Countering humanity’s…
…today’s scarcity of grain transfixes us. Countering humanity’s multiplying population and wealth to spare habitat for Nature requires never-ending research, encouraging incentives, and smart farmers.”–Paul E. Waggoner “Energy industries and…
…years. At 600m2 each, the USA increase would consume 6 million hectares, about the land area of Belgium plus the Netherlands or five Connecticuts. Globally, if everyone new builds at the…
…https://deepcarbon.net/rewriting-textbook-fossil-fuels Coverage here: Decade-Long Geology Project Rewrites Origins of Earth’s Methane 22 April 2019 Discover Our old friend Tommy Gold would be thrilled. A paper by Peter Barry and Co….
…decline in age-standardardized cancer death rates since 1990, resulting “mostly from reductions in tobacco use, increased screening allowing early detection of several cancers, and modest to large improvements in treatment…
…more operating commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) facilities was twice that in communities with no such facilities (24 versus 12 percent). In communities with two or more…
…drop in IOU, they could counter the 2 percent rise in population and wealth and reduce timber consumption 0.5 percent annually. Millers The past century. In equation 1, millers exert their leverage…
…counterpart in 1900. In the US, likely continuing fall in intensity of use of forest products should more than counter the effects of growing population and affluence, leading to an…
…the sustainability challenge of growth (P × A), and that innovation or efficient technology that lowers T can counter rising consumption (P × A × C). Income elasticity can accommodate…
The recorded plenary talks from POGO’s International Virtual Conference on the use of Environmental DNA (eDNA) in Marine Environments: Opportunities and Challenges can be found here. A direct link to…