No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
by Bill Schlesinger A few years ago, while buying some fish for dinner, I shied away from wild salmon in favor of farm-raised. It sounded like a good way to lessen my footprint on nature, and wild salmon are rather ...
Endangering endangered species
by Bill Schlesinger In the matter of the proposed revision of the Endangered Species Act, we should strongly oppose the removal of the word “harm” from the list of prohibited actions against threatened and endangered species. As written, the Act ...
The Orange Tide
by Bill Schlesinger There are always buyers and sellers, but the price of stocks is said to be determined by the best collective knowledge of the current and future value of a company in the marketplace. Similarly, predictions of future ...
From Headwaters to the Sea
From Headwaters to the Sea by Bill Schlesinger Just outside of our townhouse in North Carolina lies a shallow, linear depression that is mostly filled with autumn leaves. Come rain, this drainage way carries water downslope to Sandy Creek, a ...
Net Metering
by Bill Schlesinger In 2013, my wife and I built a home in Maine powered by 6.2 kW of Sunpower Solar panels installed by Revision Energy. Our solar panels are part of a “net-metering” program that has covered all our ...
Organofluoride contaminants
by Bill Schlesinger Agricultural extension agents in separate counties in Texas and Maine have reported high levels of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl) compounds in farmland soils, potentially contaminating groundwater and crops. Made only by humans, PFAS compounds have wide use ...
MAGA and the World’s Future
Vector of World Map Made of Stickman Figures Classic Blue by Bill Schlesinger In the past few months, I have asked myself repeatedly, how did Trump win? The question is even more pressing now that he has been inaugurated. Trump’s ...
The Methane Mystery
(Photo by: QAI Publishing/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) by Bill Schlesinger The concentration of methane in Earth’s atmosphere is increasing rapidly, which concerns atmospheric chemists because methane is a powerful contributor to global warming. Moreover, there is an acceleration ...
Fluoridation of drinking water, redux
by Bill Schlesinger Reposted from April 2016 due to the current controversy about fluorine in drinking water A few weeks ago, I read an article describing outrage among a group of citizens over fluoridation of their local drinking water. What’s ...
New Car Smell
by Bill Schlesinger Ah, the smell of a new car. To get inside a new car for a drive with friends is part of the American experience. The “new car smell” is a sign that you have arrived. When we ...