Earlier this year, there were concerns that air pollution in Beijing would be a serious threat to athletes participating in outdoor events, especially running, and cycling. In fact I wrote several posts in the Spring that highlighted this issue that you read, and find...
In an interview on late-night television, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. outlined an energy manifesto for the next President of the United States. His comments, which were based on an article he published in Vanity Fair provide the nucleus for an potential STS investigation...
In an interview on late-night television, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. outlined an energy manifesto for the next President of the United States. His comments, which were based on an article he published in Vanity Fair provide the nucleus for an potential STS investigation...
Do you think there is any harm in going for a brisk 3-mile run on a summer afternoon in the metro-Atlanta area? It's not a good idea. The ozone level is highest in the late afternoon and early evening. Late afternoon readings of ozone are typically highest for the...
Earthday is a day for action and reflection. Some reflection follows: I read two wonderful books about birds this past year by Bernd Heinrich, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Vermont. The first was the Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through A...
Charles Blow had a very interesting op-ed column in the New York Times today entitled "all atmospherics, no climate." The op-ed focused on the graph shown below, generated from survey data by the Pew Research Center, which describes the percentage of Americans who...
