2007 | ||||
| Date | Paper | Download | Presenter | Snack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12 | "Congestion, pollution, and benefit-to-cost ratios of US public transit systems"
Jon D. Harford Transportation Research, March 2006 | Josh | ||
| June 28 | "Taxing Carbon to Finance Tax Reform"
Craig Hanson & James R. Hendricks Jr. Duke Energy/World Resources Institue Issue Brief, March 2006 | Chris W. | ||
| June 6 | "Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality"
Alex Farrell April 18, 2007 | Hari | ||
| May 30 | "Environmental Stories to Watch in 2006"
World Resources Institute December 14, 2005 | Troy | ||
| May 22 | "How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor"
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer Foreign Affairs, May/June 2007 | Chris | Joe | |
| May 15 | IPCC Working Group III
4th Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change" | Brownies & Chex Mix (Joe) | ||
| May 8 | No reading group. Good luck on finals! | |||
| May 1 | Avoiding Green Market Myopia
Jacquelyn A. Ottman, Edwin R. Stafford, and Cathy L. Hartman Environment. 48(5) 2006. pp. 22-36 | All | Ginger snaps, hummus, chips (Chris W) | |
| Apr 17 | IPCC WG2, 4th Report
Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Anny, Chris, Micah, Vanessa | Aweewan
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| Apr 3 | Life Cycle Analysis of energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ground Shipping in the United States: Case Study of the U.S. Postal Service
Aweewan Mangmeechai and H. Scott Matthews Green Design Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Working Paper. March 30, 2007. | Aweewan | Chris C.
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| Mar 27 | Transportation, Urban Development, and Greenhouse Gases: Patterns of Consumption and Justice In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jon Neff PhD Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography. 2005. (Discussion will focused Ch. 6 & 7) | Vincent | Guacamole and chips
(Ian) | |
| Mar 20 | Risks of the oil transition
A E Farrell and A R Brandt Environmental Research Letters 1 (2006) pp. 1-6 | pdf
Another related article | Hari | Muffins, Cookies, and Biscotti
(Cristina) |
| Mar 13 | Don’t Forget Long-Term Fundamental Research in Energy
George M. Whitesides and George W. Crabtree Science 315 (2007) p. 796-798 Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy Use Nathan S. Lewis Science 315 (2007) p. 798-801 | Whitesides
Lewis | Josh | Vincent
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| Mar 6 | Shared producer and consumer responsibility — Theory and practice
Manfred Lenzen, Joy Murraya, Fabian Sack, Thomas Wiedmann Ecological Economics 61. 2007. pp. 27 – 42 | Chris W. | Sliced Mango and Brownies
(Joe) | |
| Feb 27 | Who Killed the Electric Car?
Chris Paine Sony Pictures Classics, 2006. (92 min.) | website | Chocolate chip cookies
(Chris W.) | |
| Feb 20 | Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems
David Pimentel, Paul Hepperly, James Hanson, David Douds, Rita Seidel Bioscience. 55(7) 2005. pp. 573-582 | Chris C. | Pumpkin Muffins
(Cortney) | |
| Feb 6 | I.P.C.C. Fourth Assessment Report
International Panel on Climate Change Release date: Friday February 2, 2007 | IPCC Website
History of IPCC | Anny and Chris W. | ?
(Hari) |
| Jan 30 | Life Cycle of the Corn-Soybean Agroecosystem for Biobased Production
Amy E. Landis, Shelie A. Miller, and Thomas L. Theis Environment Science and Technology, ASAP Release January 2007. | article
supporting info | Cortney | Pita chips, crackers and macadamia nuts.
(Anny) |
| Jan 23 | Using Input-Output Analysis to Measure the Environmental Pressure of Consumption at Different Spatial Levels
Jesper Munksgaard, Mette Wier, Manfred Lenzen, and Christopher Dey Journal of Industrial Ecology 9, 2005. pp. 169 - 185 | Anny | Nilla Wafers and Salsa
(Cortney) | |
| Jan 16 | Toward Inherently Secure and Resilient Societies
Brad Allenby and Jonathan Fink Science 309, 2005 pp. 1034-1036 Designing Resilient, Sustainable Systems Joseph Fiksel Environmental Science & Technology 37, 2003. pp. 5330-5339 | Allenby
Fiksel | Troy | Hummus, pita, carrots, and mint/white chocolate cookies
(Joe) |
2006 | ||||
| Dec 19 | The Future of Food (Documentary)
Deborah Koons Garcia (Director, Writer, Producer) | synopsis | Troy
| Choco-cherry-pecan cookies
(Cortney) |
| Dec 12 | David Tilman, Jason Hill, Clarence Lehman
Carbon-Negative Biofuels from Low-Input High-Diversity Grassland Biomass Science 314, 2006. pp. 1598-1600 | link to pdf | Cortney / Troy | Ginger Snaps and Veggie Crisps
(Troy) |
| Dec 5 | Diet, Energy and Global Warming
Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin Earth Interactions 10, 2006 | Josh | Brownies and Baby Carrots
(Troy) | |
| Nov 21 | Thanksgiving break, no reading group.
| Challenge | ||
| Nov 14 | A Heavy Load: The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families
Barbara J. Lipman Center for Housing Policy October 2006 | Cortney | Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
(Micah/Amelia) | |
| Nov 7 | Environmental Impacts of Products: A Detailed Review of Studies
Arnold Tukker and Bart Jansen J of Industrial Ecology 10(3) 2006. pp. 159-182 | Chris W. | Heather | |
| Oct 31 | The Big Box Calculator: A Guide to Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Large Retail Stores
Dahlia Chazan, Dr. John Talberth, Rajesh Shah, Brian Lowe, Doug Wein and Anoo Roche Redefining Progress Report | Micah | Cookies and Jello
(Vincent) | |
| Oct 24 | Rethinking Organic Aerosols: Semivolatile Emissions and Photochemical Aging (Research Presentation)
Andrew P. Grieshop, Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, CMU | Abstract
Background | Andy | Pita chips, pretzels and cookies.
(Chris W.) |
| Oct 17 | "A Future For Carbon Taxes"
Andrea Baranzini, Jose Goldemberg, Stefan Speck Ecological Economics 32, 2000. pp. 395-412 | Chris w. | Vegan Apple Cookies
(Josh) | |
| Oct 10 | "A strategy for introducing hydrogen into transportation"
Alexander E.Farrell, David W.Keith, James J.Corbett Energy Policy (31) 2003. pp. 1357-67 | Heather | Chips, Salsa, Veggie Chips and Fudge Stripes
(Greg) | |
| Oct 3 | "A discussion of the state-of-art research on
environmentally conscious material selection
methodologies for the reduction of products’ toxic impact"
Feng Lin and Li Lin J of Sustainable Product Design 3, 2003. pp. 119-134 | Aurora | ?
(Matt) | |
| Sept 26 | "Global Sustainability and the Creative Destruction of Industries"
Stuart L. Hart and M.B. Milstein Sloan Management Review, Fall 1999, pp. 23-33 | .doc file | Greg | Vegan Chocolate Bundt Cake and Watermelon
(Chris C.) |
| Sept 19 | "Poverty and Environmental Degradation: Review and Analysis of the Nexus"
Anantha Duraiappah World Development 26(12) pp. 2169-79 | Paulina | Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Bread
(Cortney) | |
| Sept 12 | Greenhouse Gases from Building and Operating Electric Power Plants in
the Upper Colorado River Basin
Pacca and Horvath, ES&T 2002 | link to ES&T article, 2002, 207k | Joe | Brownies, veggies and pretzels
(Pauli) |
| Sept 5 | Mobility 2030
world Business Council for Sustainable Development 2004. | Overview, 136k
Full Report, 17k Executive Summary, 20k | Troy | Bundt Cake and Watermelon
(Aurora) |
| Aug 29 | Getting Serious About Sustainability
Thomas Graedel and Robert Klee Environmental Science & Technology 36(4) 2002. | PDF, 136k
Comment, 17k Response, 20k | Cortney | Pizza and Drinks
(Scott) |
| Aug 22 | Mixing Entropy and Product Recycling
Timothy G. Gutowski and Jeffrey B. Dahmus Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, 2005. | PDF, 904k
| Troy | Ants on a Log
(Troy) |
| Aug 1 | Confronting Amphibian Declines and Extinctions
Joseph R. Mendelson III et al. Science 313 (5783) 2006 p. 48 ...also included are links to Supporting Material and a several articles referenced in Mendelson et al. |
PDF and Supporting Material, 117K
Krajick, 686K Pounds, 387K Global Amphibian Assessment Disappearing Jewels, 3.7M Disappearing Jewels, Appendix 3, 1.3M | Troy | Ginger Snaps, Chips and Salsa
(Cortney) |
| Jul 25 |
"Operational Sustainability Metrics Assessing Metric Effectiveness in the Context of Electronics-Recycling Systems"
Jennifer Atlee and Randolf Krichain Environmental Science and Technology 2006 40(14) pp 4506-4513 | PDF, 164K | Cortney | Watermelon, chips, salsa
(Troy) |
| Jul 18 |
"Hydrocarbon Emissions from In-Use Commercial Aircraft during Airport Operations"
Scott C. Herndon, et al Environmental Science and Technology 2006 40(14) pp 4406 - 4413 | Herdon, 204K | Joe |
Blueberry Buckle
(Joe) |
| Jun 20 |
"Informing the Green Consumer: The Debate Over the Use and Abuse of Environmental Labels"
J. Salzman Journal of Industrial Ecology 1(2) 2001 pp. 11-21 "Eco-labels and Electric Monks" Roland Clift, Rosalind Malcolm, Henrikke Baumann, Lucy Connell, Gareth Rice Journal of Industrial Ecology 9(3) "A Method for Green Rating of Automobiles" J.M. DeCicco, M. Thomas Journal of Industrial Ecology 3(1) |
Salzman, 777K
Clift, 51K DeCicco, 1.3M |
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| Jun 13 |
"The Global Atmospheric Environment for the Next Generation"
F. Detener et. al. Environmental Science & Technology 40(11) 2006. pp.3586-94 Mar 31, 2002 | PDF, 950K |
| Spinach Pesto, Cheese and Crackers
(Aurora) |
| Jun 6 |
"This Steer's Life"
Michael Pollan New York Times Sunday Magazine Mar 31, 2002 |
PDF, 80K
Website Fresh Air Interview, Streaming Audio |
| Lick yo fingers
chocolate chip cookies and carrots (Chris W) |
| May 23 |
"Biosolids - A Fuel or a Waste? An Integrated Appraisal of Five Co-Combustion Scenarios with Policy Analysis"
Elise Cartmell et. al. Environmental Science and Technology 40 pp. 649-658 | PDF, 694K |
| (Paulina)
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| May 16 |
International EIO-LCA
Chris Weber |
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| May 3 |
The Whale Warriors
Peter Heller National Geographic Adventure |
PDF, 163K
Adventure Online Video Clip |
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| Apr 25 |
Choose one:
"CO2 Accounts for Open Economies: Producer or Consumer Responsibility?" Jesper Munksgaard, Klaus Alsted Pedersen Energy Policy 29 2001 pp. 327-334 "The Role of CO2 Embodiment in US-China Trade" Bin Shuia, Robert C. Harriss Energy Policy 2006 (in press) |
Munksgaard
Shui |
| Ginger crisp
(Cortney) |
| Apr 11 |
"Resource Conserving Agriculture Increases Yield in Developing Countries"
J.N. Pretty et. al. Environmental Science and Technology 40(4) 2006 pp. 1114-9. "Sustainable Agriculture Delivers the Crops" (Environmental News) Catherine M. Cooney Environmental Science and Technology 40(4) 2006 pp. 1091-2. |
PDF, 202K
website |
| BBQ Chips / Fritos (Annie)
Cookies (Kyle) |
| Apr 4 |
"The Value of Open Space: Evidence from Studies of Nonmarket Benefits"
Virginia McConnell and Margaret Walls Resources For the Future Report, Jan 2005. |
| German snacks and carrots
(Heather) | |
| Mar 28 |
Choose one:
"Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel" Andre Nel, Tian Xia, Lutz Madler, Ning Li Science 311 2006. pp. 622-627 "Life Cycle Benefits of Using Nanotechnology To Stabilize Platinum-Group Metal Particles in Automotive Catalysts" Shannon Lloyd, Lester Lave, H. Scott Matthews Environmental Science and Technology 39. 2005. pp. 1384-1392 "Life Cycle Economic and Environmental Implications of Using Nanocomposites in Automobiles" Shannon Lloyd and Lester Lave Environmental Science and Technology 37. 2003. pp. 3458-3466 |
PDF, 221K
PDF, 354K PDF, 196K |
| Pine Nut Hummus/Pita, Veggies/Dip
(Troy) |
| Mar 21 |
Choose one:
"Ethanol's Energy Return on Investment: A Survey of the Literature 1990-Present" Roel Hammerschlag Environmental Science and Technology 40(6) 2006. pp 1744-50 "A review of assessments conducted on bio-ethanol as a transportation fuel from a net energy, greenhouse gas, and environmental life-cycle perspective" Harro von Blottnitz and Mary Ann Curran Journal of Cleaner Production Accepted, in press as of Mar. 1 |
Hammerschlag
Blottnitz |
| Cranberry bread and jam
(Aurora) |
| Mar 7 |
Choose one:
"Global Climate Change" Jeffrey Zinn Congressional Research Service. Sep 7, 2005 Order Code: IB89005 "Learning from the U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts" M. Granger Morgan, Robin Cantor, William C. Clark, Ann Fisher, Henry D. Jacoby, Anthony C. Janetos, Ann P. Kinzig, O. Jerry Melillo, Roger B. Street, and Thomas J. Wilbanks Environmental Science and Technology. Vol 39 No. 23 (2005) pp 9023-9032 "American Exceptionalism? Similarities and Differences in National Attitudes Toward Energy Policy and Global Warming" DM Reiner, TE Curry, MA de Figueiredo, HJ Herzog, SD Ansolabehere, K Itaoka, F Johnsson, M Odenberger Environmental Science and Technology Online First Feb 2006. |
Zinn, 165K
Morgan, 161K Reiner, 118K |
| Josh
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| Feb 28 |
"Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior"
Paul C. Stern Journal of Social Issues. Vol 56 No. 3 (2000) pp 407-424 | PDF, 317K |
| Pretzels and cookies
(Joe and Chris) |
| Feb 21 |
Choose one:
"Sustainability Indicators for Energy Systems to Enhance Decision Making Processes" T.J. Petrovic and H.J. Wagner USAEE Sep 2005 Conference Proceedings "Effectiveness of displaying energy consumption data in residential houses Analysis on how the residents respond" Tsuyoshi Ueno, Ryo Inada, Osamu Saeki and Kiichiro Tsuji ECEEE 2005 Summer Study |
PDF, 210K
PDF, 595K |
| Carrots and Ginger Snaps
(Cortney) |
| Feb 14 |
"Is a richer-but-warmer world better than poorer-but-cooler worlds?"
Indur M. Goklany USAEE Sep 2005 Conference Proceedings |
PDF, 317K
Follow up: One Liner Objections, 2.1M |
| Brownie Scoops, apples and mixed fruit
(Paulina) |
| Feb 7 | Journal of Industrial Ecology
Special issue on Eco-Efficiency | JIE |
| Chinese New Year Candy! (Cheryl)
Ooey-gooey brownies and chocolate chip cookies (Jeff) |
| Jan 25 |
"Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable Consumption: A Critical Review"
Edgar G. Hertwich Environmental Science and Technology. Vol 39 No. 13 (2005) pp 4673-4684 | PDF, 320K |
| Baklava!
(Cortney) |
| Jan 16 | "A Study of Fuel Efficiency and Emission Policy Impact on Optimal Vehicle Design Decisions"
Jeremy J. Michalek, Panos Y. Papalambros, and Steven J. Skerlos Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Vol 126 (2004) pp. 1062-1070 Further reading: "Linking Marketing and Engineering Product Design Decisions via Analytical Target Cascading" Jeremy J. Michalek, Fred M. Feinberg, and Panos Y. Papalambros J Product Innovation Management Vol 22 (2005) pp. 42–62 and related conference proceedings |
ASME 2004, 321K
Further reading: JPIM 2005, 382K TMCE 2004, 547K DETC 2003, 563K |
| Baby carrots and cookies
(Joe) |
2005 | ||||
| Dec 14 | The Corporation
Documentary by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbot and Joel Bakan Big Picture Media Corp. 2003 Based on the book 'The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power' by Joel Bakan | website |
| Popcorn, Chips and Salsa (Troy)
Pineapple and Drinks (Chris) |
| Dec 7 | "Energy Intensity of Computer Manufacturing: Hybrid Assessment Combining Process and Economic Input-Output Methods"
Eric Williams ES&T Vol 38 (2004) pp. 6166-6174 "The 1.7 Kilogram Microchip: Energy and Material Use in the Production of Semiconductor Devices" Eric Williams, Robert U. Ayres and Miriam Heller ES&T Vol 36 (2002) pp. 5504-5510 "Energy and Chemical Use in the Production Chain for Microchips" Eric Williams, Robert U. Ayres and Miriam Heller IEEE (2002) pp. 184-189 |
PDF, 168K
PDF, 90K PDF, 715K |
| Vegan Cookies
(Eric) |
| Nov 30 | "Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices"
David Tilman, Kenneth G. Cassman, Pamela A. Matson, Rosamond Naylor and Stephen Polasky Nature. Vol 418 (2002) pp. 671-677 | PDF, 221K |
| Melt in your Mouth and Hand Oatmeal Honey Cookies and Sweet Bread
(Jeff) |
| Nov 16 | "Carbon Unlocked From Soils"
E. Detlef Schulze and Annette Freibauer Nature. Vol 437 (2005) pp. 205-206 "Carbon losses from all soils across England and Wales 1978–2003" Pat H. Bellamy, Peter J. Loveland, R. Ian Bradley, R. Murray Lark and Guy J. D. Kirk Nature. Vol 437 (2005) pp. 245-248 "Managing Soil Carbon" Rattan Lal, Michael Griffin, Jay Apt, Lester Lave, and M. Granger Morgan Science. Vol. 304 (2005) pp. 393 Responses and discussion from Vol. 305 included. |
Schulze, 322K
Bellamy, 224K Lal, 187K |
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| Nov 9 |
"Live Better by Consuming Less: Is There a 'Double Dividend' in Sustainable Consumption?"
Tim Jackson Journal of Industrial Ecology. Vol. 9 No. 1-2 (2005) pp. 19-36 "Sustainable Consumption and Worktime Reduction" Juliet B. Schor Journal of Industrial Ecology. Vol. 9 No. 1-2 (2005) pp. 37-50 |
PDF, 165K
PDF, 145K |
| (Paulina)
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| Nov 2 |
"Natural Systems Agriculture, A Truly Radical Alternative"
Wes Jackson Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. Vol. 88 (2002) pp. 111-117 | PDF, 60K Land Institute Report, 9M |
| Chocolate Chip Blondie Cake
(Chris) |
| Oct 26 | "It's a Flat World After All"
Thomas Friedman New York Times Magazine. Apr 3, 2005, pp.32-37 "The Environment Isn't Flat" J. Schnoor Environmental Science and Technology, Business & Education News –Sep 21, 2005 Optional Exerpts from: "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century" Thomas Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York, 2005. |
NY Times Magazine, 40K
Schnoor, 26K Ch 11 exerpt, 724K Ch 8, 3.1M |
| Pumpkin Bars
(Heather) |
| Oct 19 |
"Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration and Intensity in a Warming Environment"
P.J. Webster, G.J. Holland, J.A. Curry, and H.-R. Chang Science, vol. 309 (2005) pp. 1844-1846. "Is Katrina a Harbinger of Still More Powerful Hurricanes" Richard A. Kerr Science, vol. 309 (2005) p. 1807. "Trouble Brews over Contested Trend in Hurricanes" Meredith Wadman Nature, vol. 435 (2005) pp. 1008-1009. "Insurers go High-Tech to Track Extreme Weather"
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Webster, 229K
Kerr, 132K Wadman, 336K McKibben Comments, 61K Follow up news, 25K |
| Bana-na-na-choco Brownies
(Cortney) |
| Oct 12 |
"Comparative Life Cycle Carbon Emissions of LNG Versus Coal and Gas for Electricity Generation"
Paulina Jaramillo, W. Michael Griffin, H. Scott Matthews Work in progress. | PDF, 65K |
| Carrots, Moist/Delicious Brownies and Kit Kat Bars
(Kristin) |
| Oct 5 |
"Exergy, Ecology and Democracy - Concepts of a Vital Society or A Proposal for An Exergy Tax"
Göran Wall presented at ENSEC'93, International Conference on Energy Systems and Ecology, Jul 5-9, 1993, Krakow, Poland. Publ. Proc., Szargut, J., et al., eds., pp. 111-121 "Exergo-Economics: Thermodynamic Foundation for a More Rational Resource Use" Enrico Sciubba International Journal of Energy Use. Vol. 29 (2005) pp. 613-636 |
Wall, 104K
Sciubba, 2.8M |
| Crispy Crusted Cranberry Casserole
(Aurora) |
| Sep 28 |
"Public policy modeling of distributed energy technologies: strategies, attributes, and challenges"
Thomas Bruckner, Robbie Morrison, and Tobias Wittmann Ecological Economics, vol. 54 (2005) pp. 328-345. | PDF, 5.6M |
| Peanut Butter Brownies
and Ants on a Log (Joe) |
| Sep 21 |
"Quantifying Economic and Environmental Benefits of Co-Located Firms"
Marian R. Chertow and D. Rachel Lombardi Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 39 no. 17 (2005) pp. 6535-6541. | PDF, 143K |
| Oatmeal Scotchies
(Troy) |
| Sep 14 |
"Should we Transport Coal, Gas or Electricity: Cost, Efficiency and Environmental Implications"
Joule A. Bergerson and Lester B. Lave Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 39 no. 16 (2005) pp. 5905-5910. | PDF, 158K |
| Amarettos and Choco Wafers
(Maria) |
| Sep 7 |
"Oceanic Sink for Anthropogenic CO2"
Christopher L. Sabine et al Science, vol. 305 (2004) pp. 367-376. "Impact of Anthropogenic CO2 on the CaCO3 System in the Oceans" Richard A. Feely et al Science, vol. 305 (2004) pp. 362-366. |
Sabine, 550K
Feely, 580K |
| Peanut butter-coconut-chocolate bars and ants on a log
(Joule) |
| Aug 31 |
"Environmental Implications of Electric Cars"
Lester B. Lave, Chris T. Hendrickson, and Francis C. McMichael Science, vol. 268 (1995) pp. 993-995. "The Industrial Ecology of Lead and Electric Vehicles" Robert Socolow and Valerie Thomas Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 1 no. 1 (1997) pp. 13-36. "Clean Recycling of Lead-Acid Batteries" Lester B. Lave and Chris T. Hendrickson Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 1 no. 2 (1997) pp. 33-37 "Rejoinder to Lave, Hendrickson and McMichael" Robert H. Socolow and Valerie M. Thomas Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 1 no. 2 (1997) pp. 39-40 |
PDF, 1.1M
More Responses, 746K |
| Pizza
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| Aug 24 | No reading group this week. |
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| Aug 17 |
"Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature"
Rhys E. Green, S.J. Cornell, J.P.W. Scharlemann, A. Balmford Science, vol. 307 (2005) pp. 550-555. |
PDF, 388K
Responses, 237K |
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PUMP Oatmeal Carob Chip Cookies and Carrots
(Cortney) |
| Aug 10 |
"Ethanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower"
David Pimentel and Tad W. Patzek Natural Resources Research, vol. 14 no. 1 (2005) pp. 65-76. | PDF, 1.8M
Response |
| Carrots, brownies and M&Ms
(Troy) |
| Aug 3 |
"Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management"
E.K. Pikitch, C. Santora, E.A. Babcock, A. Bakun, R. Bonfil, D.O. Conover, P. Dayton, P. Doukakis, D. Fluharty, B. Heneman, E.D. Houde, J. Link, P.A. Livingston, M. Mangel, M.K. McAllister, J. Pope, and K.J. Sainsbury Science, vol. 305 (2004) pp. 346-347. |
PDF, 118K
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| Grapefruit, dried fruit and tasty crunch
(Shahzeen) |
| Jul 27 |
"Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Summary for Policymakers"
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group II |
PDF, 155K
Website |
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Delicious Hungarian Fruit Torte
(Gyorgyi) |
| Jul 20 |
"Small is Beautiful: U.S. House Size, Resource Use, and the Environment"
Alex Wilson and Jessica Boehland Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 9 no. 1-2 (2005) pp. 277-287. |
PDF, 105K
NYTimes Article |
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Single Rum, Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Josh) |
| Jul 6 | "Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems"
Peter M. Vitousek, Harold A. Mooney, Jane Lubchenco, Jerry M. Melillo Science, vol. 277 (1997) pp. 494-499. | PDF, 601K |
| Homemade Salsa, Chips, and Brownies
(Paulina) |
| Jun 28 |
"Management of Tropospheric Ozone by Reducing Methane Emissions"
J. Jason West and Arlene M. Fiore Environmental Science and Technology, Web ASAP Publication (May 28, 2005) | PDF, 201K |
| Spinach, Red Pepper, and Onion Quiche
(Aurora) |
| Jun 21 |
"Fallacies of a Hydrogen Economy: A Critical Analysis of Hydrogen Production and Utilization"
Frank Kreith and Ron West Journal of Energy Resources Technology, vol. 126 (2004) pp. 249-257. | PDF, 213K
followup, 120K |
| Grape Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Kyle) |
| Jun 15 |
"Policies and Market Factors Driving Wind Power Development in the United States"
Lori Bird, Mark Bolinger, Troy Gagliano, Ryan Wiser, Matthew Brown and Brian Parsons Energy Policy, vol. 33 (2000) pp. 1397-1407. | PDF, 350K |
| Cherry Pie
(Brian/Megan) |
| Jun 8 |
"Carbon Sequestration in Soils: Some Cautions Amidst Optimism"
William H. Schlesinger Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 82 (2000) pp. 121-127. | PDF, 576K |
| Gooey Vegan Brownies
(Chris W.) |
| May 25 |
"Green electricity policies in the United States"
Fredric C. Menz Energy Policy, vol. 33 (2005) pp. 2398-2410 | PDF, 264K |
| Two-egg Applesauce Brownies
(Troy) |
| May 18 |
"The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital"
Robert Costanza, et al Nature, May 1997 | PDF, 1.8M |
| Fruit Tart
(Cortney) |
| May 11 |
"Siting of Paper Mills: Is a Pristine Environment an Industrial Resource?"
Knut L. Seip, Hallgeir Betele and Kjell Johnsen Environmental Science & Technology, vol 34 (2000) pp. 546-551 | PDF, 326K |
| Leftover Chocolate Brownies
(Chandra, via Joe) |
| Apr 27 |
"Telework Adoption and Energy Use in Building and Transport Sectors in the United States and Japan"
H. Scott Matthews and Eric Williams Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Mar 2005 | PDF, 176K |
| Handmade Flat Bread, Homemade Hummus, and Klenakis
(Aurora 33%, Jesse 67%) |
| Apr 20 |
"Life-Cycle Energy Analysis of a Water Distribution System"
Yves R. Filion, Heather L. MacLean, and Bryan W. Karney Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Sep 2004 | PDF, 359K |
| Key-Lime Squares
(Gibson) |
| Apr 13 |
The Harvard Business Review of 'Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution.'
Amory Lovins Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Sep 2004 |
PDF, 746K
Book |
| Cookies and Iced Tea
(Troy) |