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
pdf Josh
June 28 "Taxing Carbon to Finance Tax Reform"
Craig Hanson & James R. Hendricks Jr.
Duke Energy/World Resources Institue Issue Brief, March 2006
pdf Chris W.
June 6 "Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality"
Alex Farrell
April 18, 2007
pdf Hari
May 30 "Environmental Stories to Watch in 2006"
World Resources Institute
December 14, 2005
pdf Troy
May 22 "How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor"
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2007
pdf Chris Joe
May 15 IPCC Working Group III
4th Assessment Report
"Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change"
pdf 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
pdf All Ginger snaps, hummus, chips (Chris W)
Apr 17 IPCC WG2, 4th Report
Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts,
Adaptation and Vulnerability
pdf Anny, Chris, Micah, Vanessa Aweewan
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.
pdf Aweewan Chris C.
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)
pdf 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
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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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
pdf 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


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)
May 16 International EIO-LCA
Chris Weber



May 3 The Whale Warriors
Peter Heller
National Geographic Adventure
PDF, 163K
Adventure Online
Video Clip


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.
PDF
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
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


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)
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"
Gerard Wynn
Reuters News Service Oct. 21, 2005

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
Aug 24 No reading group this week.  
 
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

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

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

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

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)