Resource Intensity, Consumption, & Population
The 3 factors that determine total resource use and environmental disruption. Human existence necessarily causes some disruption to the...
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“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin
tannerjanesky
- Jun 5
- 8 min
Rainwater Collection
The basics of why and how, and is it helpful or harmful? Water is arguably the most important natural resource we need. Without energy...
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tannerjanesky
- May 8
- 10 min
Environmental Problems Beyond Climate Change
7 interconnected problems worth solving The environment is everything that surrounds us—air, water, land, plants, animals, and other...
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tannerjanesky
- Apr 18
- 6 min
Biofuel: Good Idea?
Exploring the economic and environmental impacts of biofuel. Biofuels have garnered significant attention as an alternative energy source...
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tannerjanesky
- Apr 17
- 5 min
Jevons Paradox
When more from less leads to more from more. The Jevons Paradox is an economic theory that describes a counterintuitive phenomenon:...
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tannerjanesky
- Apr 10
- 6 min
The Tragedy of the Commons Problem
When shared resource use leads to collective loss. Garrett Hardin popularized the "tragedy of the commons" in his 1968 article of the...
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tannerjanesky
- Feb 21
- 9 min
Photosynthesis: How It Works & Implications
Exploring the foundation of life. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into...
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tannerjanesky
- Feb 7
- 7 min
Understanding Exergy
Defining the usefulness of energy and resources. In order to understand exergy, we must first understand energy. Energy is all around...
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tannerjanesky
- Dec 9, 2023
- 4 min
The Paradox of Resource Abundance
How Embracing Scarcity Thinking Leads to Abundance After years of thinking deeply about resources, I've come to this conclusion: Treat a...
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