Essays

Inaccurate Ecotopias

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I explore why Ecotopias aren't convincing and ask what a realistic Ecotopia has.

Wild GMOs

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Once they escape, what do we do?

Environmentalism and Me

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How I see things and how I came to have such unorthodox positions in environmentalism.

The Cost of Extinction

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Irreplaceable sources of benefit.

Responsibly Fighting Extinction

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Some examples of when combating extinction might be a mistake.

Bio Geo Engineering

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A list of demonstrations of how impactful ecological forces can be by influencing physical processes. Theoretically ecology could be harnessed to steer these forces in our favor.

A Superbloom for Ecological Data

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Ecology won't be limited by inadequate species surveys anymore. Instead we'll by limited by our ability to interpret an abundance of data.

Charting My Thesis Project

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Finding concentrations of neglected, under-researched, unprotected species of high evolutionary distinctiveness: a case study in bryophytes

The "Species" Problem that Breaks the Endangered Species Act

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Defining biodiversity by species doesn't work.

What Is the Goal of Conservation?

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Putting things back the way they were means actively changing things from how they are now. Deciding what to conserve is hard, and flows from a diverse range of motivations.