Pete Smith
Professor of Soils & Global Change
Contributions
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OPINION: What a giant snake can teach us about designing cities for the future We need to make our urban areas more welcoming to wildlife. Here are five ways we can do so.
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How a novel wireless technology is helping conserve wildlife, fight pollution, save farmers money and more Low-power wide-area networks — LPWANs — are finding application in everything from tracking rhinos…
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How land under solar panels can contribute to food security Beneath some solar arrays, pollinator-friendly plants, fruits, vegetables and forage are cropping…
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Protecting crops with predators instead of poisons By luring predatory birds to farms, farmers can reduce the need to use poisons to keep insects…
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Suddenly, solar energy plus storage is giving conventional fuels a run for their money The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking…
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Paris is building the eco-community of the future right now. Here’s how. The Clichy-Batignolles eco-district aims to set a new standard in sustainable urban design.
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OPINION: As we rebuild U.S. infrastructure, let’s consider how less might really be more We don’t like to give things up — but when it comes to improving America’s roads, public buildings…
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U.S. environmental groups are largely white. Here’s what some are — and some aren’t — doing about it. Talk of increasing diversity has not turned into widespread action, but some organizations are…