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Publications

Comparative Economic and Sustainability Analysis of Meat Consumption in China vs. India.

Rivers Cole, J. and S. McCoskey

(in prep) submission to Sustainability Science, Practice, and Policy.

Land Buffering Solution to Convert a Developed Area into a Constructed Wetland at the Motiva Port Arthur Petroleum Refinery.

Troyer, D. and Rivers Cole, J. CLF

(2021 in prep) The Ram Review.

Preparing Petrochemical Processing Plants for Hurricanes: Reliability Engineering Geoscience.

Rivers Cole, J.

(2020) Abstracts Geological Society of America Northeast/Southeast Sectional Meeting, Reston, VA

Analyzing growth rate and trust data to find the most effective pathway to coronavirus containment.

Rivers Cole, J. and Fengyu, Li,

(2020) Submitted to: Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

The Geoscience of Reliability Engineering: Preparing the Process Plant forNatural Disasters

Rivers Cole, J. and Troyer, D.,

(2019) Hydrocarbon Processing, p. 39-41.

Meat Consumption and the Environmental Unsustainability of Economic Growth: The case of China

Rivers Cole, J. and McCoskey, S.

Strongly Sustainable Societies: Organizing Human
Activities on a Hot and Full Earth, ISBN: 9781351173643, Karl Johan Bonnedahl, editor. Routledge, 532 pp.

The Impact of China's Increase in Meat Consumption on Global Climate Change: Questions of Economic Growth, International Trade, and Sustainability.

Rivers Cole, J. and Suzanne K. McCoskey

(2019) National Council for Science and the Environment Abstracts, Annual Meeting 2016 Washington, DC.

The Campus Wells Program: preserving and re-tasking monitoring wells in Boston, MA from
campus construction for environmental educational purposes.

Rivers Cole, J.

(2017) Case Studies in the Environment December
1 (1) 1-6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2017.sc.437990.

Does Meat Consumption Follow a Kuznets Curve?

Rivers Cole, J. and S. McCoskey

(2014) Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Special Issue “Sustainable Food Consumption: Current Trends, Policy Approaches,
and Future Scenarios” (invited paper), Volume 9, Issue 2.

Teaching and Learning about Energy: An Unprecedented Need for Change.

J. H Perkins, D. Blockstein, J. Rivers Cole, R. H. Knapp,C. Middlecamp, K. M. Saul, and S. Vincent

(2014) Journal of Environmental Science and Studies, Volume 32, issue 2, 14.

Experiential Marine Science Education: Integrating Course and Field Experiences in the Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Northeastern University.

Rivers Cole, J. and A. Govindarajan.

(2013) (Abs) Cape to Cape: In the Hub of Marine Education. National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference. June 27-July 3, 2011.

Integrating Water Management for a Secure Water Future: Urban Hydrogeological Issues

Rivers Cole, J. 

(2008) Massachusetts Water Research Center and UMass Extension 5th Annual Conference. Abstracts with Programs. 8 April 2008.

Using an Inner City Setting as the Format for a Hydrogeology Curriculum

Rivers Cole, J. 

(2008) (abs) AAG Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs. 15 April 2008.

Groundwater in the Back Bay, An integrative learning tool

Rivers Cole, J. 

(2007) Geological Society of America National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, Abstracts with Programs Vol. 39, No. 6

Bringing the Natural World into the Curriculum

Rivers Cole, J. 

(2007) (abs). Proceedings, Environmental Studies Summit, 2 nd Annual Meeting, SUNY – Environmental Sciences and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.

Back Bay Groundwater Monitoring and Declining Water Levels

Rivers Cole, J. S. and Rosen, P. S.

(2007) (abs.), in, Faszewski, E. (ed.), Proceedings, Muddy River Research Symposium, Wheelock College.

Changing Environmental Conditions Recorded in Back Bay Sediments, Boston, MA

Rosen, P. S. and Rivers Cole, J.

(2007) (abs.), in, Faszewski, E. (ed.), Proceedings, Muddy River Research Symposium.

Radiocarbon and stable carbon isotopic evidence for transport and transformation of dissolved organic carbon, dissolved inorganic carbon, and
CH 4 in a northern Minnesota peatland,

Chasar, L. S.; Chanton, J. P. ; Glaser, P. H. ; Siegel, D. I. ; Rivers, J. S.

(2001) Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 14, 2 p. 1095-1108.

Probabilistic Analysis of Dam Failure: Coupling Dam Models in Dudley, MA.

Rivers, J. S.

(1999) Mid Atlantic Council for Dam Safety Conference. Proceedings Vol. 23, No. 2. p. 16.

Carbon dynamics, nutrient cycling, and the material properties of peat in the Glacial Lake
Agassiz Peatlands, northern Minnesota.

Rivers, J. S.

(1999) Doctoral Dissertation, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY.

Shallow aquitards in peat in the red lake peatlands, northern Minnesota.

Rivers, J. S.

(1998) GSA National Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, Vol. 155, No. 8, p. 322.

Using Computed Tomography to Evaluate Solute Transport and the Material Properties of Peat.

Rivers, J. S.

(1998) GSA National Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, Vol. 155, No. 8, p. 326.

A stochastic appraisal of the annual inorganic and organic carbon budget of a large circumboreal peatland, Rapid River watershed, northern
Minnesota.

J. S. Rivers, D. I. Siegel, P. H. Glaser, L. S. Chasar, and J. P. Chanton

(1998) Global Biogeochemical Cycles 12,4 p.715 – 727.

Temporal Nutrient Dynamics Associated with Groundwater Flow Regimes in a Bog and a
Fen, Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands, Northern Minnesota

Rivers, J. S.

(1998) American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, EOS, Transactions, Vol. 79, No. 17, p. S103.

Visualization and Quantification of Gas Bubbles Observed in-situ in Peat Cores Using MRI
and CT Scans

Rivers, J. S.

(1998) American Geophysical Union National Meeting, Boston, MA EOS, Transactions, Vol. 79, No. 17, p. A320.

A Stochastic Appraisal of the Annual Carbon Budget, Rapid River Watershed, Northern
Minnesota GSA National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT

Rivers, J. S.

(1997) Proceedings of the Geological Society of America, Vol. 154, No. 4, p. 885.

Transient Changes in the Porewater Chemistry of a Large Raised Bog and a Fen, Glacial
Lake Agassiz Peatlands, Northern Minnesota

Rivers, J. S.

(1997) AGU National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, EOS, Transactions Vol. 78, No. 11 p. S212.

Coupling a 3-D Groundwater Flow Model for the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands to Global
Positioning System Data

Rivers, J. S.

(1997) AGU National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, EOS, Vol. 228, p. 657.

Vertical Oscillations in the Land Surface of Northern Peatlands Determined by Global
Positioning Systems: A Physical Expression of Climate Change and Methane Cycling

Rivers, J. S.

(1997) AGU National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, EOS, Vol. 228, p. 652.

Physiological Response of Opportunistic Macroalgae to Environmental Disturbance New
England

Rivers, J. S.

(1996) Algal Society National Meeting, Proceedings of NEAS, Vol. 21, p. 238.

Interactive effects of nitrogen and dissolved inorganic carbon on photosynthesis,
growth, and ammonium uptake of the macroalgae Cladophora vagabunda and Gracilaria tikvahiae.

Rivers, J.S. & P. Peckol

(1995) Marine Biology 121:747-753.

Summer Decline of Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta) in a eutrophic embayment: interactive effects of temperature and nitrogen availability?

Rivers, J.S. & P. Peckol

(1995) Journal of Phycology 31:223228.

Physiological responses of the opportunistic macroalgae Cladophora vagabunda (L.) van den Hoek and Gracilaria tikvahiae (MacLachlan) to environmental disturbances associated with
eutrophication.

Peckol, P., & J.S. Rivers

(1995) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 23:122-127.

Contribution by macroalgal mats to primary production of a shallow embayment
under high and low nitrogen loading rates.

Peckol, P., & J.S. Rivers

(1995) Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 44:451-465.

Dissolved inorganic carbon and pH as factors influencing the photosynthetic performance
and growth of the macroalgae Cladophora vagabunda, Gracilaria tikvahiae, and Ulva lactuca.

Rivers, J. S.

(1994) Master's Thesis, Bard College, Annandale-on-the-Hudson, NY.

Books

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment, Anthony N. Penna and Jennifer S. Rivers, Wiley-Blackwell, New York, New York. ISBN: 978-1-118-25233-8, 2013

Wildfires: Earth in Action, Rebecca Rowell and Jennifer Rivers Cole, ABDO Publishing, Minneapolis, MN. ISBN:978-1-61783-943-6, 2016.

 

Volcanoes: Earth in Action, Lauren Coss and Jennifer Rivers Cole, ABDO Publishing, Minneapolis, MN. ISBN:978-1-61783-942-9, 2016.

 

Avalanches: Earth in Action, Wendy Lanier and Jennifer Rivers Cole, ABDO Publishing, Minneapolis, MN. ISBN: 978-1-61783-936-8, 2015.

 

Tornadoes: Earth in Action, Dale-Marie Bryan and Jennifer Rivers Cole, ABDO Publishing, Minneapolis, MN. ISBN: 978-1-61783-942-9, 2015.

Books
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Unpublished Talks

over 300 invited unpublished talks, including:

Rivers Cole, J. Sustainability of Animal Husbandry and Consumption in China. Boston College Undergraduate Research Conference, Boston Massachusetts, March 23, 2019.

Rivers Cole, J. The Economic and Sustainability Repercussions of Meat Consumption in China. Geological Society of America Section Meeting, Portland, Maine. March 16-20 2019.

Rivers Cole., J and Dooley, P. 2019 World Summit Conference. Greening Trade Shows in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industries, Philadelphia, PA, February 23-26, 2019 https://www.worldcongress.com/events/BB19001/

 

Rivers Cole, J. Unsustainability of Global Meat Consumption and Viable Alternatives. Association of Environmental Science and Studies Annual Meeting, Gibsonia, PA June 2018.

 

Rivers Cole, J. Animal Husbandry: Problems and Solutions. National Council for Science and the Environment Annual Meeting (CEDD) Washington, DC June 16 – 18, 2018.

 

Rivers Cole, J., (2015) The Lisbon 1755 Earthquake: Disaster Planning and Preparedness, United States Environmental Protection Agency Invited Seminar Speaker. Boston MA. Rivers Cole, J., (2014) A Paradigm Shifts with the Plates: The Lisbon, Portugal Quadruple Disaster, Boston College Weston Observatory, Invited Seminar Speaker.

 

Rivers Cole, J., (2014) Natural Disasters in a Global Environment, Harvard School of Environmental Management.

 

Rivers Cole, J., and E. Grayson (2010) Water Resources and Sustainability of Saratoga Springs, NY. Massachusetts Water Resources and Research Commission Annual Meeting, Amherst, MA.

 

Rivers Cole, J. and T. Fritch (2009) How to Get into Graduate School. Fall Department Seminar for DEES.

 

Stone, M., and J. Rivers Cole. (2008) Obesity and Demographics. Northeastern University Honors Program Junior-Senior Poster Display. p. 46.

 

Rivers Cole, J.S. and Douglass, D. (2007) Climate Change: Science and Solutions. Northeastern University HEAT Symposium.

 

Housman, S., and J. Rivers Cole. (2006) Integrated Pest Management: Eating and the Environment. 2007 Northeastern University Honors Program Junior-Senior Poster Display. p. 101.

 

Rivers, J. (2001) A Stochastic Appraisal of the Annual Carbon Budget, Rapid River Watershed, Northern Minnesota, Northeastern University Dept. of Geology Seminar

 

Rivers, J. (1995) How to Succeed and Excel in Graduate School (Invited talk) Bard College Environmental Sciences Seminar Series

 

Rivers, J. (1995) Macroalgal Physiological Response to Eutrophication of Estuarine Waters Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Research Day

 

Rivers, J. (1994) Interactive Effects of Nitrogen and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon on Photosynthesis Growth, and Ammonium Uptake of the Macroalgae, Cladophora vagabunda and Gracilaria tikvahiae, Smith College Seminar Series,

Unpublished Talks
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