In Anchorage, Alaska, companies are giving their employees incentives to reduce winter air pollution. They come in the form of cold hard cash, and they work. But the companies too have an incentive to reduce air pollution. Green Star, a local nonprofit, hands out well publicized Air Quality Awards to the companies that make anContinue reading “Incentives At Work”
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Revolutionizing Pulp
The rising global demand for paper is forcing producers to look beyond trees to crops such as flax and hemp. The increase in forests set aside for wildlife preserves and recreation is also reducing the availability of wood pulp typically used in papermaking. Experiments conducted by Alberta-Pacific Forests Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) of Canada indicate thatContinue reading “Revolutionizing Pulp”
Economic Report of the President – 2004
Chapter 9: Protecting the Environment Economic growth and environmental improvements go hand-in-hand. Economic growth can lead to increased demand for environmental improvements and can provide the resources that make it possible to address environmental problems. Some policies aimed at promoting environmental improvements can entail substantial economic costs. Misguided policies might actually achieve less environmental progressContinue reading “Economic Report of the President – 2004”
Energy
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
Forest Fires
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
Soaring High
Philanthropy Magazine January/February 2004 By Thomas J. Bray The environmental movement has blossomed into one of the most powerful political, social, and economic forces of our time. As a result, environmental philanthropy had burgeoned to an estimated $3.5 billion a year by the late 1990s. More than 4,000 nonprofit environmental groups, ranging from the well-knownContinue reading “Soaring High”
You Have to Admit It’s Getting Better: From Economic Prosperity to Environmental Quality
Economic growth and environmental quality: We can have our cake and eat it too.
Invasion of Alien Species
Why does this problem arouse such panic?
Cloud With A Copper Lining –
A Superfund site in Montana becomes a golf course.
A Closer Look At Interior –
he vision guiding its actions is poorly understood.