Waterborne diseases are responsible for 20 percent of deaths in children under the age of five. Microbes such as E. coli found in fecal matter cause diarrhea that kills by dehydrating its victims. Such organisms are routinely found in the springs, wells, lakes, and rivers used as water sources in the developing world. Naturally-occurring springs,Continue reading “Cheap water, deadly water”
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The Promise and Problems of Free Market Environmentalism
Free market environmentalism has a lot to offer, but Kolstad says the case for FME is weaker when dealing with environmental goods such as clean air.
Not Your Typical Day In Treepod Park
Artificial trees do the job of real trees – removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Closed to Raise Revenues
The threat of park closures is part of the state budget crunch package. Just over one-third (36 percent) of the average state park system is funded by state general funds, a slightly larger share (39 percent) is park generated, and the remainder is often from special funds dedicated for park use (see here). Because park fundingContinue reading “Closed to Raise Revenues”
The Case for Cap-And-Trade
Banzhaf argues that free market environmentalists should applaud the cap-and-trade approach over more government regulation.
Reconciling economics and ecology
“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” —Eric Hoffer Modern environmentalism and neo-classical economics have more in common than one might think. First, they are linked by a focus on equilibrium models. Many environmentalists view nature undisturbed byContinue reading “Reconciling economics and ecology”
The call of the wild
Could the political conflict over wolf recovery efforts be resolved via economics? Let the bidding begin.
Is the Common Law the Solution to Pollution
Assessing the common law as a replacement for pollution control regulations.
Cadillac Desert: A classic a quarter century later
This classic of conservation literature is still illuminating important lessons today.
Is the Earth Full?
In 1965, the American economist Kenneth Boulding popularized the phase “Spaceship Earth” expressing his concern about the fragility of our planet. His logic went something like this: since the Earth’s resources are finite, just as bacteria growing in a Petri dish will eventually exhaust their resources, we too must sooner or later run up againstContinue reading “Is the Earth Full?”