Thank you, Ronald Coase
Nobel laureate Ronald Coase has passed away at the age of 102. Coase's work provided the intellectual foundation on which free market environmentalism is built.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Climate goes back to court
In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court declared greenhouse gases to be pollutants subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. The Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA triggered a series of far-reaching regulatory proposals from the Environmental Protection Agency designed to control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, utilities, and other sources. But this wasContinue reading "Thank you, Ronald Coase"
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Parking made simple
Learning how to park takes a few weeks, but finding a place to park takes a lifetime.
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Restore A Park, Save A Nation
Gregg Carr made a fortune with voicemail and the Internet before resigning from every one of his for-profit positions to become a philanthropist.
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Flip-flops are forever
Flip-flops are some of the most basic footwear in the world, a fact that is easily documented by the tons of discarded sandals washed up onto the east coast of Africa from as far away as Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and elsewhere.
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Turning Blue Into Green
An enviropreneur uses water rights markets to keep water in stream.
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Sourcing for style: an eco-model changes the fashion landscape
Creating a marketplace for fashion designers to use eco-friendly materials
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Where's the grass-fed beef?
How the large-scale food system can be a midsized farmer's best hope
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Mud People and Super Farmers
In the lush highlands of eastern Uganda, mud is a valuable commodity— so long as it is “quality” mud.
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The Conservation Road Less Traveled
How a fence and an off-road race are creating a new conservation paradigm in Kenya
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