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Prices fall of course*: Gas Price in Columbus, OH 12/19/2012. What happens when supply increases outweigh any demand increases? Gas prices have plummeted 46 cents a gallon over the past two months, according to a survey released Sunday. "This has been a true price crash," said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.38, down nearly a dime over the past three weeks, Lundberg said. "This MORE
We just can’t afford to keep him anymore,” said Hall, who works at Nationwide in Columbus. Danny Hall’s quarter horse, Flash, is more than just livestock. He’s a companion. But hay crops have not fared well during the dry, hot summer, and skyrocketing prices have compelled Hall to make a tough decision. The 50-year-old resident of Millersport, in Fairfield County, is searching for a new home for Flash, and will give the horse to anyone who is a good fit. “We MORE
Soaring gasoline prices are making it easier for cycling organizations in Columbus to build a case for commuting on two wheels instead of four.But not everyone can get to work on a bike, said Joe Fish, a planner at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. MORE
"Coursing through Midtown, from Columbus Circle to Times Square and the Far West Side, the People's Climate March was a spectacle even for a city known for doing things big." So The march's official starting point was on 59th Street at Columbus Circle, on the southwest corner of Central Park. MORE
The seven finalists -- Columbus, Ohio; Oulu, Finland; Stratford, Canada; Taichung City, Taiwan; Tallinn, Estonia; Taoyuan County, Taiwan; and. Zacharilla says the perception of Columbus, Ohio, and the new reality are very different. "The Columbus has a net in-migration of new people for the first time in decades. "They I believe that as Ohio goes, so goes the nation, and the good news is that Columbus is going pretty well." MORE
Sources told [WKMG] that Meyer will bring several current UF assistant coaches with him to Columbus, including D.J. Turns out that decision may have been made quickly. Sources told Local 6 that former University of Florida head coach Urban Meyer has agreed in principle to become the next head coach of Ohio State University, and will be introduced in the coming days. According to sources], Meyer has agreed to a seven-year, $40 million deal. MORE
' This afternoon, a colleague sent me this picture from the ivory tower in Columbus Earlier today, John posted a quote from NC Transportation Secretary Tony Tata (teehee--he said tata) that referred to "ivory tower elitists' filing lawsuits 'from their air-conditioned offices in Chapel Hill.' MORE
Isn't this like when Columbus "discovered" america? Outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer and former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, says businesses and policymakers need more detailed information about the economic risks of global warming. Ignoring the potential costs could be catastrophic. That is a risk we cannot afford to take,” they say in a new Washington Post op-ed. MORE
Presenter: Dr. Tim Haab, Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio USA. IAGRI Workshop Announcement. Introduction to Valuation Methods and Willingness to Pay. Dates: October 12-13, 2016. Location: iAGRI building, Sokoine University of Agriculture campus. MORE
Because of its proximity to the second largest combined statistical area in the state, the Columbus CSA--yes the Columbus CSA is bigger than Cincinnati CSA--and 25th largest in the country, Buckeye Lake is a popular recreational and vacation home destination. “It’s the end of life as we know it at Buckeye Lake.”. MORE
The Columbus Dispatch reports that American Electric Power has a crew dedicated to cutting down dead and dying ash trees before they fall on power lines. The city of Columbus has spent about $4.5 John's Mark Trail post from earlier reminded me to post this update on the Ohio Emerald Ash Borer invasion from hell: Central Ohio has been especially hard hit by the ravages of a killer insect that has destroyed tens of thousands of majestic ash trees the last few years. MORE
SmartAsset, a personal-finance technology company, has named Columbus the fifth best city in the country for conferences. It noted that Columbus has an average hotel room rate of $123, and that the average cost of a restaurant meal is low, at $22. The group’s report looked at nine metrics, including hotels and their cost, the violent-crime rate and the distance from the airport to the city’s center. MORE
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has released a new list of 10 species banned from being imported, exported, sold or possessed in Ohio. Here is the Columbus Dispatch article with the 10 banned species MORE
cities, including Columbus. The Electric Power Research Institute, which is funded by utility companies, is investigating reports of "aggressive" corrosion in scrubbers across the nation. "Our "Our findings, so far, show it's fairly widespread through the industry," said John Shingledecker, senior project manager in the research institute's fossil materials and repair program. MORE
Every once in awhile, we reach a moment in history that so radically changes our concept of the world it forces us to redraw our maps — events like Columbus rediscovering America or the Soviet Union collapsing. Now we can add global warming to the list. For the upcoming 10 th edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World , its cartographers say they have made one of the most visible changes in the publication’s history: it’ll show a lot less Arctic ice. MORE
sophomore varsity softball pitcher) threw a one-hitter in the Columbus area sectional tournament while helping herself at the plate with a solo homerun in the 6th. With yesterday's win over the Columbus City League champion Briggs, goals 2 and 3 were accomplished. With insincere apologies to those offended by off-topic, unrelated posts, yesterday the Official Oldest Daughter of Env-Econ's (a 15 y.o. MORE
Sure, it reduces reliance on food from those other evil suburbs around Columbus, but it also makes my food more expensive, reduces my choices--where am I going to get my unsustainable seafood if I can't import from the Chesapeake Bay region--and makes me generally worse off. MORE
Georgia (6): Sears in Macon; Kmart in Atlanta, Buford, Columbus, Douglasville and Jonesboro. Mississippi (3): Sears in Columbus, Jackson and McComb. Ohio (6): Kmart in Chagrin Falls, Columbus, Medina, Springfield and Toledo (2). MORE
Your feedback is critical to helping us make the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon a great event each year - for participants, spectators and the general public. From the inbox: If you haven't had a chance to complete your athlete survey online, please take a moment to do so now before we close the survey on Nov. MORE
Surely it's time for climate-change deniers to have their opinions forcibly tattooed on their bodies. Not necessarily on the forehead; I'm a reasonable man. Just something along their arm or across their chest so their grandchildren could say, ''Really? You were one of the ones who tried to stop the world doing something? And why exactly was that, granddad?' MORE
But, things are about to change with Columbus Sport 130’ hybrid, an all new 40 meters super yacht that will fuse luxury with an eco friendly design. the columbus sport 130 hybrid superyacht. the columbus sport 130 hybrid superyacht. the columbus sport 130 hybrid superyacht. Pratima Kalra: Wealthy boating enthusiasts find it hard to reconcile their passion for super yachts while showing their concern for the environment. MORE
About 1,200 people have called the 311 hot line since the beginning of April to report high grass and weeds on private property in Columbus. That vacant home whose yard is tangled with weeds and prairie grass might be an eyesore, but some community officials are asking neighbors to be patient. Citing the seemingly endless rain, code-enforcement officials have been reluctant to use a heavy hand with owners of vacant properties who might quickly be handed a citation in better weather. MORE
The Columbus Dispatch's (www.dispatch.com) website has looked like this for the last hour MORE
Columbus. From the inbox: Dear colleagues, I want to inform you of recent decisions regarding standing committees under the auspices of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). On the recommendation of the SAB Staff Office, the SAB, unanimously agreed, at our 5/31/18 administrative meeting, to retire three of our current seven standing committees. MORE
The Hilton Columbus Downtown hotel is more than a year from opening but already is booking rooms - at an average price higher than hotel officials had projected. Still, the publicly financed $140million hotel - being built across High Street from the Greater Columbus Convention Center - is running 18 percent behind its goal for bookings, the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority board was told at its meeting yesterday. MORE
Those are among the recommendations in a report that Columbus-based research giant Battelle released Monday. The state’s continuing effort to rid Grand Lake St. Marys of toxic blue-green algae could include testing a new chemical and devices that circulate lake water. Battelle researchers looked at 73 proposals and technologies aimed at cleaning up the 13,000-acre western Ohio lake. “It MORE
Two seemingly unrelate but related stories in the Columbus Dispatch on the costs of the Emerald Ash Borer infestation in Ohio and the potential upside from the downside: The downside: On a tour of Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, a lush, 486-acre forest preserve in northwestern Fairfield County, naturalist Greg Wittmann explained the subtle differences between poison ivy and the box elder tree’s leaves, and how to tell if pawpaw fruit, a favorite of deer and squirrels, is ripe. MORE
Saw this while walking across campus on yet another rainy day in Columbus. I'm sure there's a witty caption in here somewhere. Submit yours in the comments MORE
Columbus has spent $723,000 to get rid of the rotten taste and smell in drinking water caused by toxic algae at Hoover Reservoir. Columbus is just the most-recent city to have to battle the issue with dollars.which is fine for accounting purposes, but such costs have little relationship to the true economic costs of the adverse event. In cases of adverse events, we are all tempted to measure the maginitude of the damages by calculating teh cost of clean-up. MORE
It was 93 in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday; 95 yesterday. Columbus averages one 90 degree day in May and 16 for the year. From the inbox: "Year Without a Summer" Brings Cool, Wet Conditions Great Lakes / Ohio Valley / Midwest. The end of the La Nina pattern will threaten to make this area a region "without a summer." " Repeated intrusions of cool air from Canada along with showers and thunderstorms will keep temperatures below normal in many areas. MORE
I'm using "higher taxes" loosely here, but in the same way that anti-regulatory folks call any price increase a higher tax: American Electric Power, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, is proposing a $1 billion retrofit to allow the plant to continue burning coal and has asked Kentucky regulators to approve a 30 percent increase in electricity rates to pay for the work. MORE
The purchase of clean, renewable wind energy capacity equates to approximately 25 percent of the entire Columbus campus electricity load, and is one of the single largest purchases of actual renewable energy by any university in the country. If anyone knows of outstanding high school students who are looking. to major in sustainability at a major land grant university, I happen to know of a new program that just might fit the bill. MORE
I will be in Columbus, Ohio at that time. Stated Preference Methods are useful tools aimed at assessing the social welfare impacts of public and private policies and play a key role in applied economic research. The workshop develops step by step stated preference models that are used for the economic assessment of policy initiatives. MORE
Columbus, OH 54.3/73. Top 10 Metered Markets For Super Bowl XLVII. Baltimore 59.6/83. New Orleans 57.1/77. Washington, DC 56.9/80. Norfolk 55.8/76. MORE
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Columbus hit $4.08 today for the city, according to auto club AAA. That's a jump of 17 cents from yesterday and beat the old record set in July 2008 by 3 cents. via www.dispatch.com. MORE
Nitrate levels at a Columbus water treatment facility increased overnight, according to city officials, who said the no-drink advisory for pregnant women and infants younger than 6 months has been continued. In this case, we would expect the demand for bottled water to increase in reaction to the increased nitrate levels in Columbus drinking water. MORE
coli, phosphorus and other pollutants at nearly every test point in the tributaries that feed the Scioto River northwest of Columbus. State scientists found high levels of E. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency found that E. coli levels at sites used by boaters and swimmers were higher than federal safety thresholds. MORE
From the Columbus Dispatch : Union County authorities raided a property last night belonging to Wayward Seed Farm — a significant player in central Ohio farmers’ markets and the organic farm-to-table movement — and confiscated more than a half-million dollars worth of marijuana plants. From the Wayward Seed Farm website: At Wayward Seed, we strive to be an example of Ohio at its best. We're passionate about selecting the vegetable varieties that not only. MORE
Here's the oddity: Average gas price in Columbus, Ohio: $3.26 I'm in College Station, Texas for a few days. Driving around town I noticed something odd (and it isn't the fact that somehow these people elected Rick Perry to office). Average gas price in College Station, Texas: $3.45. MORE
While yesterday's Presidential/EPA announcement of 30% reductions in CO2 emission by 2030 sounds like a drastic reduction, the Columbus Dispatch notes that the baseline matters. And the baseline is almost 10 years ago (2005). For Ohio, that means they are already over halfway to the 30% goal MORE
" Leah Myers, owner of Basic Tree Care and Landscaping in Columbus, said the company has been so busy since the storm that it doubled its minimum job cost to $400. “We The June 29th storm that ripped through the midwest and midatlantic left thousands of homeowners in need of debris removal services. As a result, prices for debris removal increased. Some scream, "Price gouging! How dare you take advantage of an act of nature?!" MORE
That seems to be the thinking among a growing number of Columbus’ business and social titans as they consider who would be a good replacement for retired Ohio State University President E. I will be getting a new boss sometime in the next year or so.here's a rumor: If you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big. MORE
Here's the box score from the Columbus Dispatch. Sorry, proud Dad moment. Official oldest daughter of Env-Econ (OODEE) played her first HS softball game yesterday (freshman on Varsity). She pitched two innings in relief, after a strong outing from the starter. Came in in the 6th inning down 2-1. Faced 7 batters, struck out 4 and gave up one hit (a bunt). MORE
Natural hazards: UTC time: Sunday, August 24, 2014 23:16 PM. Your time: Sunday, August 24 2014 7:16 PM. No tsunami statement issued. Magnitude Type: md. USGS page: M 2.4 - 4km NE of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist. Reports from the public: 17 people. via earthquaketrack.com. No one in my family believed me MORE
Columbus Related Topics Environmental Economics
JUNE 9, 2015
Nitrate levels at a Columbus water treatment facility increased overnight, according to city officials, who said the no-drink advisory for pregnant women and infants younger than 6 months has been continued. In this case, we would expect the demand for bottled water to increase in reaction to the increased nitrate levels in Columbus drinking water.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 25, 2014
Natural hazards: UTC time: Sunday, August 24, 2014 23:16 PM. Your time: Sunday, August 24 2014 7:16 PM. No tsunami statement issued. Magnitude Type: md. USGS page: M 2.4 - 4km NE of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist. Reports from the public: 17 people. via earthquaketrack.com. No one in my family believed me
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Environmental Economics
JUNE 6, 2011
Surely it's time for climate-change deniers to have their opinions forcibly tattooed on their bodies. Not necessarily on the forehead; I'm a reasonable man. Just something along their arm or across their chest so their grandchildren could say, ''Really? You were one of the ones who tried to stop the world doing something? And why exactly was that, granddad?'
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 1, 2011
The Columbus Dispatch's (www.dispatch.com) website has looked like this for the last hour
Environmental Economics
APRIL 7, 2014
Saw this while walking across campus on yet another rainy day in Columbus. I'm sure there's a witty caption in here somewhere. Submit yours in the comments
Environmental Economics
JUNE 3, 2014
While yesterday's Presidential/EPA announcement of 30% reductions in CO2 emission by 2030 sounds like a drastic reduction, the Columbus Dispatch notes that the baseline matters. And the baseline is almost 10 years ago (2005). For Ohio, that means they are already over halfway to the 30% goal
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
SmartAsset, a personal-finance technology company, has named Columbus the fifth best city in the country for conferences. It noted that Columbus has an average hotel room rate of $123, and that the average cost of a restaurant meal is low, at $22. The group’s report looked at nine metrics, including hotels and their cost, the violent-crime rate and the distance from the airport to the city’s center.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 5, 2013
' This afternoon, a colleague sent me this picture from the ivory tower in Columbus Earlier today, John posted a quote from NC Transportation Secretary Tony Tata (teehee--he said tata) that referred to "ivory tower elitists' filing lawsuits 'from their air-conditioned offices in Chapel Hill.'
Environmental Economics
JULY 2, 2014
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has released a new list of 10 species banned from being imported, exported, sold or possessed in Ohio. Here is the Columbus Dispatch article with the 10 banned species
Environmental Economics
MAY 31, 2011
It was 93 in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday; 95 yesterday. Columbus averages one 90 degree day in May and 16 for the year. From the inbox: "Year Without a Summer" Brings Cool, Wet Conditions Great Lakes / Ohio Valley / Midwest. The end of the La Nina pattern will threaten to make this area a region "without a summer." " Repeated intrusions of cool air from Canada along with showers and thunderstorms will keep temperatures below normal in many areas.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
Here's the oddity: Average gas price in Columbus, Ohio: $3.26 I'm in College Station, Texas for a few days. Driving around town I noticed something odd (and it isn't the fact that somehow these people elected Rick Perry to office). Average gas price in College Station, Texas: $3.45.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 13, 2015
The Columbus Dispatch reports that American Electric Power has a crew dedicated to cutting down dead and dying ash trees before they fall on power lines. The city of Columbus has spent about $4.5 John's Mark Trail post from earlier reminded me to post this update on the Ohio Emerald Ash Borer invasion from hell: Central Ohio has been especially hard hit by the ravages of a killer insect that has destroyed tens of thousands of majestic ash trees the last few years.
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 25, 2013
The seven finalists -- Columbus, Ohio; Oulu, Finland; Stratford, Canada; Taichung City, Taiwan; Tallinn, Estonia; Taoyuan County, Taiwan; and. Zacharilla says the perception of Columbus, Ohio, and the new reality are very different. "The Columbus has a net in-migration of new people for the first time in decades. "They I believe that as Ohio goes, so goes the nation, and the good news is that Columbus is going pretty well."
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 29, 2012
Your feedback is critical to helping us make the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon a great event each year - for participants, spectators and the general public. From the inbox: If you haven't had a chance to complete your athlete survey online, please take a moment to do so now before we close the survey on Nov.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 29, 2011
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Columbus hit $4.08 today for the city, according to auto club AAA. That's a jump of 17 cents from yesterday and beat the old record set in July 2008 by 3 cents. via www.dispatch.com.
Environmental Economics
JULY 21, 2011
The Hilton Columbus Downtown hotel is more than a year from opening but already is booking rooms - at an average price higher than hotel officials had projected. Still, the publicly financed $140million hotel - being built across High Street from the Greater Columbus Convention Center - is running 18 percent behind its goal for bookings, the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority board was told at its meeting yesterday.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 14, 2013
From the Columbus Dispatch : Union County authorities raided a property last night belonging to Wayward Seed Farm — a significant player in central Ohio farmers’ markets and the organic farm-to-table movement — and confiscated more than a half-million dollars worth of marijuana plants. From the Wayward Seed Farm website: At Wayward Seed, we strive to be an example of Ohio at its best. We're passionate about selecting the vegetable varieties that not only.
Environmental Economics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
I will be in Columbus, Ohio at that time. Stated Preference Methods are useful tools aimed at assessing the social welfare impacts of public and private policies and play a key role in applied economic research. The workshop develops step by step stated preference models that are used for the economic assessment of policy initiatives.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 21, 2013
That seems to be the thinking among a growing number of Columbus’ business and social titans as they consider who would be a good replacement for retired Ohio State University President E. I will be getting a new boss sometime in the next year or so.here's a rumor: If you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big.
Environmental Economics
MAY 8, 2012
sophomore varsity softball pitcher) threw a one-hitter in the Columbus area sectional tournament while helping herself at the plate with a solo homerun in the 6th. With yesterday's win over the Columbus City League champion Briggs, goals 2 and 3 were accomplished. With insincere apologies to those offended by off-topic, unrelated posts, yesterday the Official Oldest Daughter of Env-Econ's (a 15 y.o.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Prices fall of course*: Gas Price in Columbus, OH 12/19/2012. What happens when supply increases outweigh any demand increases? Gas prices have plummeted 46 cents a gallon over the past two months, according to a survey released Sunday. "This has been a true price crash," said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.38, down nearly a dime over the past three weeks, Lundberg said. "This
Environmental Economics
JULY 10, 2012
" Leah Myers, owner of Basic Tree Care and Landscaping in Columbus, said the company has been so busy since the storm that it doubled its minimum job cost to $400. “We The June 29th storm that ripped through the midwest and midatlantic left thousands of homeowners in need of debris removal services. As a result, prices for debris removal increased. Some scream, "Price gouging! How dare you take advantage of an act of nature?!"
EcoFriend
MAY 20, 2012
But, things are about to change with Columbus Sport 130’ hybrid, an all new 40 meters super yacht that will fuse luxury with an eco friendly design. the columbus sport 130 hybrid superyacht. the columbus sport 130 hybrid superyacht. the columbus sport 130 hybrid superyacht. Pratima Kalra: Wealthy boating enthusiasts find it hard to reconcile their passion for super yachts while showing their concern for the environment.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 12, 2015
Because of its proximity to the second largest combined statistical area in the state, the Columbus CSA--yes the Columbus CSA is bigger than Cincinnati CSA--and 25th largest in the country, Buckeye Lake is a popular recreational and vacation home destination. “It’s the end of life as we know it at Buckeye Lake.”.
Environmental Economics
JULY 8, 2014
coli, phosphorus and other pollutants at nearly every test point in the tributaries that feed the Scioto River northwest of Columbus. State scientists found high levels of E. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency found that E. coli levels at sites used by boaters and swimmers were higher than federal safety thresholds.
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Sources told [WKMG] that Meyer will bring several current UF assistant coaches with him to Columbus, including D.J. Turns out that decision may have been made quickly. Sources told Local 6 that former University of Florida head coach Urban Meyer has agreed in principle to become the next head coach of Ohio State University, and will be introduced in the coming days. According to sources], Meyer has agreed to a seven-year, $40 million deal.
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Isn't this like when Columbus "discovered" america? Outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer and former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, says businesses and policymakers need more detailed information about the economic risks of global warming. Ignoring the potential costs could be catastrophic. That is a risk we cannot afford to take,” they say in a new Washington Post op-ed.
Environmental Economics
JULY 11, 2011
cities, including Columbus. The Electric Power Research Institute, which is funded by utility companies, is investigating reports of "aggressive" corrosion in scrubbers across the nation. "Our "Our findings, so far, show it's fairly widespread through the industry," said John Shingledecker, senior project manager in the research institute's fossil materials and repair program.
Environmental Economics
MAY 20, 2011
About 1,200 people have called the 311 hot line since the beginning of April to report high grass and weeds on private property in Columbus. That vacant home whose yard is tangled with weeds and prairie grass might be an eyesore, but some community officials are asking neighbors to be patient. Citing the seemingly endless rain, code-enforcement officials have been reluctant to use a heavy hand with owners of vacant properties who might quickly be handed a citation in better weather.
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 1, 2012
The purchase of clean, renewable wind energy capacity equates to approximately 25 percent of the entire Columbus campus electricity load, and is one of the single largest purchases of actual renewable energy by any university in the country. If anyone knows of outstanding high school students who are looking. to major in sustainability at a major land grant university, I happen to know of a new program that just might fit the bill.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 30, 2011
Here's the box score from the Columbus Dispatch. Sorry, proud Dad moment. Official oldest daughter of Env-Econ (OODEE) played her first HS softball game yesterday (freshman on Varsity). She pitched two innings in relief, after a strong outing from the starter. Came in in the 6th inning down 2-1. Faced 7 batters, struck out 4 and gave up one hit (a bunt).
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 23, 2012
Sure, it reduces reliance on food from those other evil suburbs around Columbus, but it also makes my food more expensive, reduces my choices--where am I going to get my unsustainable seafood if I can't import from the Chesapeake Bay region--and makes me generally worse off.
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Presenter: Dr. Tim Haab, Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio USA. IAGRI Workshop Announcement. Introduction to Valuation Methods and Willingness to Pay. Dates: October 12-13, 2016. Location: iAGRI building, Sokoine University of Agriculture campus.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Columbus has spent $723,000 to get rid of the rotten taste and smell in drinking water caused by toxic algae at Hoover Reservoir. Columbus is just the most-recent city to have to battle the issue with dollars.which is fine for accounting purposes, but such costs have little relationship to the true economic costs of the adverse event. In cases of adverse events, we are all tempted to measure the maginitude of the damages by calculating teh cost of clean-up.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Columbus, OH 54.3/73. Top 10 Metered Markets For Super Bowl XLVII. Baltimore 59.6/83. New Orleans 57.1/77. Washington, DC 56.9/80. Norfolk 55.8/76.
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 27, 2012
We just can’t afford to keep him anymore,” said Hall, who works at Nationwide in Columbus. Danny Hall’s quarter horse, Flash, is more than just livestock. He’s a companion. But hay crops have not fared well during the dry, hot summer, and skyrocketing prices have compelled Hall to make a tough decision. The 50-year-old resident of Millersport, in Fairfield County, is searching for a new home for Flash, and will give the horse to anyone who is a good fit. “We
Environmental Economics
JUNE 21, 2018
Columbus. From the inbox: Dear colleagues, I want to inform you of recent decisions regarding standing committees under the auspices of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). On the recommendation of the SAB Staff Office, the SAB, unanimously agreed, at our 5/31/18 administrative meeting, to retire three of our current seven standing committees.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 28, 2014
Every once in awhile, we reach a moment in history that so radically changes our concept of the world it forces us to redraw our maps — events like Columbus rediscovering America or the Soviet Union collapsing. Now we can add global warming to the list. For the upcoming 10 th edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World , its cartographers say they have made one of the most visible changes in the publication’s history: it’ll show a lot less Arctic ice.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 29, 2011
Soaring gasoline prices are making it easier for cycling organizations in Columbus to build a case for commuting on two wheels instead of four.But not everyone can get to work on a bike, said Joe Fish, a planner at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Those are among the recommendations in a report that Columbus-based research giant Battelle released Monday. The state’s continuing effort to rid Grand Lake St. Marys of toxic blue-green algae could include testing a new chemical and devices that circulate lake water. Battelle researchers looked at 73 proposals and technologies aimed at cleaning up the 13,000-acre western Ohio lake. “It
Environmental Economics
MAY 30, 2012
I'm using "higher taxes" loosely here, but in the same way that anti-regulatory folks call any price increase a higher tax: American Electric Power, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, is proposing a $1 billion retrofit to allow the plant to continue burning coal and has asked Kentucky regulators to approve a 30 percent increase in electricity rates to pay for the work.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 5, 2012
Georgia (6): Sears in Macon; Kmart in Atlanta, Buford, Columbus, Douglasville and Jonesboro. Mississippi (3): Sears in Columbus, Jackson and McComb. Ohio (6): Kmart in Chagrin Falls, Columbus, Medina, Springfield and Toledo (2).
Sierra Club Compass
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
"Coursing through Midtown, from Columbus Circle to Times Square and the Far West Side, the People's Climate March was a spectacle even for a city known for doing things big." So The march's official starting point was on 59th Street at Columbus Circle, on the southwest corner of Central Park.
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