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For example, to protect your connections at a smart home, you can always set up a VPN on your router, as this is going to be an extra layer of protection for everything on your network. The post Smart Cities: Examples, Pros & Cons, and More appeared first on Green Prophet. MORE
Brian Gardner saw the pointy green shoots sneaking into his yard from the neighbor’s. He’ll take care of them when he returns from Florida, he told himself. Two weeks later, he came home to Park Boulevard in Worthington to find a stand of bamboo 10 feet high on his side of the fence. “It It grows a foot a day,” Gardner said. You can actually watch it grow.”. The shoots came from next door, where bamboo canes 15 feet tall take up a third of Tena and Tom Singley’s backyard on Loveman Avenue. MORE
Here's a good example : Customers at most stores in Baltimore would have to pay 10 cents for almost every bag they accept — whether paper or plastic — under legislation headed to the City Council for a vote next week. The standard market-based solution to reducing unwanted behavior is to place a tax on the unwanted behavior, causing people to want to do the unwanted stuff less (that's the law of demand). MORE
I was an assistant professor at East Carolina University from 1995-2000. I have been on the faculty at Ohio State since 2000. In 2017, they are the #2 and #4 party schools in the country. Coincidence MORE
Life in a dull drab cubicle at work is certainly very boring. A boring cubicle leads to less efficient work day. Even a dull work space in a home office could benefit from some cool work space wall art. Envision your wall in the work space. Think of it as a bare canvas. Let your imagination go wild. A work space probably has limited wall space. It is important to use the wall space in a way that is most effective. MORE
And theses ensue: Now, federal officials are weighing putting [the sage grouse] on the endangered species list — setting off a mad scramble among the unlikeliest of allies to save the bird and avoid disrupting the nation’s enormous growth in energy production. With a range stretching over more than 165 million resource-rich acres across 11 states, the grouse is at the center of one of the country’s most important struggles: to balance the demand for energy against the needs of nature. MORE
Have you ever thought about getting away from it all and moving to an ecovillage? What’s an ecovillage you ask? Ecovillages are communities whose inhabitants seek to live according to ecological principles, causing as little impact on the environment as possible. It’s a rather appealing idea to a growing number of people as self-sustainability and self-governance are a growing trend. Ecovillages are popping up all around the nation with a few common themes. MORE
Hot weather means increased demand for air conditioning which means increased demand for electricity which means a demand shift which means higher prices. That's it. Power demand for Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc, or ERCOT, which runs the power grid for most of the state, hit three consecutive records this week as Texans cranked up air conditioners to escape one of the hottest summers on record. With record-breaking demand came record-breaking prices. MORE
Gernot Wagner (cross-posted from EDF Voices ): Nudge is the best kind of book. It presents the type of head-slappingly obvious solutions to public policy problems that make you wonder why you needed a book to tell you about them in the first place. Place the veggies before the French fries in the cafeteria, and people will eat more greens. Enroll employees into retirement programs with the option of opting out rather than in and they’ll save more as a result. MORE
A significant reason for all of these problems is the… Read More 5 Examples of Environmentally-Friendly Business Ideas. The post 5 Examples of Environmentally-Friendly Business Ideas appeared first on Green Living Guy. MORE
"Corn is a major input for retail food," he said. "Corn "Corn is used to make feed for all the animals in our food supply chain. As this drought reduces the harvest of corn, that would drive up the price of feed for animals and then in turn meat products." " via news.blogs.cnn.com. A decrease in the supply of inputs increases input prices which in turn increases the cost (decreases the supply) of outputs which increases output prices MORE
With the wide variety of room designs many have opted for romantic design styles. With a warm romantic design you have a large variation of options and can easily find accessories and colors that are to your liking. When choosing a design and accessories for this kind of look, start with wall color. Depending on your style, dark sexy colors, or warm and inviting colors work best. Try a deep red with an dark bed spread, or chocolate brown walls with a white bedspread. MORE
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) will be a space to achieve more understanding in the fields of materials science, computer science, bioengineering, robotics, mechanical engineering and other disciplines MORE
66 Joshua Gans: The other day, Paul Krugman wrote about the reduced relevance of formal academic publication given the nature of web distribution and discourse. It just so happens that today marks the completion of a personal story of mine that illustrates how blog discussion can lead to published academic research. MORE
Bear with me, this might take a minute to get to the point. In 2005, John and I started Env-Econ with the following mission: The Environmental Economics blog is dedicated to the dissemination of. economists’ views on current environmental and natural resource issues. We hope this blog will help bring economists’ views on environmental. issues further into the mainstream. The intended audience includes the. general public and students. Posts are non-technical. MORE
When I begin to discuss externalities in my Principles of Economics and my Environmental Economics classes, I usually use vaccinations as an example of a positive consumption externality. The economic issue of vaccination is not so much whether you are preventing illness in your own child by having him or her vaccinated, but rather are you taking into account the full social costs of not getting vaccinated when choosing whehter to vaccinate your own child. MORE
Off-shore windfarms versus rare birds.who should win MORE
» March 07, 2011 Stats example of the day Ohio State, a team that entered the day shooting the 3-pointer at 40.5 MORE
Question 1: In the figure below, identify the 'highest' peak. Question 2: In the graph below, identify the 'highest' number. Question 3: Reconcile your answers to Question 1, Question 2, and the following Tweet: Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. million people watched, the highest number in history. FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in. MORE
Design. A home is one’s paradise. Zen home design combines architecture and therapeutic design to promote tranquility. Use of open ventilated spaces, curvature design, and fine wood materials changes the dynamics of your house. The idea is to mix the outdoors with the indoors. By simplifying the design of your house with zen architecture, you exhibit the essence of nature and do away with chaotic clutter. Colors. Colors can promote comfort and relaxation in subtle ways. MORE
Unfortunately it's rare to get a nice clean real world example to demonstrate this. There's a well known result in Econ 101 (I need to write this chapter for Env-Econ 1010 sometime) that if the demand for a good is elastic*, lowering the price will increase revenues, and vice-versa. If the demand is inelastic, then lowering the price lowers revenue. MORE
Be sure to check out way more pictures and examples by clicking the button! When I was younger, I always imagined myself one day having a princess-like four poster bed in my room – right out of a fairy tale! As I got older, and my tasted changed, I was still drawn to the elegance of a four-poster canopy bed, but was far more interested in finding one that appealed to my contemporary style sensibilities. MORE
One lighting fixture is not sufficient for any room. Different tasks and activities go on in each room, making it essential that you include a variety of lighting options to accommodate those activities. Basically, a room should have ambient, task and decorative or accent lighting included in its design. . Ambient lighting includes recessed or ceiling mount lighting. Contemporary flush mount lighting designs are far more visually interesting than the mundane ceiling lights of years passed. MORE
The simple minimum wage example in a principles of microeconomics goes something like this: If the minimum price of labor (wage) is set above the existing equilibrium wage in the market for labor, the result will be a decrease in the quantity demanded for labor (hiring), and an increase in the quantity supplied of labor (more people want to work at higher wages). MORE
Located in Mill Valley, California, this midcentury home has undergone an impressive, green renovation MORE
Examples of recently extinct megafauna. Examples of the living megafauna that still exists on Earth. Examples of the most charismatic megafauna throughout history. The post What Is Megafauna: The Definition and Examples of Living and Extinct Species first appeared on Greentumble. MORE
Groan, I know, but use this one if you are tired of those Florida freeze examples: A rare collision of ill-timed rain, marauding animals and a growing love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan has resulted in the worst pecan supply in recent memory. Last year, for example, Texas produced about 65 million pounds of pecans, said Larry Stein, a professor of horticulture at Texas A&M University. MORE
This is an example of why environmentalists and efficiency advocates should think that environmental valuation is needed. The headline says "mountaintop removal for coal hurts water quality and harms fish." " Well, we knew that. Luckily, the article actually gives an idea of the magnitude: In West Virginia’s Appalachian mountains, fish are vanishing. The number of species has fallen, the populations of those that remain are down, and some individual fish look a little skinny. MORE
For example, in 2017, the demand for natural resources exceeded what our ecosystems can regenerate on August 2nd [1]. Let’s have a look at some examples of renewable and non-renewable resources to get a better understanding of this concept. Quick Navigation for Examples of Renewable and Non-renewable Resources. 10 examples of renewable resources. Solar energy is a perfect example of a renewable resource. We can look for example at trees. MORE
Here is a great case study for your classes: The full retreat on the smog standard was the first and most important environmental decision of the presidential campaign season that is now fully under way. An examination of that decision, based on interviews with lobbyists on both sides, former officials and policy makers at the upper reaches of the White House and the E.P.A., MORE
Having trouble believing the return on this will be positive : The least sexy part of the Olympic process is when the games are over and giant, state-of-the-art stadiums remain standing often in sparsely populated areas with no potential tenant in site. This conundrum was highly publicized after the 2016 Games in Rio, when the Marcana stadium deteriorated into a ghost town stadium shortly after the games. MORE
They found a pair of bald eagles near the site of a new Ohio River bridge east of Louisville: Among the measures being considered is avoiding tree removal in the immediate vicinity at any time, and protecting a wider area during the nesting season, [Kate Heyden, a biologist with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife] said. MORE
When looking at the state-of-the-art games on offer at new casinos , for example, it is clear that operators want to use the latest tech developments. The post What are the Best Examples of Technology Helping to Protect the Environment? Looking out for a future with renewable energy. MORE
For 27 years in my graduate energy seminar, I’ve struggled to convince bright master’s and PhD students that oil prices might actually result from competition rather than a price-fixing conspiracy of oil companies and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cartel. But this year, my task was easier. via www.theglobeandmail.com. I'm teaching principles of micro in the Spring. I wanted to get this one in the Daily Demand and Supply file so I don;t forget it MORE
While the Ken Soble Tower isn’t the first project of its type, the result stands as an example for many similar buildings. See more here: Ken Soble Tower sets an example for high-rise sustainability. MORE
A perfect example is the monarch butterfly and milkweed. A deer, for example, may graze on grasses or leaves of trees. For example, native insects may rely on a plant as a habitat perfect for laying its eggs. Various examples of flora across the continents. MORE
One such example is the overpopulation of one species, which leads to disappearance of other species. For example, a reduction of species diversity can be the first step to start extensive soil erosion , eventually leading to desertification that could extend far beyond their territory. Quick Navigation for Examples of Keystone Species. 12 important examples of keystone species. For example, mongoose and barbets build their nests inside. MORE
Vacant and in disrepair, the Ken Soble Tower in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada was a candidate for a sale or demolition. But, ERA Architects, known for retrofit architectural designs and integration of low-carbon systems, redesigned the building instead MORE
The first legislation has been proposed to ban private ownership of exotic animals in the wake of Tuesday’s release of 56 animals in Zanesville. At the same time, an online petition started by an Ohio University student calling for the ban of exotic animal ownership in Ohio has racked up more than 43,000 signatures in less than 48 hours. State Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Athens, said today she will introduce a bill in the Ohio House shortly that would mirror an executive order issued by former Gov. MORE
Aside from being a recyclable product, glass is finding its way into many homes now as a countertop material for a number of reasons beyond its inate eco-friendliness! There are a lot of pros to using glass – some of which you may not even realize! Glass is a cinch to keep clean because it is non-porous and super hygenic. It doesn’t stain, so don’t fret when you leave merlot rings on it from glasses left out from the party the night before. MORE
There are many ways that a person can decorate the home using rustic wall art. The options are limitless as to what will be found in this kind of folk art. One may want to start with wallpaper that has different animals such as horses and roosters. These can also be found in stickers. Pictures are available with many different types of scenery. One may choose to go with a mountain scenery, wildlife, or old signs. Pictures of old barns and wild mills are very popular also. MORE
From the New York Times : For seven decades, Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and a mainstay of the government’s revenue, regulated itself — which is a polite way of saying it could do pretty much as it pleased. The Mexican government relies on Pemex oil revenue from wells like these in Veracruz for as much as 40 percent of its budget. MORE
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A significant reason for all of these problems is the… Read More 5 Examples of Environmentally-Friendly Business Ideas. The post 5 Examples of Environmentally-Friendly Business Ideas appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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A perfect example is the monarch butterfly and milkweed. A deer, for example, may graze on grasses or leaves of trees. For example, native insects may rely on a plant as a habitat perfect for laying its eggs. Various examples of flora across the continents.
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One such example is the overpopulation of one species, which leads to disappearance of other species. For example, a reduction of species diversity can be the first step to start extensive soil erosion , eventually leading to desertification that could extend far beyond their territory. Quick Navigation for Examples of Keystone Species. 12 important examples of keystone species. For example, mongoose and barbets build their nests inside.
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Here's a good example : Customers at most stores in Baltimore would have to pay 10 cents for almost every bag they accept — whether paper or plastic — under legislation headed to the City Council for a vote next week. The standard market-based solution to reducing unwanted behavior is to place a tax on the unwanted behavior, causing people to want to do the unwanted stuff less (that's the law of demand).
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Groan, I know, but use this one if you are tired of those Florida freeze examples: A rare collision of ill-timed rain, marauding animals and a growing love affair between the Chinese middle class and the pecan has resulted in the worst pecan supply in recent memory. Last year, for example, Texas produced about 65 million pounds of pecans, said Larry Stein, a professor of horticulture at Texas A&M University.
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Located in Mill Valley, California, this midcentury home has undergone an impressive, green renovation
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This is an example of why environmentalists and efficiency advocates should think that environmental valuation is needed. The headline says "mountaintop removal for coal hurts water quality and harms fish." " Well, we knew that. Luckily, the article actually gives an idea of the magnitude: In West Virginia’s Appalachian mountains, fish are vanishing. The number of species has fallen, the populations of those that remain are down, and some individual fish look a little skinny.
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Question 1: In the figure below, identify the 'highest' peak. Question 2: In the graph below, identify the 'highest' number. Question 3: Reconcile your answers to Question 1, Question 2, and the following Tweet: Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. million people watched, the highest number in history. FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in.
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For 27 years in my graduate energy seminar, I’ve struggled to convince bright master’s and PhD students that oil prices might actually result from competition rather than a price-fixing conspiracy of oil companies and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cartel. But this year, my task was easier. via www.theglobeandmail.com. I'm teaching principles of micro in the Spring. I wanted to get this one in the Daily Demand and Supply file so I don;t forget it
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When I begin to discuss externalities in my Principles of Economics and my Environmental Economics classes, I usually use vaccinations as an example of a positive consumption externality. The economic issue of vaccination is not so much whether you are preventing illness in your own child by having him or her vaccinated, but rather are you taking into account the full social costs of not getting vaccinated when choosing whehter to vaccinate your own child.
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Aside from being a recyclable product, glass is finding its way into many homes now as a countertop material for a number of reasons beyond its inate eco-friendliness! There are a lot of pros to using glass – some of which you may not even realize! Glass is a cinch to keep clean because it is non-porous and super hygenic. It doesn’t stain, so don’t fret when you leave merlot rings on it from glasses left out from the party the night before.
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"Corn is a major input for retail food," he said. "Corn "Corn is used to make feed for all the animals in our food supply chain. As this drought reduces the harvest of corn, that would drive up the price of feed for animals and then in turn meat products." " via news.blogs.cnn.com. A decrease in the supply of inputs increases input prices which in turn increases the cost (decreases the supply) of outputs which increases output prices
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Hot weather means increased demand for air conditioning which means increased demand for electricity which means a demand shift which means higher prices. That's it. Power demand for Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc, or ERCOT, which runs the power grid for most of the state, hit three consecutive records this week as Texans cranked up air conditioners to escape one of the hottest summers on record. With record-breaking demand came record-breaking prices.
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While the Ken Soble Tower isn’t the first project of its type, the result stands as an example for many similar buildings. See more here: Ken Soble Tower sets an example for high-rise sustainability.
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The first legislation has been proposed to ban private ownership of exotic animals in the wake of Tuesday’s release of 56 animals in Zanesville. At the same time, an online petition started by an Ohio University student calling for the ban of exotic animal ownership in Ohio has racked up more than 43,000 signatures in less than 48 hours. State Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Athens, said today she will introduce a bill in the Ohio House shortly that would mirror an executive order issued by former Gov.
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There are many ways that a person can decorate the home using rustic wall art. The options are limitless as to what will be found in this kind of folk art. One may want to start with wallpaper that has different animals such as horses and roosters. These can also be found in stickers. Pictures are available with many different types of scenery. One may choose to go with a mountain scenery, wildlife, or old signs. Pictures of old barns and wild mills are very popular also.
Environmental Economics
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Unfortunately it's rare to get a nice clean real world example to demonstrate this. There's a well known result in Econ 101 (I need to write this chapter for Env-Econ 1010 sometime) that if the demand for a good is elastic*, lowering the price will increase revenues, and vice-versa. If the demand is inelastic, then lowering the price lowers revenue.
Environmental Economics
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The simple minimum wage example in a principles of microeconomics goes something like this: If the minimum price of labor (wage) is set above the existing equilibrium wage in the market for labor, the result will be a decrease in the quantity demanded for labor (hiring), and an increase in the quantity supplied of labor (more people want to work at higher wages).
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For example, in 2017, the demand for natural resources exceeded what our ecosystems can regenerate on August 2nd [1]. Let’s have a look at some examples of renewable and non-renewable resources to get a better understanding of this concept. Quick Navigation for Examples of Renewable and Non-renewable Resources. 10 examples of renewable resources. Solar energy is a perfect example of a renewable resource. We can look for example at trees.
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Gernot Wagner (cross-posted from EDF Voices ): Nudge is the best kind of book. It presents the type of head-slappingly obvious solutions to public policy problems that make you wonder why you needed a book to tell you about them in the first place. Place the veggies before the French fries in the cafeteria, and people will eat more greens. Enroll employees into retirement programs with the option of opting out rather than in and they’ll save more as a result.
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Design. A home is one’s paradise. Zen home design combines architecture and therapeutic design to promote tranquility. Use of open ventilated spaces, curvature design, and fine wood materials changes the dynamics of your house. The idea is to mix the outdoors with the indoors. By simplifying the design of your house with zen architecture, you exhibit the essence of nature and do away with chaotic clutter. Colors. Colors can promote comfort and relaxation in subtle ways.
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JANUARY 25, 2018
Having trouble believing the return on this will be positive : The least sexy part of the Olympic process is when the games are over and giant, state-of-the-art stadiums remain standing often in sparsely populated areas with no potential tenant in site. This conundrum was highly publicized after the 2016 Games in Rio, when the Marcana stadium deteriorated into a ghost town stadium shortly after the games.
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And theses ensue: Now, federal officials are weighing putting [the sage grouse] on the endangered species list — setting off a mad scramble among the unlikeliest of allies to save the bird and avoid disrupting the nation’s enormous growth in energy production. With a range stretching over more than 165 million resource-rich acres across 11 states, the grouse is at the center of one of the country’s most important struggles: to balance the demand for energy against the needs of nature.
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With the wide variety of room designs many have opted for romantic design styles. With a warm romantic design you have a large variation of options and can easily find accessories and colors that are to your liking. When choosing a design and accessories for this kind of look, start with wall color. Depending on your style, dark sexy colors, or warm and inviting colors work best. Try a deep red with an dark bed spread, or chocolate brown walls with a white bedspread.
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Be sure to check out way more pictures and examples by clicking the button! When I was younger, I always imagined myself one day having a princess-like four poster bed in my room – right out of a fairy tale! As I got older, and my tasted changed, I was still drawn to the elegance of a four-poster canopy bed, but was far more interested in finding one that appealed to my contemporary style sensibilities.
Green Furniture Home Design
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One lighting fixture is not sufficient for any room. Different tasks and activities go on in each room, making it essential that you include a variety of lighting options to accommodate those activities. Basically, a room should have ambient, task and decorative or accent lighting included in its design. . Ambient lighting includes recessed or ceiling mount lighting. Contemporary flush mount lighting designs are far more visually interesting than the mundane ceiling lights of years passed.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 24, 2012
From the New York Times : For seven decades, Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and a mainstay of the government’s revenue, regulated itself — which is a polite way of saying it could do pretty much as it pleased. The Mexican government relies on Pemex oil revenue from wells like these in Veracruz for as much as 40 percent of its budget.
Environmental Economics
APRIL 5, 2012
They found a pair of bald eagles near the site of a new Ohio River bridge east of Louisville: Among the measures being considered is avoiding tree removal in the immediate vicinity at any time, and protecting a wider area during the nesting season, [Kate Heyden, a biologist with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife] said.
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Have you ever thought about getting away from it all and moving to an ecovillage? What’s an ecovillage you ask? Ecovillages are communities whose inhabitants seek to live according to ecological principles, causing as little impact on the environment as possible. It’s a rather appealing idea to a growing number of people as self-sustainability and self-governance are a growing trend. Ecovillages are popping up all around the nation with a few common themes.
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JANUARY 19, 2012
Joshua Gans: The other day, Paul Krugman wrote about the reduced relevance of formal academic publication given the nature of web distribution and discourse. It just so happens that today marks the completion of a personal story of mine that illustrates how blog discussion can lead to published academic research.
Environmental Economics
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Here is a great case study for your classes: The full retreat on the smog standard was the first and most important environmental decision of the presidential campaign season that is now fully under way. An examination of that decision, based on interviews with lobbyists on both sides, former officials and policy makers at the upper reaches of the White House and the E.P.A.,
Environmental Economics
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Bear with me, this might take a minute to get to the point. In 2005, John and I started Env-Econ with the following mission: The Environmental Economics blog is dedicated to the dissemination of. economists’ views on current environmental and natural resource issues. We hope this blog will help bring economists’ views on environmental. issues further into the mainstream. The intended audience includes the. general public and students. Posts are non-technical.
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