In Environmental Economics - Posted 6 days ago

The Financial Times' lead editorial today argues for prices over command-and-control (duh!) and then goes on to say a tax would be better than a cap ...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

Ban Ki-Moon comments on the importance of global climate action in the current edition of Newsweek:This [current] impasse is a prescription for disast...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

On Monday, I will have more on green jobs and green stimulus (the reason for the delay will be clear after I post on Monday), so for now, I'll tease y...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

January 20, 2006, John wrote:OK, I'm starting to get it. We should raise the gas tax to $1/gal but, if we can tax mileage, that would be better (in te...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

I left a comment on a green jobs post the day after pagan celebration of a Christian holy day:That is why economics is known as the dismal science. We...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

The most-emailed NYT article for two days running has not been another explanation of the shaky housing market (that's #2), but rather a front-page s...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

Tim's latest post chronicles Tom Friedman's entry into the gas tax column watch: Win, Win, Win, Win, Win .... Today's New York Times also features an...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

Sometimes I really want to hug the guy (Win, Win, Win, Win, Win ...):That is why I believe the second biggest decision Barack Obama has to make th...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 1 week ago

The NYTimes editorial page asks the if we build it, will they come? question and answeres no :Yet for all the conditions attached to it, the multib...

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In Environmental Economics - Posted 2 weeks ago

From the inbox:I wanted to pass along a quirky letter to the editor that I saw today on the Concord Monitor's website. It was written by a 13-year o...

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