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4 days ago · All Upcoming Stories · newskicks.com/Upcoming/All by robbybecon

Slowly, the idea of carbon credits is making its way into the minds of legislators. Market based solutions to pollution control are much better than regulation. However, there appears to be a risk than the initial allocation of carbon credits would simply be given to current polluters. This must be ...

5 days ago · Economic Logic · economiclogic.blogspot.com by Economic Logician () 10 references

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9 days ago · Second Life Beyond · secondlifebeyond.wordpress.com by secondlifebeyond

The BBC reports that the redevelopment of Inverness Harbour is almost complete http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7473551.stm a) What private costs are associated with the development? b) What private benefits would there be associated with the development? c) What external be ...

9 days ago · Bryn's AS Economics Blog · brynsaseconomicsblog.blogspot.com by Blogger Bryn ()

From the BBC comes this opinion piece on why we need carbon taxes to reduce global warming and the associated externalities http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7471197.stm a) Why is it argud we need carbon taxes? b) To what extent do you believe the proposed $1 per tonne tax would be successful?

10 days ago · Bryn's AS Economics Blog · brynsaseconomicsblog.blogspot.com by Blogger Bryn ()

In April I wrote a post discussing the release of the 2008 Congressional Pig Book by the Citizens Against Government Waste. At the time I stated:One can also find a list of pork projects by member. For example, Rep. Fallin is responsible for $2.1 million in pork spending (including $235,000 for UCO' ...

10 days ago · Mickey's Musings · mickeyhepner.blogspot.com by Mickey Hepner () 1 reference

by Tom Bozzo This ran on AutoWeek's "But Wait, There's More..." page, under the heading "This week's sign the automotive apocalypse is nigh" (sorry, no link): ...[A]ccording to a General Motors study: 88 percent of women surveyed would rather chat up someone who owns the latest fuel-efficient car ve ...

14 days ago · Angry Bear · angrybear.blogspot.com by Tom Bozzo () 213 references

by Tom Bozzo This ran on AutoWeek's "But Wait, There's More..." page, under the heading "This week's sign the automotive apocalypse is nigh" (sorry, no link): ...[A]ccording to a General Motors study: 88 percent of women surveyed would rather chat up someone who owns the latest fuel-efficient car ve ...

14 days ago · Angry Bear · angrybear.blogspot.com by Tom Bozzo () 42 references

Last weekend, I attended the graduation of my (much younger) sister from the University of Washington's College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The commencement speaker spoke of Architecture and Planning's ability to improve the human condition and uplift the soul. That got me thinking about the ...

15 days ago · The Oregon Economics Blog · oregonecon.blogspot.com by Patrick Emerson () 12 references

The Liberal Party of Canada, official opposition, just presented its new tax reform, entitled the Green Shift. It is a very pleasant read, not the least because there is a lot of sound Economics in it. It also addresses a lot of the issues discussed on this blog. Here is a summary of the executive s ...

16 days ago · Economic Logic · economiclogic.blogspot.com by Economic Logician () 10 references