12 hours ago by Blogger Bryn

Thanks to tutor2u for pointing out this blog with examples of externalities in Singapore http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/2009/11/17/an-introduction-to-consumption-externalities-from-a-singapore-perceptive/

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1 day ago by ktetaichinh

So there’s this Wall Street Journal column about how we should be nicer to obese people because Winston Churchill was pretty fat, and he did a good job during World War II, and where would we be without Alexandre Dumas’ chubby little fingers and Catherine the Great’s heft, and so on. It took me a wh ...

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3 days ago by Justin M Ross

Story here: PERKASIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop. Froehlich is among the growing number of people across America fig ...

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6 days ago by sfrable

From the Oregonian: Police discovered at least 200,000 marijuana plants in raids during the busy Oregon growing and harvest season that just ended. They also came upon jury-rigged irrigation pools filled with chemical fertilizers, causing worry among officials and environmentalists that already-thre ...

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6 days ago by sfrable

The Netherlands has proposed to tackle climate change a different way: The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a “green” road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.”Each vehicle will be equipped with a GPS device ...

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8 days ago by Economic Logician

The Netherlands just decided to revamp their car tax. First the taxes on the acquisition of cars, currently 25% of the sales price) and the yearly car tax are scrapped. This is replaced by a base tax of €0.03 per driven kilometer, an amount that is increased for gas-guzzlers, heavy vehicles and rush ...

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9 days ago by sfrable

The AP reports that Brazil has experienced one of the biggest drop of deforestation rates in 20 years. The cause? Other than among conservation efforts, a drop most likely would be attributed to… …the drop in world prices for beef, soy and other products that drive people to clear land for agricultu ...

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10 days ago by ratelmotel

Went to hear Chatham, Mass. fisherwoman/photographer/activist Shareen Davis and her daughter, KSC alumna Shannon Eldredge, speak about women’s roles in traditional inshore fishing and show the documentary A Fish Story. Weir fishing ( source). The technology is pretty much what it’s been for thousand ...

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11 days ago by Lana Keeton

The wanton disregard for humanity in the quest for profits is disgusting. J&J is no different than street corner drug dealers, except they operate under the cover of a "corporation". Just take a look at the picture above... I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE PATTERN ...

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12 days ago by David Zetland

This [unedited] guest post is by a student in my EEP100 class ( background post). Please praise/critique/comment on its economic quality and importance to you. Sumita Mitra says: Last summer I had the opportunity to visit Vandana Shiva’s organic farm in Dehradun, India. Shiva became famous after her ...

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