September 15, 2019
Looking at climate change, most economists calculate cost and benfit instead of focusing on the unknown unknowns that could happen.
August 13, 2019
August 7, 2019
With plastic straw bans and request-a-straw rules, people and places are adjusting with new kinds of straws and some surprising innovations.
August 2, 2019
Combining financial and ecological incentives, the London Zoological Society is encouraging investors to buy rhino bonds for rhino conservation.
July 26, 2019
Even influencing the kind of car we decide to buy, weather economics can have a surprising impact on the decisions we make as consumers.
July 24, 2019
With the depletion of the Highway Trust Fund, Congress needs to decide if its new funding sources will include a pay-by-the-mile tax that charges EVs.
July 17, 2019
Whether it relates to coffee grounds or new clothing patterns, zero waste design can optimize economic efficiency in surprising ways.
July 12, 2019
The four colors of Shanghai's trash-sorting bins make the new system look deceptively simple for households and businesses.
June 20, 2019
The six facts that illustrate our global energy consumption take us to the countries, the growth rates, and the types of energy..
June 18, 2019
If we want our Legos to match, attach, and detach, we might have to wait awhile for them to develop the appropriate bio-based plastic.
June 7, 2019
While the mission of the DC Cat Count is humane treatment of cats, it is also a cat census that provides a basic economic lesson.
June 5, 2019
While electric vehicle subsidies create the incentives to buy more environmentally friendly vehicles, they might be targeting the wrong people.