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November 15, 2022
carbon taxes
November 15, 2022
Why a Carbon Tax Proposal is Like Goldilocks

When we look at the world's carbon taxes, as economists we can think of Arthur Pigou and correcting market failure.

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November 11, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and farm productivity
November 11, 2022
Why Long Potatoes and Short Corn Can Be A Problem

More than crop innovation, the story of short corn takes us to climate change, to farm productivity, and maybe even to long potatoes.

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November 8, 2022
COP27 update
November 8, 2022
How Money Matters at COP27

A first day COP27 update demonstrates how tough it will be to make progress with developing world requests for "loss and demage."

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November 7, 2022
cost of climate policy
November 7, 2022
Six Facts: Everything We (Might) Need To Know About Clean Air

With COP27 having begun in Egypt, it could be helpful to be aware of these six facts about global air quality.

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November 1, 2022
world energy outlook
November 1, 2022
Some (sort of) Good Climate News

In the eia's (U.S. Energy Administration) "Annual Energy Outlook 2022," their world energy outlook has improved slightly.

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October 28, 2022
oil supply disruption
October 28, 2022
When an African Pipeline Is About Much More Than Oil

Like many fossil fuel projects, a new East African pipeline is controversial because of the tradeoffs it would create.

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October 20, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and bird tourism
October 20, 2022
When Bird Tourism Is Not “For the Birds”

Whether looking at New Zealand's "bird of the year" contest or Alaska's bird tourism industry, we see benefits that are not "for the birds."

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October 5, 2022
wine corks and screw tops
October 5, 2022
How Climate Change Affects Alcohol Levels

A small example of a much larger phenomenon, the response to Bordeaux's climate change could transform land, labor, and capital.

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October 2, 2022
Fat Bear Week tradeoffs
October 2, 2022
Why Fat Bear Week Is About Weighty Issues

When we meet Fat Bear Week contestants Otis and Holly, we can better see the EPA tradeoffs between drilling, mining, and the environment.

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September 29, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pricing the environment
September 29, 2022
What We Can Learn From a Rich German Shepherd

Although we can say that the environment is priceless, one group in the UK is giving ecosystems price tags that add to their value.

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September 28, 2022
economic news roundup and billion dollar natural disasters
September 28, 2022
What Natural Disasters Cost Us

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September 18, 2022
unsustainable fashion
September 18, 2022
Why Fashion Has a Green Problem

We could say that we have unsustainable fashion because of decisions on the supply and demand sides of the market.

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