There is tremendous growth in wind and solar installations, with good reason—free market economics.
Category: environmental economics
environmental economics
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, travel, water
Trouble in Paradise
The last thing anyone expects in paradise are GMO testing sites. And yet, vast swaths of the southern part of Kaua’i are becoming just that: open-aired laboratories for some biotech companies.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy
2018: Hope is All Around
I don’t know what 2018 has in store, but I know that as long as there are places on the planet worth celebrating and protecting, there will be people throwing their all into the job of doing so. And for that, I’m incredibly grateful.
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, population growth, water pollution
air pollution, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, population growth, water pollution
Freshman year report card
Trump’s First Year Slightly less than a year ago, I used this blog to provide an open letter to Donald Trump regarding the environment (http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/citizenscientist/some-thoughts-for-the-new-president/). My points were simple: Use science to base environmental decisions;Continue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability, travel, water
Models of Environmental Leadership
For a developing country of 5 million people, Costa Rica’s environmental policies include spectacular feats of long-term thinking and a dedicated commitment to the future.
Anne Martin
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
Mazaska Talks: Divest the Globe from Fossil Fuels
Trump may have pulled the United States federal government out of the Paris Climate Accord, but he can’t stand in the way of a dedicated citizenry determined to forge ahead.
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, sustainability
Fight Climate Change with Compost
By composting our food and other organic scraps, rather than throwing them away, we can actually help the environment instead of hurting it.
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
agriculture, climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty
Climate Change Economics
The impacts of climate change are likely to cause a 1.2% decline in GDP across the U.S. per one degree rise in temperature (C)
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, sustainability, travel, water
A Globalized View of Environmentalism
I watched a TED Talk by the policy advisor Simon Anholt the other day, titled “Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country’s election?” He asserted the following: “I think that ifContinue reading
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
How Commercial Fishing Threatens Costa Rica’s Seas
Costa Rica’s coasts, long renowned for being rich in biodiversity, have recently come under attack by industrial fishing. While living in the country for 10 months as a Hart Leadership Fellow, I interviewed fishermen onContinue reading