Climate change is in the news again, thanks to the new movie “The Day After Tomorrow”. It seems that the consensus is that the movie
read moreFear of the unknown can be a powerful force. I didn’t quite appreciate how powerful until I listened to an interesting experiment on national radio.
read moreIt was very windy in Albany one day last week. We went out for a walk and got sand blasted skin and dust in the
read moreSome people seem to think that a good use of economists is to estimate “the cost of” things. Particularly in the realm of environmental impacts
read more“Sustainability” is not a word I like. Of course the general sentiment that lies behind the word is very much a good thing, but word
read moreJournals are meant to be the coal-face for current research in a field. Each journal focuses on a specific field of research, often remarkably narrow.
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