News tagged with environmental economists
Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Weak enforcement combined with fishermen facing serious economic hardships are leading to widespread violations of fisheries regulations along the Northeastern United States coast. This pattern of noncompliance threatens ...
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Tackling climate change with new permits to pollute
Jan 06, 2009 |
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A new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and tackle climate change had been unveiled by leading economists.
Experts agree: Environmental standards needed for biofuels
Oct 02, 2008 |
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The United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won't cause environmental harm, says a distinguished group of international scientists. But because the industry is so young, policymakers ...
Bosses with 'green' values more likely to over-comply with environmental rules
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A business is more likely to "over-comply" with environmental regulations if its senior management believes in protecting the environment and that it makes financial sense in the long term, according to a new study by an ...
Asian tigers urged to reject polluting foreign investors
Feb 04, 2008 |
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South East Asia’s tiger economies should prize the long-term health of their environment above the ongoing short-term gains provided by foreign firms that pollute, economists have claimed.
Emissions trading could misfire, economists warn
May 30, 2007 |
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With the report of the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Emissions Trading due to be handed to Prime Minister John Howard tomorrow, environmental economists from The Australian National University have warned that an emissions ...
When it comes to going green, people want smaller gains now, not bigger gains later
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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People make environmental choices the same way they manage money, preferring smaller gains right away to bigger gains later, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Research recommends compromise when choosing conservation site
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A lot of variables come into play when selecting a site for environmental conservation that yields benefits to people nearby such as wildlife needs, species and vegetation uniqueness, and costs to the government or community. ...
New tools for sustainable farming
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Environmentalists are just as fond of talking about it as are politicians, economists or marketing experts - "sustainability" has become a buzzword. The problem is that the term sustainability can refer to ...
Recession may be over, but recovery will be gradual
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the severe national recession of the past two years finally behind us, the pace of economic recovery will be slow and unemployment will remain high for quite some time, say economists at the University ...
Researchers link autism and rain
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When Cornell economists noticed that autism diagnosis rates were higher in some states, they questioned whether local weather could be playing a role.
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