OECD (Available to RFFers through OECDiLibrary/SourceOECD. If prompted for a userID/password, use the ones on the library landing page, top left.) http://www.sourceoecd.org/9789264082922 Abstract: We expect governments to protect citizens from the adverse consequences of hazardous events. At the same time it is not possible or necessarily in the best interest of citizens for all risks … Continue reading »
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The Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries: Workshop Proceedings
OECD Workshop Proceedings (Available to RFFers through OECDiLibrary/SourceOECD. If prompted for a userID/password, use the ones on the library landing page, top left.) http://www.sourceoecd.org/9789264075412 Abstract: Rebuilding fisheries is a key challenge for many countries as some stocks are in a poor state while others are depleted. In May 2009, economists, biologists, fisheries managers and policy … Continue reading »
Delivering Jobs The Economic Costs and Benefits of Improving the Fuel Economy of Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Union of Concerned Scientists and CALSTART / Don Anair and Jamie Hall http://tinyurl.com/265p74n From press release: In its recent Climate 2030 report, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that widespread adoption of existing and near-term efficiency technologies could boost the average fuel economy of medium- and heavyduty trucks to 9.7 mpg by 2030. What’s more, … Continue reading »
Location Decisions of U.S. Polluting Plants : Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Consequences
US EPA. National Center for Environmental Economics / by Ronald J. Shadbegian and Ann Wolverton http://yosemite.epa.gov/EE/epa/eed.nsf/WPNumber/2010-05?OpenDocument [Abstract] Economists have long been interested in explaining the spatial distribution of economic activity, focusing on what factors motivate profit-maximizing firms when they choose to open a new plant or expand an existing facility. We begin our paper with … Continue reading »
Survey: UK Public Significantly Less Worried About Climate Change
YouGov.co.uk http://today.yougov.co.uk/life/climate-change-blame The majority of the British public believe that Planet Earth is experiencing climate change, but few place the blame entirely on human activity. A significant 84% agreed with the statement that the planet is warming, but only 18% believe human activity is mainly responsible; most (58%) feel that other factors have a part … Continue reading »
EPA’s Draft Report on Dioxin
US EPA http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/CFM/nceaQFind.cfm?keyword=Dioxin [From press release] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a significant milestone toward the completion of the agency’s dioxin reassessment with the public release of its draft scientific report, EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments. The draft dioxin report is EPA’s response … Continue reading »
The Job Market for New Economists : a Market Design Perspective
Harvard Business School Working Papers / by Peter A. Coles, John Cawley, Phillip B. Levine, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth, and John J. Siegfried http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6426.html [Abstract] How should the most appropriate employers and job candidates find each other? Newly minted economists typically send applications to an average of 80 potential employers, and as a result, … Continue reading »
2009 U.S. Solar Industry Year in Review
Solar Energy Industries Association http://www.seia.org/cs/news_detail?pressrelease.id=786 [Docuticker] The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released the 2009 U.S. Solar Industry Year in Review, finding 2009 to be another year of strong growth despite the economic recession. Overall U.S. solar electric capacity, including both photovoltaic and concentrating solar power installations, increased by 37 percent. This was driven … Continue reading »
Species Recovery in the Pacific Region 2009 : On-the-Ground Actions
US Fish and Wildlife Service http://tinyurl.com/2bcvf4t [Docuticker] From the South Pacific to the high desert of Idaho, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists in the Pacific Region and their partners are working to recover threatened and endangered species, some of which teeter on the brink of extinction. A new report highlights a select group of … Continue reading »
Oil Spill Cleanup Safety Guides and Fact Sheets
US Dept. of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/oilspills/index.html [Docuticker] The materials supplement OSHA-required training workers must receive before they can be hired to engage in the cleanup. In addition to English, the safety guides and fact sheets initially will be printed in Spanish and Vietnamese in recognition of the diverse population inhabiting the … Continue reading »
