Tag: <span>environmental economics</span>

Washington NRDC

Hey look how clever my title is It feels a little weird to be writing my one-month in blog when a lot of people have already finished their internships, but that’s what happens when you commit to a fall internship.   Anyways I’ve been at the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) …

Plenitude: Can You Be Rich and Green? – Director Goodstein

Cross Post from RealClimateEconomics.org, a project of Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3). E3 Network is a national network of economists developing new arguments for the active protection of human health and the environment. E3 Network is an affiliate of Ecotrust. Plenitude: Can You Be Rich and Green? by …

Will Green Jobs Win?

Five years ago, green jobs were in nobody’s dictionary. This fall, these two magic words may keep critical climate legislation alive in California. One of the little-recognized victories of the climate movement has been a dramatic reframing of the debate around environment and economy. Right now, the fossil fuel industry …

Teaching Environmental Economics, Webinar 9/30

I wanted to invite folks to join an on-line discussion of teaching environmental and natural resource economics. Wiley is releasing the 6th edition of my textbook, Economics and the Environment this fall, and have asked me to do a webinar on the challenges we are facing as teachers in a …