Archives for: October 2005, 04

"Using a Choice Experiment to Estimate the Non-Use Values of Wetlands: The Case of Cheimaditida Wetland in Greece" added to Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory

By CostBenefit on Oct 4, 2005 | In General, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Wetlands, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ecosystem Valuation, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics | Send feedback »

The non-use values of the Cheimaditida wetland in Greece was estimated using choice experiment modelling. The wetland is threatened by anthropogenic activities including conversion to intensive agricultural and other uses. Four wetland management scenari… more »

Should the Government Rebuild New Orleans, Or Just Give Residents Checks

By CostBenefit on Oct 4, 2005 | In General, Non-Environmental, Hurricanes, Floods, South | Send feedback »

Should government rebuild New Orleans? Edward Glaeser asks whether the residents would be better off with $200,000 in their pockets than to have $200 billion spent on infrastructure: shouldn't we be insuring the people, not the place? New Orleans has bee… more »

Boiler Modifications Cut Mercury Emissions 70 Percent Or More, Research Team Finds

By CostBenefit on Oct 4, 2005 | In Air, Energy, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Conference/Meeting/Seminar, Computer Software/Database, Contamination Cost | Send feedback »

Researchers at Lehigh University's Energy Research Center (ERC) have developed and successfully tested a cost-effective technique for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. In full-scale tests at three power plants, says lead invest… more »

Enviro.BLR.com Foresees Major Air Emission Reductions: Why Environmental Managers Should CAIR

By CostBenefit on Oct 4, 2005 | In Air, U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Regulatory Analysis, Sulfur, SO2 | Send feedback »

Environmental managers in 28 states will soon be forced to drastically reduce their pollutant emissions under EPA's new Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). According to the editors at Enviro.BLR.com, "Making State Environmental Compliance Easier," CAIR wil… more »

A New Measure of Well-Being From a Happy Little Kingdom

By CostBenefit on Oct 4, 2005 | In General, Non-Environmental, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story | Send feedback »

What is happiness? In the United States and in many other industrialized countries, it is often equated with money. Economists measure consumer confidence on the assumption that the resulting figure says something about progress and public welfare. Th… more »