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Recycling—righteous or rubbish?
Critics say recycling is garbage. Supporters say it will save the world. The truth lies somewhere in between
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Policy update: Incentives for greener transportation
Related links: https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/richmondfedorg/publications/research/econ_focus/2011/q3/policy_update_weblinks.cfm
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The future of biofuel (panel discussion)
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What a waste: the generation and disposal of trash imposes costs on society and the environment: should we be doing more?
In 1987, the Mobro 4000 garbage barge from Long Island focused public attention on trash. Have we disposed of the problem?
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Putting a price on carbon
To address global warming, most economists favor a focus on prices, not quantities.
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Cleaning the air with the invisible hand
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Industrial ecology: environmental and economic boon
A movement that began almost accidentally 35 years ago in Denmark is showing that when factories use the waste of other nearby factories as their raw material, advantages to the environment and the local economy abound.
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The urban forest
Although the usual justification for urban forestry investment is the benefit to the environment, we now know that trees serve other functions, particularly for local economies and public health.