Keyword: environment

Cash for Clunkers - Used Cars (4/14/2000)

Used cars are but one example of used goods that embody older environmentally unfriendly technology. Ideally, they should be deprived of a second life. But such capital punishment often creates hardship for people who must depend on such used goods for their livelihood.

Keywords: air pollution, clunkers, environment, Ford, material flow, pollution quotas, recycling, smog credits, used cars

Green Tax (8/30/2001)

Taxing nonrenewable resources instead of labor income would create more jobs and encourage conservation while reducing pollution.

Keywords: carbon tax, climate change, eco-tax, energy-efficient technologies, environment, global warming, green taxes, greenhouse gas emissions, income taxes, labor income, natural resources, negative externality, pollution, tax revenues, tax shift

Guilt-free Pollution (6/22/2006)

Paying lower-cost avoiders to reduce pollution could reduce the total cost of pollution control.

Keywords: environment, green energy. TerraPass, green tags, guilt, Kyoto accords, pollution control, renewable energy, Starbucks, Whole Foods, wind energy

The Flipper Factor (6/29/1999)

Can free trade and environmental concern coexist?

Keywords: dolphins, environment, flipper, free trade, GATT, yellow fin tuna