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Millions of miles not being driven

June 21, 2008
by free electron
2 min read
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In the local Richmond paper, on the front page it has a heartening graph showing that conservation is the best alternative energy. For January, February, March and April, there were 461 million vehicle miles that were NOT driven as compared to 2007...

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Sharing costs reduces responsibility

March 26, 2008
by free electron
2 min read

I have had to do a lot of traveling lately for my consulting job. I’ve gained weight. All of that restaurant eating: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Sometimes there would be dessert, sometimes an appetizer, sometimes a bottle of wine. What the...

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Moral Hazard: an economic term at the center of environmentalism

March 19, 2008
by free electron
2 min read

How do we ever find out what the real costs are?

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Obesity and oil prices

September 19, 2007
by Antonio Pasolini
1 min read

Early in July we published a blog about the link between obesity and global warming. A new study called A Silver Lining? The Connection between Gas Prices and Obesity by Charles Courtemanche from the University of Washington in St. Louis claims that...

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Summer holiday viewing suggestions: nature movies

July 26, 2007
by Antonio Pasolini
3 min read

Inspired by Eco-Chick’s summer reads list, I thought I’d suggest a few nature-inspired films for those on summer vacation and lots of time to kill. So here we go: 1 – Akira Kurosawa’s Derzu Uzala (1975) – One of the...

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