Environmental Economics
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Category: navel gazing
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We made the big announcement that we would try to post more here in January 2023. We average 400 visitors from January through May. That is 600 fewer relative to when blogs were big in economics (i.e., before Twitter took over the conversation). Summer followed pattern we were accustomed to with only a fraction of…
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I'm just going to leave this here. I have no idea where to start… POET announced today it will idle production at its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, IN due to recent decisions by the Administration regarding SREs. The process to idle the plant will take several weeks, after which the plant will cease processing of…
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"Are you REALLY the guy that wrote that book on nonmarket valuation?" Nameless graduate student, to me, at lunch today Context: I was honored to give the keynote address to open the International Society of Forest Resource Economics Annual Meeting, this morning (Proof here because I know most of you don't believe I would be…
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Here is an idea for your time when the hard, gemlike flame threatens to flicker (BS&G ride director happy with 2018 event): Blood, Sweat and Gears Ride Director Scott Nelson felt the 2018 edition of the event went as well as it could. The event, which took place June 23, starting and ending at Valle Crucis…
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I was talking to my parents last night and they were bemoaning the amount of rain they have had the past month. These are the same parents who can best be described as climate change skeptics. Really they pay little attention to things like climate change other than my father making an off-hand remark on…
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Last week (or at least that's when it was covered in the popular press), climate scientist Ed Hawkins put out a simple illustration of changes in global temperatures since 1850. I used Dr. Hawkins image and had a little fun:
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I've even taken a sabbatical from this blog. I think that the dog walk has become a substitute (guilty pleasure when I'm working at home*) for the blog post (guilty pleasure when I'm in the office). Whatever is going on, I have too much to say about the way the world works to let this…
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Hello, John Whitehead is happy to report that he is no longer a part-time academic administrator (i.e., Economics Department Chair). If your email is regarding department business, please redirect it to our new chair Todd Cherry at cherrytl at appstate.edu. John Whitehead is also happy to report that he is on Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment (i.e.,…
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