Economic News Roundup and Bethel's garbage
Environment
The City That Still Has to Keep Its Garbage

Whether looking at Bethel’s junk or the earth, we see a finite area from which it is tough to haul away all of the garbage.

COP26 carbon footprint
Environment
An Unexpected Carbon Footprint at the Global Climate Summit

Displaying how tough it is to be “green,” the carbon footprint at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit was not carbon neutral.

economic news roundup and bovine bingo insurance
Environment
Why Cows Need Face Masks

As a source of the world’s methane, cow emissions have been a focus for researchers trying to reduce their burps.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and space station wine test
Food and Drink
Why 12 Bottles of Bordeaux Were on the International Space Station

A 14 month International Space Station wine test with 12 bottles of Bordeaux will teach us about about global warming.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and electricity use and climate change
Environment
What We Should Know About 58.3 degrees

We could call 58.3°F the Goldilocks temperature. It’s not too hot, not too cold, but just right. An IMF paper explained why we need to know this. Electricity Use The study In a recent working paper, an IMF economist hypothesizes…

new shipping lanes
Transportation
Where Melting Snow and Ice Create New Shipping Lanes

Thinking about melting snow and ice, we can ask how soon there will be Arctic shipping lanes that provide new trade routes.

air pollution and sustainable investing
Regulatory Policy
When a Carbon Tax Proposal Is Like Goldilocks

In his new book, climate activist Bjorn Lomborg presents a controversial carbon tax proposal that could remind us of Goldilocks.

Migrating Fish Fights
Scarcity
The Fights That Migrating Fish Fuel

When global warming causes fish migration, the impact involves much more than species survival, nutrition, and ocean temperatures.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and electric vehicle subsidies
What's Trending
Charging the Wrong Cars

While electric vehicle subsidies create the incentives to buy more environmentally friendly vehicles, they might be targeting the wrong people.

economic news roundup and bovine bingo insurance
What's Trending
Where Meat Is Never a Free Lunch

Cow burps were supposed to be the problem. As a substantial source of methane, cattle (and other ruminants) naturally boosted the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). From there, the story suggests Meatless Mondays. By eating less meat, we can save…

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