http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/18086/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/i-recycle <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/node/242"></a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     Everyone’s talking about the environment these days, whether it’s Al Gore’s army of global warming slide show presenters or billionaire Richard Branson’s quest for alternative fuels. I’m nostalgic for the old days when all the environmentalists wanted was for us to recycle. </p> <br /> <p >     In class a few years ago I was lecturing on the economics of environmental protection. As I described the market’s surprisingly robust ability to conserve natural resources, one student asked me “Do you recycle?”</p> <br /> <p >     “No,” I answered.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/i-recycle" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Commentary MRC Business AlGore costbenefitanalysis environment garbage green recycle RichardBranson Trash waste Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:26:21 +0000 admin 29605 at http://archive2.mrc.org