Iceland has a big environmental problem: lots of cheap, clean energy. It’s probably a paradox to say that, but apparently it’s an issue for policy-makers faced with people protesting against one of the country’s most important industries. Aluminium smelting plays a big part in the Icelandic economy, surprisingly since they have no bauxite. However, smelting [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Choices: of climate change and chocolate
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Environmental education
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re ever in need of some educational materials for primary school to highschool that can involve children in interesting activities about sustainability, visit Facing the Future. I ran into their website while doing research for Eco-nomics, a sustainability education program I have been developing at work this summer. They have complete curricula for sale, [...]
Deep Economy
Posted in Articles & Reviews on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just rememberd a book I read a couple of months ago and definitely thought I should mention it. It’s Bill McKibben‘s Deep Economy and it’s a very interesting read. Basically, the book is a fast-paced manifesto taking a look at the shape and size of present-day economics – especially the American model. While it’s [...]
Fishy questions
Posted in Articles & Reviews, tagged fish, Resource management, sustainability, tradeable permits on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi! I’ve read a very interesting article on the Economist about applying tradeable permits as a solution to the old tragedy of the commons problem in commercial fisheries across the word. You can find it here and the information is available on many other news websites. Good to have different perspectives. The article argues, based [...]
