March 2004 News Coverage

March 2004 News Coverage

Date	News Source	Headline	Summary
March 2004	Journal of Economic Literature (Vol. XLII)	Book Review: The Economics of Waste, by Richard C. Porter	The reviewer explains that RFF’s Richard Porter writes about tangible wastes: household refuse and industrial hazardous waste to name a few, but also reveals the waste from losses from policy decisions made without attention to costs.
03/31/04	U.S. News and World Report	The Coming Water Crisis	RFF Visiting Scholar Wally Oates says the economics of arsenic argue for abandoning national standards and letting localities weigh costs and benefits on their own.
03/10/04	Stanford Report	Marine scientists study Bahamas reef ecosystems to save them	Fellow James Sanchirico, along with two marine scientists, will take part in the Bahamas Biocomplexity Project in an effort to determine if marine reserve networks (small marine protected areas) are preferable to one large marine reserve.
03/08/04	The Korea Sun Also ran in: Korea Observer CNNMoney	Editorials on nuclear issues	This article examines newspaper coverage in the U.S., Europe, and S. Korea, questioning the abundance of coverage on nuclear arms, but lack of coverage on nuclear energy and related issues. RFF journalist-in-residence John Anderson is quoted, explaining that newspapers today serve as a form of entertainment rather than as a public educator.
03/05/04	The Baltimore Sun	Look before you launch	This is an article written by Senior Fellow Molly Macauley about President Bush's proposal to send humans to the moon and Mars.
03/03/04	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	People aren't the problem; A Sierra Club faction pursues the misguided idea that immigration is bad for the environment	RFF President and Senior Fellow Paul Portney is quoted in this article, disputing the fact that immigration is bad for the environment.
03/02/04	World Bank Institute	Can Economic Growth Solve Our Environmental Problems? Debate with Herman Daly and Paul Portney	RFF President and Senior Fellow, Paul Portney, debates with University of Maryland’s School of Public Affairs professor, Herman Daly, on the question of whether economic growth would lead to solutions with environmental problems.
03/02/04	CNNMoney Also ran in: Bioscience	Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides: An Economic Approach	A review of a RFF Press book edited by Fellow Ramanan Laxminarayan entitled Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides: An Economic Approach.
03/02/04	The Macomb Daily Also ran in: The Washington Times	Mandates loom for fuel consumption	This article focuses on the idea of improvements in car mileage and increased fuel taxes in an effort to decrease oil consumption. RFF President and Senior Fellow Paul Portney is quoted, saying we have too high a demand for oil and too few domestic resources.
03/01/04	CNN.com Also ran in: The Arizona Daily Sun, The Salt Lake Tribune, CNN Interactive, Nashville Banner Digest	Bush reshapes the environmental debate	This article questions the motives behind President Bush’s environmental policies. RFF President and Senior Fellow Paul Portney is quoted, explaining the relationship between economic growth and preservation of the environment.

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