FET (old posts)

Just a short note this time. I have written a new wikipedia entry for the Rebound Effect - which many of you would know is the topic of my ...

No, the title is not original and there is a good reason for this – choices have long been a source of concern for many people. And in rece...

It has come up for discussion in blogs, at bbqs, and international conventions, but we are still no closer to a workable solution for valuin...

I remember a quirky line from Richard Branson’s autobiography. It went something like this – if you borrow $40,000 from the bank and can’t ...

I have witnessed an interesting trend from experts lately. And probably have for a long time, but only recently noticed. They all simply s...

A newspaper article this morning got me thinking about the untouchable issue of population growth. It is available here. Basically, the art...

I want to take up a topic that probably not many other bloggers have dealt with – dog poo. Why is this an issue for an economist environmen...

A mighty debate has emerged in the corridors of Z block, where I have an office at QUT. As you might expect, I was the instigator of this d...

I would like raise an issue that has been rattling around my mind for many years now. After spending time travelling to various countries a...

Those regular readers (Dan I’m thinking of you here) might get the impression I think we should do nothing for the environment, since ‘the s...