Pricing pollution a tricky business
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Carbon trading is taking off, but what concrete results do these abstract markets achieve?
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Because of tight regulations enacted by the European Union in 1994, proper waste disposal  has become prohibitively expensive. Enter the black-market trash brokers, who have taken to "port hopping" - moving toxic rubbish along the line of least resistance to underregulated areas in Africa or Asia.
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By Andrew Foxwell, Financial Mail on Sunday, London  Feb. 4--Insurers and businesses must pool their resources to tackle the  rising cost of environmental liability claims, a leading insurance broker has  said.
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Robert Stec would like to help clean up the nation's dirty air, but at &#36;1 million a plant to install air-pollution control technology, it would be cheaper for him to move his furniture manufacturing business overseas.
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In cutting across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, governments in Europe are discovering how difficult it can be to figure out whether a particular fuel has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner.
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Plans to triple London's congestion charge for the most polluting vehicles are expected to be announced.
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Europe, Japan, US, and developing nations are divided over how to handle greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Environmentalists insist the strict new limits on emissions will be a boon to the economy, but businesses will have a daunting task meeting the state's ambitious goals
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Clifton Seabury requests that the truth be told regarding pollution of inland waters ("Ports are polluters and need subsidies," letter, Feb. 7). After reading his letter, I wonder from where he would seek the truth.
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Investing the wrong way can cost you dearly.
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Custom-made microbes could produce drugs, eat pollution, generate fuel -- or create an unpredictable environmental nightmare. As the field advances, some watchdogs call for increased regulation.
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A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions.
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Companies can profit, not sacrifice, when protecting the environment.
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How much are you paying for gas? Depends on where in the world you're parked.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 10--Adding a fee to utility bills   The state's consumer advocate has concluded that higher electricity rates could be in your best interest.   And yes, there is a method to the madness.
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The study raises questions of whether environmental standards are strict enough.
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Government subsidies can be a real drag.