Land Use Policy: Lessons from Water Quality Markets

Land Economics/Use, Q24, Q25, Q53,

Understanding Citizen Complaints Regarding Michigan Agricultural Operations

citizen complaints, environmental compliance, livestock farms, manure management, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Q24, Q53, Q58,

Environmental Services Programs for the Chesapeake Bay

Ecosystem Services, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Water Quality, Chesapeake Bay, Environmental Economics and Policy, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, Q25, Q28, Q53, Q57,

Intraindustry Trade and the Environment: Is There a Selection Effect?

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/06/10.Environment, Trade, Monopolistic Competition, Selection effect, Environmental quality, Panel data, OECD, Pollution, Environmental Economics and Policy, International Development, International Relations/Trade, Q56, Q51, Q53, Q58, F12, F18,

How Attitudes of Important Stakeholder Groups Can Influence Effective Water Quality Management

Preliminary results of a survey of Lincoln Lake agricultural and non-agricultural watershed residents as well as water quality regulators/specialists suggests discrepancies exists in different groups perceptions of water quality, the sources of water pollution, and the roles of local, county, state and federal officials in meeting water quality objectives.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy, Q25, Q53, Q59,

The Economic Potential of Composting Breeder and Pullet Litter with Eggshell Waste

Expansion of the wastes coordinated by the Ozark Poultry Litter Bank is needed. This study examined a method of combining low value poultry wastes to produce compost. Analyses of four compost blends and two hypothetical production systems provide entrepreneurs with the production and financial information to make informed decisions.composting, poultry industry, waste management, product development, Environmental Economics and Policy, Livestock Production/Industries, Q53, Q13, Q16,

Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah

Presents results of a spring 2010 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey conducted in Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey on views of Hamas, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda and the role of Islam in politics by respondent's religion

Searching for an Environmental Kuznets Curve in Carbon Dioxide Pollutant in Latin American Countries

This study utilized a semiparametric panel model to estimate environmental Kuznets curves (EKC) for carbon dioxide (CO2) in 15 Latin American countries, using hitherto unused data on forestry acreage in each country. Results showed an N-shaped curve for the region; however, the shape of the curve is sensitive to the removal of some groups of countries. Specification tests support a semiparametric panel model over a parametric quadratic specification.CO2, forest acreage, environmental Kuznets curve, Latin American countries, semiparametric regression model, Agribusiness, Environmental Economics and Policy, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, C14, C33, Q23, Q53,