Pricing Nature to Save ItSource:
What's a bog worth?
For anyone who has ever paddled a canoe or caught frogs in a pond, assigning a dollar amount to nature may seem, well, unnatural.
Then again, there will always be those who look at a bog and see a muddy spot on the map ripe for turning, literally, a concrete …
Marine Conservation Reduces PovertySource: The Nature Conservancy
Well-managed, locally-supported marine reserves in the Asia-Pacific region significantly help in reducing poverty and enhancing the quality of life for residents of local communities, according to a new study, which provides tangible evidence that these investments bring about me …
Colonizing Planet EarthSource: worldchanging.com
The ability to colonize other planets is the ability to rewild our ecosystems--to reforest our plains and mountains, and to restock our oceans.

Economists have successfully branded themselves as scientists with mathematical exactitude that allows them to artfully negotiate the vagaries of human consumption patterns through pricing mechanisms.