Environmental Econ Podcasts & More

This wesbite includes a list of podcast, videos, and articles by topic that I have used in my courses. Click on each topic to expand or collapse the section.

Market Failure

Externalities

Polluting Farmers Should Pay

Published: August, 2019. Publisher: New York Times. Type: article. Duration: N/A.

Will Economic Growth Destroy The Planet?

Published: October, 2011. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 21:51.

Put a value on nature!

Published: July, 2011. Publisher: TED Talk. Type: video. Duration: 15:07.

Tragedy of the Commons

The Tragedy of the Tragedy of the Commons

Published: April, 2019. Publisher: Scientific America. Type: article. Duration: N/A.

An economic case for protecting the planet

Published: September, 2017. Publisher: TED Talk. Type: video. Duration: 14:05.

Climate Change Is Victim Of Tragedy Of The Commons

Published: November, 2009. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 4:30.

Public Goods

Public vs. Private Goods

Published: May, 2014. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 8:13.

Policies

Command-and-Control

An economic argument for heat safety regulation (Encore)

Published: July, 2023. Publisher: NPR The Indicator from Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 10:14.

License Plate–Based Driving Restrictions Programs: Where Do They Make Sense?

Published: November, 2020. Publisher: Resource for the Future. Type: article. Duration: N/A.

The Environmental Impact of Plastic Bag Bans

Published: March, 2020. Publisher: The Takeaway - WNYC Studios. Type: podcast. Duration: 9:44.

Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?

Published: April, 2019. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 9:35.

Plastics: The Final Straw?

Published: September, 2018. Publisher: Science Vs - Gimlet Media. Type: podcast. Duration: 32:16.

Subsidies

Saving Birds With Economics

Published: July, 2021. Publisher: NPR The Indicator from Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 10:00.

Das Green Old Deal

Published: February, 2020. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 20:39.

Carbon Tax

Understanding Carbon Tax with Professor Catherine Hausman

Published: September, 2022. Publisher: Michigan Online. Type: video. Duration: 3:02.

The Pigou Club

Published: November, 2019. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 21:35.

Episode 472: The One-Page Plan To Fix Global Warming … Revisited

Published: July, 2018. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 24:06.

A climate solution where all sides can win

Published: April, 2017. Publisher: TED Talk. Type: video. Duration: 12:58.

Cap-and-Trade

Sell Me Your Climate Bombs

Published: September, 2020. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 26:26.

State Carbon Trading: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Example

Published: September, 2018. Publisher: Resource for the Future. Type: video. Duration: 14:18.

A Deeper Look at Tradeable Allowances

Published: March, 2015. Publisher: Marginal Revolution University. Type: video. Duration: 6:00.

Trading Pollution: How Pollution Permits Paradoxically Reduce Emissions

Published: March, 2015. Publisher: Marginal Revolution University. Type: video. Duration: 4:08.

The EU Emissions Trading System explained

Published: March, 2014. Publisher: European Commission. Type: video. Duration: 3:13.

Private Solutions and Voluntary Strategies

Coase Theorem

Episode 756: The Bees Go To California

Published: February, 2017. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 22:54.

The Coase Theorem

Published: March, 2015. Publisher: Marginal Revolution University. Type: video. Duration: 15:07.

The economics of reclining your airplane seat aren’t so simple

Published: September, 2014. Publisher: The Washington Post. Type: article. Duration: N/A.

Recycling

Waste Land

Published: September, 2020. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 24:06.

So, Should We Recycle?

Published: July, 2019. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 23:06.

A Mob Boss, A Garbage Boat and Why We Recycle

Published: July, 2019. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 25:03.

Benefit-Cost Analysis

Benefits

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Benefits Transfer Study

Published: March, 2016. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 3:31.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Choice Experiments

Published: March, 2016. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 6:18.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Contingent Valuation

Published: March, 2016. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 7:29.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Hedonic Pricing Method

Published: December, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 2:45.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Travel Cost Method

Published: November, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 3:45.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Avoided Cost Method

Published: October, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 4:07.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Replacement Cost Method

Published: August, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 4:46.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Market Based Valuation Method

Published: August, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 7:05.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Classes of Values

Published: June, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 7:04.

Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Intro to Valuation

Published: June, 2015. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 7:40.

Episode 433: Holding A Rainforest Hostage? (Update)

Published: August, 2013. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 18:37.

Benefit-Cost Analysis

Lives Vs. The Economy

Published: April, 2020. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 25:24.

Intro to Cost-Benefit Analysis

Published: May, 2014. Publisher: Conservation Strategy Fund. Type: video. Duration: 4:35.

Climate Change 🌎

Climate Change

Metals, government debt, and a climate lawsuit

Published: August, 2023. Publisher: NPR The Indicator from Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 9:06.

Is Your Carbon Footprint BS?

Published: March, 2021. Publisher: How to Save a Planey - Gimlet Media. Type: podcast. Duration: 43:17.

The Cost Of Climate Change

Published: October, 2019. Publisher: NPR The Indicator from Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 9:51.

How to build a greener, more circular economy

Published: December, 2016. Publisher: TED Talk. Type: video. Duration: 14:04.

This country isn’t just carbon neutral - it’s carbon negative

Published: February, 2016. Publisher: TED Talk. Type: video. Duration: 12:58.

Carbon Offsets

Air Conditioned Stadiums. Cruise Ships. New Hotels. Can the World Cup in Qatar Really Be Carbon Neutral?

Published: July, 2022. Publisher: How to Save a Planey - Gimlet Media. Type: podcast. Duration: 40:36.

Emission Impossible

Published: May, 2021. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 23:12.

Can Corporations Stop Climate Change

Published: February, 2020. Publisher: New York Times - The Daily. Type: podcast. Duration: 27:33.

Other Topics

Energy

How Solar Got Cheap

Published: August, 2019. Publisher: NPR Planet Money. Type: podcast. Duration: 17:31.

A Brief History of Nudge ㅡ Learn the power of nudge to win at behavioral change

Published: November, 2015. Publisher: The BVA Family. Type: video. Duration: 4:35.

Environmental Justice

Sensing Air Pollution Exposure in New York City Schools, with Beia Spiller

Published: July, 2022. Publisher: Resource Radio. Type: podcast. Duration: 33:23.

Environmental Justice, Lala Ma

Published: March, 2021. Publisher: Gatton College - University of Kentucky. Type: video. Duration: 6:24.

ESG

Are My Retirement Savings Invested in Fossil Fuels?? Help!

Published: August, 2021. Publisher: How to Save a Planey - Gimlet Media. Type: podcast. Duration: 48:25.