Environmental Economics: Land Degradation (Part 4)

Imagine traditional societal food supply chains became disrupted through an energy or water crisis, and individuals have decided to grow their own food. However, one looks at their patch of land and realizes something – nothing is going to grow in this area. Depressing thought; people could not have the last resort option of growing their own food. This is a consequence of land degradation, and unfortunately the issue hasn’t been featured too much in the main stream media. Land degradation is a fairly large international problem, spawning from...

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Environmental Economics: Water Management (Part 3)

Years ago when I was a kid I always wanted a pool. I loved swimming, and figured my life would be brilliant if I could simply step outside and jump into some water. What little Alex forgot was pool maintenance. From ensuring no algae growth to the chlorination of the water causing little Alex to feel tired upon exiting of the pool, little Alex had his eyes set on the benefits without weighing the consequences of acquiring a pool.  Little Alex also had a secret fantasy of throwing his dog into the pool and watch him swim – but that’s another...

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Environmental Economics: Energy Production (Part 2)

Flip on a light, turn on your computer, and google ‘alexonomics’ while turning on your electric massage chair. What do all these activities require? Energy. Energy production is one of the largest issues facing government policy creators today. It is no secret that more energy is being used currently than ever before historically, and that trend is expected to continue unless something is done to curb the estimated 2.3% energy consumption growth...

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Environmental Economics: Genetic Engineering (Part 1)

It is now June 2012, marking the one year anniversary of my blog. First, thank you to all my readers and commenter’s – and also the good folks who link me from different sites. To mark this anniversary, I’m going to attempt to give a thorough view on how environmental and economical policies are conflicting, and how new policies should be created for the most productive result. This will be long, but I believe it should provide a solid insight into what most people believe are completely different issues, are actually very much intertwined....

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Analysis of Bill C-38: Centralization of Power

With the uproar that Canada’s Bill C-38 has caused, I decided to quickly post what was actually so worrisome about this bill. The uproar I am referencing is the 24 hours of consecutive voting on 800 amendments the opposition has proposed to Bill C-38. If you read the National Post, there really is no substance to the article just quotes from rambling politicians. However, it is worthwhile to take a second look at the Budget Bill as the bill did inspire 13 000 Canadian websites to black out as a form of protest. When I attended the 2012...

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