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What price tag would you put on a walk in the woods?

Ben LybargerComments Off on What price tag would you put on a walk in the woods?

Ecosystem services such as pollination and carbon storage are increasingly factored into land management decisions. But what about less tangible benefits? Author: Olivia McRae Top Photo: Ben Lybarger This article originally appeared at Ensia.com and is reproduced here under Creative Commons licensing (CC BY-ND 3.0) Ecosystem services such as pollination and carbon storage are increasingly […]
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Why a market model is destroying the safeguards of the professions

Ben LybargerComments Off on Why a market model is destroying the safeguards of the professions

Photo courtesy T Grace Emori / CDC Author: Lisa Herzog / Edited by Sally Davies The young doctor was desperate. ‘I need to talk to my patients,’ she said, ‘and give them time to ask questions. Some of them are foreign-born and struggle with the language, and all of them are in distress! But I […]