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    By Nico Pestel and Andrew Oswald Climate change is sometimes viewed as the most serious problem facing modern society. The science behind anthropogenic global warming has been understood for more than half a century. Yet relatively few economists work on topics related to climate change. What explains this (apparent) lack of interest from economists? Here we report the results of a survey to try to understand economists’ views and actions. More than 90% of respondents state that they are concerned about climate change. Our survey then asks the respondents why they have not done research on the topic. The most frequent response (given by approximately 80% of economists) is that they do not feel they have enough time and resources to be able to work on climate change. We discuss possible explanations and concerns. (2021) Why Do Relatively Few Economists Work on Climate Change? A Survey.pdf
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    Excellent article by David Broadland drawing attention to the deceitful way in which Teal Cedar tries to draw attention away from its main products by emphasizing its production of guitar tonewood. Readers might also be interested in looking at the website and blog of Big Country Cedar Distribution, based in Washington State, which distributes cedar shakes and shingles across the US. The company states that “Our Cedar shingles and shakes are manufactured from fine, old growth timber from the West Coast” and “Due to the higher abundance of old growth cedar trees to the North, the quality of timber Teal harvests is superior to what most US manufacturers can get.” Cedar shakes and shingles may look nice, but are not necessary and are also a fire hazard unless treated with potentially toxic fire retardants. We should not allow BC’s magnificent ancient red cedars to be cut up into small pieces that have no justifiable use. Elizabeth and Chris Garrett https://bccedardistribution.com/our-blog/f/why-choose-cedar-shingles-and-shakes?blogcategory=Cedar+Shake https://bccedardistribution.com/our-blog/f/the-teal-jones-difference?blogcategory=Resources
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