Communities: Building Authority, Responsibility, and Capacity
An article by David Morris, reprinted from the State of the Union 1994.… Read More
Green Taxes
Date:
5 Jul 1994 |
posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States, environment, From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good
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This 1994 report by David Morris was originally presented at the Environmental Taxes Workshop, sponsored by ME3, ILSR, and Friends of the Earth on July 6, 1994. This report looked at the the status of Eco-taxes in the United States and Europe.… Read More
Ecology Nurtures Community
Date:
5 Nov 1993 |
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A speech by David Morris originally delivered as a keynote address to the Building With Value conference in Seattle, Washington in November 1993.
A Globe of Villages: The tricky business of balancing community control with the demands of an interconnected planet
Date:
1 Sep 1993 |
posted in: equity, From the Desk of David Morris, governance, The Public Good
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An interview with David Morris, by Sarah van Gelder published by Context Institute in 1993… Read More
Back Issues of ILSR’s Facts to Act On
Between 1990 and 1993, ILSR published its Facts to Act On series, 38 articles covering a wide range of topics on recycling, waste management, and grassroots organizing. The series was renewed between 2000 and 2002.… Read More
The Concepts of Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship
Extended producer responsibility (EPR), based on the “polluter pays” principle, entails making manufacturers responsible for the entire lifecycle of the products and packaging they produce. One aim of EPR policies is to internalize the environmental costs of products into their price. Another is to shift the economic burden of managing products that have reached the end of their useful life from local government and taxpayers to product producers and consumers.… Read More
Making the Polluter Pay: The Case for a Minnesota Carbon Tax
This 1991 report by David Morris looked at the implications of establishing a carbon tax in Minnesota. Minnesota should impose a carbon tax designed to raise revenue rather than to change behavior. A reasonable tax might be $6 per ton, in line with taxes already imposed by European governments, although lower than those proposed by the European Commission. Such a tax would raise the cost of energy and raise revenues and might encourage efficiency.
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Garbage Imperialism Must Stop: Let’s Force Cities to Keep Wastes in Their Own Backyards
The garbage wars have begun. The well-publicized odyssey of the wandering garbage barge from Islip, Long Island in New York, is but the latest in a series of skirmishes that threaten the very political fabric of this country.… Read More