David Roberts writes: The most puzzling behavioral phenomenon to understand when it comes to building efficiency is that Most People Won’t Do Sh*t (MPWDS). “Most people” includes people who could make money by doing sh*t, people who say they will do sh*t, even people who have promised to do sh*t. I’ve heard from people who [...]
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How much is a delta smelt worth?
If you’ve ever wondered what the “CONGRESS CREATED DUST BOWL” signs along the dry, dusty section of I-5 mean, look no further than page 27 of this week’s Economist, which explains California’s water problems. In 2007 a federal judge ordered the state to reduce pumping from the Sacramento Delta because the delta smelt, a three-inch [...]
