Incentives to Preserve the Environment

Neil Fortman

BLOG POST #1

• RESEARCH TOPIC/TITLE: Preserving the environment in our daily lives

• KEY ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE I’M ADDRESSING:  People (usually) respond to incentives in predictable ways.

• OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION THAT CONNECTS MY TOPIC TO THE ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE: What incentives can society & government create to encourage people to preserve the environment? 

• 3-4 SUB QUESTIONS/TOPICS THAT HELP ADDRESS THE OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION and EMBEDDED LINKS TO RELIABLE SOURCES THAT HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION
• How can we help preserve the environment in our daily lives?
• http://needtoknow.nas.edu/energy/energy-use/
• http://hydrogenhouseproject.org/the-hydrogen-house.html
•  Will people voluntarily change their daily lives to help preserve the environment?
• http://business.time.com/2010/02/15/why-people-arent-sold-on-energy-efficiency-in-their-homes/
• http://cligs.vt.edu/recycle/
• What are possible incentives to convince people to help preserve the environment?
• http://www.nbcnews.com/id/22410962/ns/us_news-environment/t/cities-offer-incentives-save-energy/
• http://energy.gov/eere/femp/energy-incentive-programs-illinois