Archive for Stephen L. Jackstadt
Environmental Education: Turning Kids into Political Activists
Dr. Jackstadt is Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska in Anchorage. Dr. Sanera is Associate Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University. Twenty-five years after the first Earth Day, the environmental movement, as represented by established groups like Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and the Wilderness Society, is in trouble. Membership is down, [...]
1Oct1995 | Stephen L. Jackstadt | 1 comment | ContinuedAlaskas Other Oil Spill
Stephen L. Jackstadt is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Dwight R. Lee is the Ramsey Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia, Athens. The Exxon oil spill in the Prince William Sound of Alaska was a terrible waste. An area of enormous natural beauty was polluted, large numbers [...]
1Jan1990 | Stephen L. Jackstadt | 6 comments | Continued-
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