Introduction to Ecological Economics
Student papers-2004

PAPER #1-SCALE
Air Emission Trading Systems and Scale-Karl Rains
Puerto Rico’s Urban Sprawl and Its Effect on Scale-Maritere Padilla Rodríguez
The Steady State Revolution: Movement into the Mainstream-Jonathan Holter
Prioritizing Externalities: The Combustion of Slavery and Abolition of Fossil Fuels-Jeremy Hoff
In Search of Ecologically Sustainable Political Scale-Thatcher Hinman
Sustainable-Scale Policy-Making Through Quality-of-Life Indicators-Jessica Dexter
Population and the Rio Grande River-Fidel Rul
Fish Scales-Carter P. Scott
The Tragedy of Overfishing and Possible Solutions-Stephanie Belloti

PAPER #2-DISTRIBUTION
Revolutionary Redistribution-Scott Watson
The Power of the Progressives- Jonathan Holter
Widening the Gap: Compensation of Elite Executives and Athletes-Jeremy Hoff
Democratic Distribution of Education in the U.S.-Thatcher Hinman
Using Community Land Trusts to Achieve Just Distribution of Common Wealth-Jessica Dexter
The Poor and the Nation’s Hazardous Waste - Stephanie Bellotti
Income Distribution in the Lone Star State-Fidel Rul
Unequal Distribution of Farm Subsidies-Karl Rains
Maine Lobster Industry and Distribution of Licenses-Carter P. Scott

PAPER #3-ALLOCATION
Allocation of Agricultural Resources & Subsidies - Karl Rains
“Drive to Work, Work to Drive” - Thatcher Hinman
Two Tax mechanisms That Steer Land Use Allocation - Jessica Dexter
Allocation of School Funding in Texas - Fidel R. Rul III
The Invisible Hand: Failing on a Global Scale - Jonathan Holter

TERM PAPER
The Fouling of the Chesapeake Bay by the Delmarva Peninsula’s Booming Poultry Industry - Stephanie Bellotti
Privatization of Life - Tonya Herring
Calcium Carbonate Mining in Vermont: Real Costs and Real Benefits -Jonathan Holter
AAA: Auto Addicted in America - Thatcher Hinman
Slavery Without Shackles: US Cotton Subsidies and Global Trade - Jeremy D. Hoff
The 2007 Farm Bill: An Opportunity to Address Issues of Distribution, Allocation & the Environment- Karl Rains
Decentralized Energy For Vermont - Carter P. Scott
Population Growth, Pollution And Water Management Of the Rio Grande River - Fidel R. Rul III
Coalbed Methane: The Next Best Thing - Scott Watson
Economic Alternative for Gap’s Sweatshops - Maritere Padilla Rodríguez