Monthly Journalism Award
The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD FOR APRIL 1990 IS PRESENTED TO Gregg Easterbrook The New Republic In this encyclopedic and provocative survey of environmental issues, Easterbrook...
...Noting that the typical pre-1975 car now emits 25 times as much pollution as the typical new car, Easterbrook suggests a bounty program...
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...He shows that both the right and the left are hobbled by ecological dogmas, stating that "environmental legislation often causes business disruptions, but to my knowledge no economist has ever demonstrated net job loss...
...Easterbrook crunches numbers when the discussion demands it, but many of his reform proposals are just plain common sense...
...The winner will be announced in the October issue...
...Paying people to junk outdated cars might be more socially efficacious than trying to wring the last fraction of a gram of smog from new car exhaust...
...The subject can be government in its federal, state, or municipal manifestation...
...Some environmental regulations have even made industries more competitive," while also wondering, "Is there one environmentalist in a million who actually lives in a dwelling with no power or central heat, grows all his own food, would, if injured, refuse high-tech medical care or, if ill, refuse drugs, never rides in any car, subway, bus, or train, and declines to attend environmental conferences because it would take too long to ride there on a horse...
...Nominations for stories published or aired in July will close August 15...
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...The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to the best newspaper, magazine, television, or radio story (or series of stories) on our political system...
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...The Washington Monthly JOURNALISM AWARD FOR APRIL 1990 IS PRESENTED TO Gregg Easterbrook The New Republic In this encyclopedic and provocative survey of environmental issues, Easterbrook debunks much conventional wisdom, puts many new ideas on the table, and even manages to have some fun...
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Vol. 22 • July 1990 • No. 6
