Anthropocene Economics | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/anthropocene-economics/RSS feed for Anthropocene EconomicsenMon, 01 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000Is Sustainable Trash-Burning a Load of Rubbish?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/burning-trash-solution-our-garbage-woes-or-are-advocates-just-blowing-smoke-180959924/Some experts say it lets us get away with producing more and more garbage. Mon, 01 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/burning-trash-solution-our-garbage-woes-or-are-advocates-just-blowing-smoke-180959924/Americans Think National Parks Are Worth Way More Than We Spend On Themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/americans-think-national-parks-are-worth-way-more-we-spend-them-180959802/An independent survey finds that although NPS's annual budget is around $3 billion, Americans are willing to pay much moreFri, 15 Jul 2016 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/americans-think-national-parks-are-worth-way-more-we-spend-them-180959802/New Schemes Pay You to Save Species—But Will They Work?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-schemes-aim-pay-save-species-will-they-work-180959759/Programs being set up in the American West are taking a radical new approach: paying landowners to preserve animal habitat.Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-schemes-aim-pay-save-species-will-they-work-180959759/Can There Be Real Estate on the Moon?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/want-buy-mountain-moon-180959692/A Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist thinks a legal crisis is waiting for us on the surface of the moon.Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/want-buy-mountain-moon-180959692/Melting Arctic Ice Might Mean Faster Internet for Somehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melting-arctic-ice-might-mean-faster-internet-some-180959689/The dwindling ice has an unexpected benefit: more underwater cablesTue, 05 Jul 2016 19:38:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melting-arctic-ice-might-mean-faster-internet-some-180959689/Plastic is Forever: The Art of Mass Consumptionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/consequences-mass-consumption-180959661/For International Bag Free Day, an intimate look at American mass consumption through the eyes of photographer Chris JordanFri, 01 Jul 2016 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/consequences-mass-consumption-180959661/There’s a Bunch of Animals at the Zoo this Summer Made Out of Ocean Garbagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/theres-bunch-animals-zoo-summer-made-out-ocean-garbage-180959303/Delightfully whimsical, the sculptures drive home the message that there’s a whole lot of trash washing ashoreMon, 06 Jun 2016 12:03:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/theres-bunch-animals-zoo-summer-made-out-ocean-garbage-180959303/