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Cost Benefit News covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. We apprise the reader about ways in which costs and benefits are measured, and the results of empirical studies. We hope that this information will allow public and private organizations to comprehend the risks and benefits of various actions, help disputants to resolve conflicts equitably and efficiently, and improve the quality of public policies. We will only discuss issues related to the empirical quantification of private and social costs and benefits and damages, and summarize information from daily newspapers, academic journals, legal publications, court decisions, professional newsletters commissioned studies, and on-line services. This newsletter is dedicated to the principle that all policies place values upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that more information, explicit specification of assumptions, and rigorous analysis can help our society to better meet these ends. This site will increasingly serve, in conjunction with others, as a valuation database. We will include a wide range of studies, including non-environmental reports, because omission of a factor effectively values it at zero, and biases decisions. Heavy traffic has caused several site crashes. We are attempting to correct these problems. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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LIPA Partners with Castella Imports to Improve Energy Efficiency and Lower Energy Costs - Largest U.S. food importer will save $58,000 annually through LIPA’s Efficiency Long Island Program

By CostBenefit on Oct 28, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Long Island, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Savings, Costs and Benefits

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) partnered with Castella Imports to upgrade [its facility at 60 Davids Drive] Hauppauge facility with an energy efficient industrial refrigeration system resulting in significant energy savings. ... The energy effi… more »

Long Island Open Space, Parks Provide Economic Payback

By CostBenefit on Oct 9, 2010 | In Water, Health, Long Island, Real Estate Construction Housing, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Groundwater, Preservation & Open Space, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Recreation, Wastewater, Free Report at Time of Entry

On September 28, 2010 the Trust for Public Land (TPL) released their report, "The Economic Benefits and Fiscal Impacts of Parks and Open Space in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York. TPL, a national conservation organization found that parks and open s… more »

Finding six-figure ROI from energy efficiency

By CostBenefit on Oct 7, 2010 | In General, Energy, Government Report, Long Island, Savings, Costs and Benefits

Return-on-investment - that is the phrase town officials in Huntington, N.Y., carefully considered before commissioning several projects to improve municipal energy efficiency. ... A $1.7 million Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) a… more »

Easy Green: Install a Solar Powered Clothes Dryer

By CostBenefit on Sep 21, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Long Island, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits

One of the simplest and cheapest things you can do to green your home is to install a Solar Powered Clothes Dryer...also known as a clothesline! For less than $10, the cost to buy a rope and some clothes-pins, you can enjoy fresh smelling laundry dried w… more »

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