30 May 2009  Flashback: 23-30 May 2008   BEST: What is
Aguanomics?: Philosophy, book suggestions, etc. Also read about
Elasticity of Demand.  USAID Harms The Poor: I'm shocked,
shocked! WaterAid, OTOH, does not. Why? They do what locals
want.  BEST: Was Julian Simon Right about the Wrong Thing?: A
guest post at env-econ where I clarify that the real constraint
is the environment, not natural resources. Also see this post on
Malthus and Carbon Trading.  USDA Sees the Light?: They agree
that anthropomorphic climate change is happening.  BEST:
Photogenic Losers and Fat Cats: IID lobbies for special
treatment. Also see Water is Valuable! on how IID is offering
its farmers too little money for the water it sells to cities
for 3x the price and Fat Cats or Skinny Cats? on how water
managers serve themselves instead of their constituents.
WaterSource/WaterBank said...  Do me a favor ... when stating a
price for water please specify if it is on a PER YEAR basis or
in PERPETUITY.  If it is priced on a PER YEAR basis,