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Building A Sustainable Future For Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Building A Sustainable Future For Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
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Private Agro-Environmental Management: Green Business Rising, David E. Ervin, Frank Casey
Private Agro-Environmental Management: Green Business Rising, David E. Ervin, Frank Casey
Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article focuses on the role of business environmental management (BEM) in the food industry. Types of BEM; Benefits of implementing the practice; Importance of giving producers flexibility; How private strategies and ventures may succeed. This article is adapted from a keynote address prepared for Challenging the Agricultural Economics Paradigm, a symposium honoring Luther G. Tweeten, Anderson Professor of Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy, September 10-11, 2000, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Transgenic Crops: An Environmental Assessment, David E. Ervin, Sandra S. Batie, Rick Welsh, Chantal L. Carpentier, Jacqueline I. Fern, Nessa J. Richman, Mary A. Schulz
Transgenic Crops: An Environmental Assessment, David E. Ervin, Sandra S. Batie, Rick Welsh, Chantal L. Carpentier, Jacqueline I. Fern, Nessa J. Richman, Mary A. Schulz
Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations
The report focuses on the environmental impacts of transgenic crops, and covers biosafety regulations in the US and EU, intellectual property rights, and market and trade developments.
Will Business-Led Environmental Initiatives Grow In Agriculture?, Sandra S. Batie, David E. Ervin
Will Business-Led Environmental Initiatives Grow In Agriculture?, Sandra S. Batie, David E. Ervin
Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article was stimulated by a 1997 American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting preconference designed by Batie and Ervin. The authors felt that there was considerable interest and activity in business-led environmental management (also caLLed corporate environmental management)-but most of the interest was found outside of the agricultural sector and the profession. The conference was a means to investigate the extent, motivation, and consequences of business-led poLLution prevention activities. The DuPont and the StahLbush Island Farms examples used in this article were drawn from discussions that took place at the conference and which were published in the proceedings. In the …
Leaner Environmental Policies For Agriculture, David E. Ervin, Elisabeth A. Graffy
Leaner Environmental Policies For Agriculture, David E. Ervin, Elisabeth A. Graffy
Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations
Farmers and ranchers face a most troubling dilemma. Complex political forces have mapped two quite different paths to environmental management-a rollback of federal regulations or a buildup of traditional subsidies. In the words of a famous modern philosopher, "When you reach a fork in the road, take it!" But either choice poses risk for the industry and will not likely ameliorate nettlesome environmental problems. A third path could help the industry maintain competitiveness and meet environmental challenges. This path uses me latest science to identify agroenvironmental problems and emphasizes economically attractive technology to sustain environmental improvements.