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This article is an article raising awareness of negative externalities, however, it does have one example going on in Singapore that exemplifies negative externalities. They plan tear down a woodland to build an international school. The negative externality is due to tearing down trees. The example the writer gives is that the residents around the woodland will have to pay more money for A.C because of the rising temperatures due to less trees around them. 

This article shows us a case with externally , tell us about positive and negative externalities of production and gives examples to explain the difference between them. Shows the case when the outcomes are not always beneficial and what must be done to solve those problems.

This article talked about the negative externality of Jinko Solar company in China. The company washed the pollutants with fluoride exceeding normal limits from factory into a river. The pollutants caused mass die-off fish and a cluster of cancer cases. Many Chinese resident gathered around outside the factory and hold violent protest, which forced the company to shut down. Government also halted the company and fined $75,000. From this article we can see how the product had negative externality to the third party and how government react upon it.

This is an interesting article about the contract that is now up for grabs to decommission nuclear waste. Nuclear waste is a great example of negative externalities, as it is a negative by-product of production, and, as can be seen in the article, it is quite hard to get rid of, and quite expensive as well.

The article talks about positive externalities in relation to hybrid cars. The marginal private cost is higher than the marginal social cost therefore there is an excess demand for P1 price. it then talks about how the government wants to subsidize hybrid cars that are more eco friendly and gas efficient but they aren't that subsidized as other projects are more important such as health care

This article is explaining that negative externality is normal. It is pretty interesting as he gives an experience of his own as an example. He also defines this as a "side-effect."

This article focuses on the upcoming challenges and goals of the United Nations climate talks in Doha, Qatar. The talks aim to discuss how to remedy global warming that could lead to a planet up to 6 degrees warmer in the future. To do this, carbon emissions must decrease by about 5% each year. Topics at the talks may include current issues of greenhouse gas pollution and deforestation, especially with improvements of the carbon market. Businesses may soon face strong encouragement to accept these proposals, as climate change begins to result in not only impact on society but also private costs of businesses. These externalities, previously external but becoming increasingly internal, may soon force large business leaders to reconsider their impact on the environment.

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This article shows the negative externalities of Mcdonalds (Obesity).

This article talks about the Oil equilibrium and it relates it to supply, demand, opportunity cost and other external factors that affect the equilibrium. It talks about Europe's demand is "dead" and it points out the fact that they are looking at alternatives than fuel. it talks of how the demand for oil is decreasing as alternate ways are being used to generate heat and power but oil is still vital as a source of fuel. Only 2% of global fuel liquid supply is comprised of biofuels and the rest relies on oil. other factors discussed include geopolitics.

This article is interesting because it asks whether the benefits from oil sands production outweigh the costs. I thought that the idea of a negative externality being worth the benefits was very strange.

This article is about how pollution is falling off of the EU's agenda, due to the financial crisis. Pollution is a negative externality, and needs to be regulated by the government. This is an example of market failure.

This article informs the reader of, the environmental impact of fossil fuels. It shows the devastation of the emitions on the people and society. Although this site seems to be very subjective which happens to be the downfall to this site.

This article shows how although recycling paper seems to be good, there are some negative externalities of the production of recycled paper. Ink and chemicals used to remove it from the paper makes its way into water and can be very harmful.

Education is both a public good and a private good. A public good is defined by two characteristics: non-excludability and non-rivalry. Public goods are for everyone and there is no competition for the good. Most people believe that a higher education is a pure public good but it is not. Society benefits when people get a higher. education. Statistically people with a college education tend to be more active citizens and their volunteering.with their volunteering and other activities benefiting those around them. Also statistics have shown that more new products and services are available to society because of the contributions of college graduates. These are the positive externalities of education. The negative aspect of education is  that even though the benefits of higher education are shared the costs for higher education are not shared. A higher education benefits society but the cost of a higher education proves a problem for those that want a higher education. Students themselves do reap some benefits: they are likely to be better off- both financially and otherwise-than their compatriots who do not go to college. However, students do not benefit as much as society. Therefore education is both a private and a public good.

This article is talking about how the result of the presidential election effect the health care. Mitt Romney will probably end the health care whereas Obama will absolutely keep it. Health care is a public good, it has positive externality and should be encouraged. However, the cost of providing health care is very high. According to the article, 'Affordable Care Act won't be fully in place until 2014'. Two candidates has different solutions. Obama choose to keep it, and Romney choose to end it due to the high cost. From this article we can see the limitation of government intervention of economy, and how different parties and people have different opinions.

This article explains how much Brazil depended on foreign investments to aid the Brazilian economy. It also explains how there was much more of an account deficit than anticipated and thus the investments made in Brazil could not rebalance the economy.

This article is strangely similar to the questions that we had for our discussion. It talks about sustainability in the future and also about future levels of consumption and how they have changed over the past few years.

This article talks about on how the government has failed to protect the enviroment from waste products and that there is over comsumption of goods. the article is from a group in Utah and how they have tried to help by picking up garbage from all places and properly diposing of them which is something that the government has failed to do.

This is an article that looks into the negative effects of expensive medical school. If medical school is expensive, than fewer people are inclined to go to medical school. If fewer people go to medical school, than there are fewer doctors and nurses to attend to sick people. If there are fewer people who can attend to sick people, than the sick people stay sick. The list goes on.