Reminds me of this excellent Radiolab episode: http://www.radiolab.org/story/what-dollar-value-nature/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/what-dollar-value-nature/

Reminds me of this excellent Radiolab episode: http://www.radiolab.org/story/what-dollar-value-nature/ http://www.radiolab.org/story/what-dollar-value-nature/ Even people who care nothing for the irreplaceable beauty of nature ought to consider how much measurable economic value we risk destroying in the name of short-term profits. Of course (as the podcast explores) it's a complicated equation, but still a very compelling one.