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Will Wilson is an Associate Professor of Ecology at Duke University in Durham, NC. His recent focus involves ecosystem services and the value of vegetation and open space in urban settings.

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Marked-to-Market Environment

Posted April 3, 2009 | 17:30:14 (EST)

Two seemingly unrelated news items demonstrate our difficulty in balancing short-term benefits and costs with long-term ones: The relaxation of mark-to-market accounting rules and a Supreme Court decision allowing the EPA to use cost-benefit analyses.

With a collapsed demand for and an abundant supply of distressed properties, their values have...

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