After reading the Washington Post article “Wealth didn’t matter. Pollution from a coal-fired plant,
carried miles by wind, still hurt their babies.” use a supply and demand diagram to model the market for
coal-fired energy. Identify any externalities present in the market as explained in the article. What are
some possible solutions to “internalizing” the externality?
Article link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/03/wealth-didnt-matter-pollution-from-a-coal-fired-plant-carried-miles-by-wind-still-hurt-their-babies/?utm_term=.5c7d81a855ce
Due date: 1/27/18
