Mark Jacobson pushing his plans in appropriate location – late night comedy show
…fects of air pollution. He assigns a monetary value to each of those early deaths of $7.7 million. Here is a quote explaining the basis for that value: The value of life is determined by economists based on what people are willing to pay to avoid health risks as determined by how much employers pay their workers to take additional risks. (pg 593) By multiplying each of the 4,000 annual early deaths from air pollution by $7.7 million per person, Ja…