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Author Messages Oldest First Newest First Nikki Registered Users Posts:1 03/03/2008 9:35 PM   I'm an Economics student, I was wanting some input if possible.  Are green building materials considered  public or private goods or a natural monopoly? tuffluckdriller Registered Users Posts:330 03/11/2008 10:12 PM   private good is what I'd think. Clark Timothy VP sales, Tuff Luck Geothermal Drilling Geothermal, Heating and Cooling that's Dirt Cheap! Road Block Registered Users Posts:46 03/31/2008 9:38 AM   Depends on the situation.  Tapping into a river for micro hydro might be considered a public good, a geothermal system is private.  I guess the key would be who is impacted outside of the user.
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