Articles
Wed, 01/14/2015
Packed with examples, rather than theory, Free Market Environmentalism for the Next Generation offers new chapters, new authors, and compelling new stories of environmental entrepreneurs at work.
Sat, 04/13/2013
As part of the Montana Ethic Project, PERC senior fellow Terry Anderson explains how free market environmentalism can help Montanans go into the future as the Treasure State and Big Sky Country all at one time.
Today we celebrate the 85th birthday of one of PERC's most cherished
Thu, 01/21/2016
Nearly 25 years after the United Nation's first Earth Summit, we continue to find that private conservation is better for the environment than government control.
Thu, 01/21/2016
This PERC Policy Series explores the underlying issues fueling conflicts such as the standoff in Oregon, as well as what might be done to resolve them. Battles such as this are the result of federal land policies that encourage conflict instead of negotiation.
Thu, 01/14/2016
Enviropreneurs have long harnessed the tools of free market environmentalism to satisfy the growing demands for environmental quality.
Wed, 01/13/2016
In light of the Malheur standoff, the New York Times asked six contributors "should the government still own so much land in the West, and should its control over that land be reduced?"
Fri, 01/08/2016
Multiple organizational forms shape range management today, and through a comparison of state, private, and federal lands in the US, this essay helps explain why trust land agencies are not more market-oriented stewards of the land and resources.
Fri, 01/08/2016
Federal control of grazing lands means that land-use debates are political. This essay explores ways to resolve competing demands through negotiation rather than conflict.
Founded 30 years ago in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the nation’s oldest and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets.
PERC’s publications, each designed to resonate with specific groups, move ideas generated at PERC to broader audiences.
Research is at the heart of PERC's work, with a focus on the question: What is the link between economic growth and environmental quality?
The goal of PERC’s programs is to fully realize the vision of establishing “PERC University,” where scholars, students, policy makers, and others convene to expand the applications of free market environmentalism.
PERC's fellowships share a common goal of exposing new scholars, students, journalists, and policy makers to free market environmentalism, as well as enable scholars already familiar with FME to explore new applications.
PERC continues to publish and present a broad range of research and discussion through podcasts, videos, and other multimedia channels.