PERC’s Holly Fretwell spoke with Urbane Cowboys hosts Josiah Neeley of R Street Institute and Doug McCullough of Lone Star Policy Institute for Earth Day. They discuss the progress of environmental conservation and free market environmentalism.
Urbane Cowboys Podcast: Earth Day with Holly Fretwell
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Holly Fretwell- Research Fellow
Holly Fretwell is a research fellow at PERC, where for more than two decades she has researched public land policy, property rights, and markets.
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