By Laura E. Huggins On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, prepare to be bombarded with apocalyptic tales of disaster. But don’t let the gloom-and-doom-fest get you down. Odds are the doomsters will be wrong. To help "celebrate" the first Earth Day in 1970, biologist Barry Commoner wrote, "We are in an environmental crisis whichContinue reading “Earth Day: 40 years of imminent catastrophe”
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Enviropreneur Institute 2010
Agenda Readings Faculty PERC’s 10th Enviropreneur Institute begins June 27, 2010. From among the many qualified applicants, the faculty has selected 16 participants for this year’s program. Their information and CVs are available to view as well as those of faculty members and mentors, who are past participants in the institute. The readings are password protected; onlyContinue reading “Enviropreneur Institute 2010”
New Frontiers in Western Land Institutions
A PERC Workshop with scholars presenting papers on on land use conflicts in the West and raising questions about the governing institutions.
Environmental Water Markets: Restoring Streams Through Trade
Water rights have evolved in recent years as parties express desires to sell, lease, or give water for environmental or recreational purposes.
Terry Anderson on Fox News
Terry Anderson took on the Department of Interior during a Fox News segement called "Cabinet Wrecking Ball." Appearng Friday, March 19 on Scoreboard with David Asman, Terry says that the Department of Interior holds billions of dollars in assets in our national parks and vast public lands, yet it loses billions of dollars every yearContinue reading “Terry Anderson on Fox News”
Trash Cans Twitter Too
One man’s trash is another man’s entrepreneurial vision.
Paper Company Preserves Trees
Incentives make strange bedfellows or, in another light, encourage cooperation.
Water Out Of Thin Air
A looming global water crisis has been a springboard for new water generating technology.
The importance of transferable ownership
Property rights enable humans to acquire, use, and dispose of assets. There is a burgeoning literature on the importance of secure property rights in promoting economic prosperity, improving environmental protection, and ensuring individual liberty. A recent addition to this literature by Randall Akee (2009) shows just how important it is that the transfer (sale orContinue reading “The importance of transferable ownership”
Living in the new wild west
Ecological abundance. That’s not a pairing of words you hear too often these days. It’s more common to hear of ecological distress. However, both opportunities and problems associated with great ecological abundance may be seen in Montana’s Madison Valley. Lying just northwest of Yellowstone National Park, the Madison presents an eyeful. Vast herds of elk,Continue reading “Living in the new wild west”