September 2007 Volume 25 | Number 3 … An Economist Looks at Global Warming Investing in anticipation of environmental upheaval is a matter of numbers. Global warming effects are expected to take a long time to appear, and there is great uncertainty about their extent. Moreover, where one sets the “discount rate” for that futureContinue reading “Recently in the Hoover Digest”
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The Sky’s Not Falling: Why it’s Okay to Chill About Global Warming
Written especially for children ages 8 to 12, this book provides them the straight scoop about global warming – and the potentially devastating human and economic consequences of politically motivated responses to it.
U.S. Firefighting Policy,
Billings Gazette September 1, 2007 By Alison Berry BOZEMAN – Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Montana. Once again, the West wears a shroud of gray ugly smoke this summer. Huge, spectacular clouds of smoke billow thousands of feet into the sky and then settle into the valleys, the lives, and the lungs of all who live here.Continue reading “U.S. Firefighting Policy,”
Bisonomics
You’ve heard of Freakonomics — but what about Bisonomics? With their future now in the hands of eco-ranchers and market-minded preserves, the outlook for bison is promising.
Save a Species, Save on Taxes
It isn’t easy being green…unless it means more green for the pocketbook
National Park Goes Local
Ecuador’s experiment with local control leads the world
Friedman’s Legacy for Freedom and the Environment
The freedom fighter’s legacy lives on
Warning:
Legislators’ investments threaten people living near the Atchafayala River
Environmentalism Enviropreneur Style
Brian Yablonski’s article, “Bisonomics,” relates to free market environmentalism (FME) in many ways. First, bison epitomize the tragedy of the commons. As a quote Brian uses from Recreation magazine in 1901 so aptly described: “A wild buffalo is looked on as a small fortune walking around without an owner.” It was not just that theContinue reading “Environmentalism Enviropreneur Style”
The Benefits of Climate Change
Many people believe that human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases will lead to higher temperatures and increased precipitation during the 21st century. Similarly, it is thought that these changes may have an impact on economic well-being. The question remains: If such changes occur, will their economic effects be positive or negative? A definitive answer to thisContinue reading “The Benefits of Climate Change”