A Distorted Picture of Canadian Forests Alison Berry?s article about Canadian forest management (?Timber Tenures,? March 2005) takes a somewhat truncated view of the situation?giving us all of the good but none of the bad. There are some very large downsides to the timber lease and tenure structures, and those pitfalls have causedContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
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Blackfeet Gathering
Blackfeet Gathering, an oil painting of teepees, illustrates private property among American Indians. It is available by auction.
Self-Determination: The Other Path for Native Americans
A comparison of historical and contemporary Canadian and U.S. Native American policy.
Self-Determination –
A return to property rights and the rule of law would restore economic strength and stewardship to American Indian Economies.
Cows, Canoes, and Condos: Blending the Old West with the New
The American West’s relationship to natural resources has moved from extraction toward protection. But this shift has led to acrimony and gridlock.
Governing U.S. Fisheries with IFQs
A Summary Full Text PDF By Donald R. Leal More than one-fourth of the major U.S. fisheries are either overfished or are being fished unsustainably. Congress is getting ready to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the law governing our nation’s fisheries. Although some provisions are controversial, the authorization of individual fishing quotas (IFQs) is not. IFQsContinue reading “Governing U.S. Fisheries with IFQs”
Selling unused federal land a good idea
Seattle Post-Intelligencer April 11, 2006 By Holly L. Fretwell Guest Columnist Isn’t it great to sell your junk at a yard sale, ridding your home of the stuff that no longer fits your lifestyle but just takes up space? Yard sales illustrate the beauty of markets: Both partners benefit. The buyer gets something new; theContinue reading “Selling unused federal land a good idea”
Hog Farm Justice
Pigs stink. That fact of life is accepted by all of us who grew up on farms. So imagine the smells around a concentration of nearly 6,000 sows and tens of thousands of baby pigs.
Tenure For Timber
Last year, I began investigating forestry outside the United States, seeking innovations. I found strikingly different approaches just north of the border, in Canada.
Are The Ethanol Wars Over?
Are subsidies for ethanol somewhat different from other subsidies???in other words, not all that bad? In this free-flowing dialogue, free market environmentalists debate the issue.