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Modern Agriculture

Boon or bane for the environment?

Fisheries are Classic Example of the “Tragedy of the Commons”

How fishery management practices have lead to severely depleted fish populations.

Lynn Scarlett Talks with Terry Anderson About FME

Tech Central March 12, 2001 By Lynn Scarlett “Free market environmentalism … can bring the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and individuals to environmental quality,” Terry L. Anderson, author of Free Market Environmentalism, tells TechCentralStation’s New Environmentalism Host Lynn Scarlett. The executive director the Political Economy Research Center and professor of economics at Montana State University saysContinue reading “Lynn Scarlett Talks with Terry Anderson About FME”

Above and Beyond

The state of Oregon has recognized several companies for environmentally superior operations that have exceeded regulatory standards. The companies received “green permits,” which entitle them to special treatment from state regulators. For example, the number of inspections by the state could be reduced, or required reports to the state could be filed in a moreContinue reading “Above and Beyond”

Dot.Com Does Good

Many dot.com-ers around Silicon Valley seem to have stock options as their top priority. Not so for Richard Gill and Will Hoover, the cofounders of AndEarth.com, who had a slightly different business model in mind. They are raising money for environmental projects throughout the San Francisco Bay area, with a particular focus on the doingsContinue reading “Dot.Com Does Good”

A Place for the Obsolete

Staying one step ahead of the regulators, IBM has created a recycling service for personal computers. The New York-based computer maker took the offensive by establishing the IBM PC Recycling Service. For a fee of $29.99, IBM will accept whatever computer parts you can cram in a box and ship to Envirocycle in Hallstead, Pa.Continue reading “A Place for the Obsolete”

Banking on Streams

When plans for a $243.5 million industrial park in Missouri failed to come together, the developers looked for an alternative way to profit from the site, creating the nation’s first stream mitigation bank.

Guides for State Policymakers:

Guides for State Policymakers Introduction PERC has produced four guides for state legislators to help them better understand how local control and market incentives can be used to protect the environment and quality of life. These booklets, listed below, were written by PERC associates and researchers under the direction of Matthew Brown and produced byContinue reading “Guides for State Policymakers:”