Water Marketing– The Next Generation Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, Editors With this book, PERC continues to produce innovative solutions to water problems. In addition to considering how institutional impediments to markets might be removed, the volume emphasizes how cross-border allocation can be improved. Specific examples include water marketing in Australia, the centralContinue reading “Water Marketing–The Next Generation”
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National Parks
Once considered America’s “crown jewels,” our national parks have become tarnished by monetary problems. Campgrounds are closed, buildings are in disrepair, roads are potholed and natural resources are degraded.
Parks in Transition
This sketch of 27 state parks systems between 1980 and 1994, offers a brief look at the physical characteristics of each park system, its amenities and programs, visitation, fees and funding sources. A companion to the PERC Policy Series: Back to the Future to Save Our Parks, it examines the feasibility of creating self-sufficient parks, and includes specific policy recommendations.
The ABCs of Environmental Myths
Wall Street JournalSeptember 4, 1996 By Michael Sanera and Jane S. Shaw Without fanfare (or even public hearings) a cadre of environmental activists is quietly pushing for reauthorization of the 1990 National Environmental Education Act, which has passed the Senate and will soon face a vote in the House. The 1990 act created the EnvironmentalContinue reading “The ABCs of Environmental Myths”
National Parks Can Pay Their Way
Chicago TribuneSeptember 3, 1996 By Terry L. Anderson and Mark Liffman A new day is dawning in our national. Congress has passed a law allowing the National Park Service to begin a two-year pilot program at 10 designated parks. These parks may charge higher fees and, more important, each park will keep 80 percent ofContinue reading “National Parks Can Pay Their Way”
Community-Run Fisheries: Avoiding the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’
In spite of years of governmental restrictions on gear, catch, and seasons, fishers are over exploiting the once-productive resource their livelihoods depend on.
Conservation Native American Style
Over the past three decades, the environmental movement has promoted a view of American Indians as the "original conservationists"—that is, "people so intimately bound to the land that they have left no mark upon it."
Georgia’s Groundwater:
Savannah Morning NewsMay 19, 1996 Georgia’s Groundwater: Own It or Lose It By Terry L. Andersonand Pamela S. Snyder The days of cheap, plentiful groundwater are over for Savannah. Heavy pumping in the city and surrounding Chatham County is affecting wells as far away as Hilton Head Island. Both areas share groundwater from the FloridanContinue reading “Georgia’s Groundwater:”
Superfund: The Shortcut That Failed
Nearly twenty years ago, homeowners around Love Canal, an abandoned waste site in Niagara Falls, New York, found chemicals leaking into their homes. Crude health studies suggested that the chemicals might have caused serious diseases and genetic problems. The State of New York declared a public health emergency. Soon, Love Canal, "toxic waste," and "ticking time bombs" became household words.
Footing the Bill for Green Space
The Washington Times April 2, 1996 By Richard Stroup If you live in Two Dot, Montana, open space is easy to come by. A grassy field with a dome of blue sky above is just down the street. And if you leave town for three months or six months or even a year, that openContinue reading “Footing the Bill for Green Space”