Anti-environmental?
Carol LaGrasseEnvironmental regulations, not opposition to environmental protection, were the genesis of the private property rights movement.
Protecting Beaches
James Rinehart, Alexander JamesPreserving Beaches James R. Rinehart and Jeffrey J. Pompe Along the coast of South Carolina, private island communities-Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island and entire…
Economic Value of Government-provided Information
Daniel BenjaminBy Daniel K. Benjamin Late 19th-century storm warnings from the U.S. Weather Service yielded substantial, positive net returns to society. Economists are notorious for using…
Saving Open Space
Linda PlattsMany Americans are working to preserve open space in their communities, and their tactics are as varied as their towns. When a 930-acre farm went…
An Attraction For Sharks
Linda PlattsShark fishing had been a way of life for generations of Donsol residents. Families in this tiny village in the Philippines relied on the giant,…
New Life For Old Timber
Linda PlattsThe reclaimed wood industry which began in the Northeast is now taking hold in the Northwest. As sources of old-growth timber dwindle and environmental awareness…
A River Ablaze
Stacie Thomas, Robert ThomasCuyahoga Revisited By Stacie Thomas Early in the summer of 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught fire. Piles of logs, picnic benches, and other debris had…
Anti-environmental?
Carol LaGrasseEnvironmental regulations, not opposition to environmental protection, were the genesis of the private property rights movement.
Protecting Beaches
James Rinehart, Alexander JamesPreserving Beaches James R. Rinehart and Jeffrey J. Pompe Along the coast of South Carolina, private island communities-Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island and entire…
Economic Value of Government-provided Information
Daniel BenjaminBy Daniel K. Benjamin Late 19th-century storm warnings from the U.S. Weather Service yielded substantial, positive net returns to society. Economists are notorious for using…
