The Magazine of Free Market Environmentalism
New York City is known for Broadway shows, bagels, and big buildings, but not for being
green. Journalist and New York native DEROY MURDOCK blows this notion out of
the water by showcasing the private efforts of the Central Park Conservancy. Thanks to
“Market-friendly Environmentalism in Midtown Manhattan,” Central Park is flourishing
beneath the skyscrapers.
A five-story building in southern Athens is being hailed as possibly the most energy-efficient building in the world. Considering the public’s growing interest in green…
A jungle story Conjure an image of hunting prowess in dark, steamy jungles and a jaguar might leap into mind. Ancient Mayans, in fact,…
It is the holy trinity of the new Green Economy–a company which improves the health of the natural ecosystem, makes places safer for people, and…
Every year, Thailand’s largest agroindustrial companies discharge approximately 175 million cubic meters (6.18 billion cubic feet) of water into open air lagoons, polluting stream, rivers,…
When PERC started in 1980, it was a small think tank. People at PERC did research and published it in academic journals and university press…
ECONOMIST, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be.—after Ambrose Bierce Hetch Hetchy Dam Dams…
PERC Reports offers optimism and encouragement to climate change doomsayers. PERC advocates free market solutions for environmental problems, finding solutions where others find only frustration.…
Up in Smoke “A problem that the Forest Service created—excess fuels—prevents appropriate burning, and so the problem grows. It is one of the…
All around Montana, broken beer and wine bottles are showing up on roads and walkways. Admittedly, these are not the sharp, jagged pieces normally associated…
© Hunter Parker If you have ever purchased an item at Target or Wal-Mart, taken it home, and then literally wrestled it to the floor…
A five-story building in southern Athens is being hailed as possibly the most energy-efficient building in the world. Considering the public’s growing interest in green…
Normally, when a home or commercial building needs to be torn down, the owners call in the muscle—heavy equipment such as a trackhoe (backhoe on…
