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[…] Isles, Scandinavia, and Canada than they were to the fishermen who owned them. Since commercial fishermen primarily want to make a living, they would fish for other species just as readily as for salmon. Or, if the jobs were there, they would in most cases gladly do other things to earn living for themselves […]
[…] Yet day after day these federal agencies are hampered by litigation at every turn. Instead of wasting valuable time and resources playing politics, environmentalists could be protecting species, saving open spaces, and setting an example for others to follow. Let us hope that Congress will free up the federal government to be innovators, too, […]
[…] than simply cut its budget. It should force the agency to fund its spending out of revenues and earmark any “profits” for a specific cause such as endangered species protection. Consider the benefits from such reform. Gains to the taxpayer are obvious. In FY 1996 the Forest Service lost $388 million on logging, $24 […]
[…] habitat. The land purchases would be financed by a per-acre fee charged to all building on previously undeveloped land. That means all new development, regardless of whether endangered species are directly affected. The fee would be assessed automatically in conjunction with building permits, obviating the need for complicated lawsuits and impact studies. In return, […]
[…] problem of the commons to lessons from experimental economics, the authors discuss a wide range of theoretical and empirical issues. Common law rules, federal land privatization, the Endangered Species Act, and the role of a constitution in protecting private property are considered. CONTRIBUTORS: Terry Anderson Donald Boudreaux Elizabeth Brubaker William Carney Louis De Alessi […]
[…] more to hurt the world’s environment than anybody. But if I can’t have that, then I’d choose the target that is most vulnerable right now to FME–the Endangered Species Act. This Act creates perverse incentives by penalizing people who oversee resources. I’d start by scrapping the approach that’s there and implementing new ones. First, […]
[…] A new breed of environmental entrepreneurs, using the tools of capitalism instead of command-and- control tactics, are working to preserve open space, develop wildlife habitat, and save endangered species. Andrew Purkey of the Oregon Water Trust, for example, wants to obtain greater water flows on Oregon’s small streams in order to improve the habitat […]
[…] of his ranch, which would of course include an opportunity to view wolves in their natural habitat. –Chicago Tribune Serving Rare Breeds Putting some of Britain’s most endangered species on the dining table may be the best way to save them from extinction. Traditional domestic breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, some of […]
[…] of products and increased profits. Enviro-capitalists are among the “vital few” as well. They are entrepreneurs using business tools to preserve open space, develop wildlife habitat, save endangered species, and generally improve environmental quality. To meet the growing demand for recreational and environmental amenities, enviro-capitalists invent new products, attract venture capital, contract with resource […]
[…] biodiversity prospecting in ecological “hot spots” in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa has been widely touted as a means of both discovering new medicines and saving endangered species. But an article by R. David Simpson, Roger A. Sedjo, and John W. Reid in the Journal of Political Economy, suggests otherwise.1 Indeed, it now […]