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A new series of books for young people, offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues such as global warming, endangered species, and pesticides.

[…] for hunting, private owners are returning marginal cattle ranching lands to wildlife habitat. Their improvement of habitat and their management of animals are becoming the salvation of endangered species such as the black rhinoceros (Anderson and Leal 1997, 69-73). By permitting limited hunting of these animals, they are finding the wherewithal to save the […]

[…] discourage democratic accountability,” they write. Among other policies, the authors raise questions about the composition of the International Whaling Commission, the diversion of defense funds to protecting endangered species, and the tilting of free-trade agreements toward environmental goals. Terry L. Anderson is executive director of PERC and a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution. […]

[…] replaced good science in many school textbooks, and how it can be changed.   In Farmers and Ranchers Do We Trust? These nine lessons address controversial environmental topics within the agricultural sector and help students understand the incentives facing agricultural decision makers.   Opinions on Environmental Education Four experts offer differing opinions on environmental […]

[…] our planet. In Facts, Not Fear you will find: A comprehensive review of 14 environmental issues such as recycling, global warming, acid rain, rain forests, pesticides, and endangered species. Non-technical language that helps parents understand the complex science and economics on which environmental issues are based. Environmental facts that have been reviewed by a […]

Full Text HTML WASHINGTON, DEC. 21, 2000 – Two high-profile, "anti-sprawl" ballot initiatives in Arizona and Colorado were defeated Nov. 7, but the debate over how-and even whether-to limit suburban growth continues. Enter a new manifesto on the topic: the Lone Mountain Compact. Signed by more than 100 academics, scholars and public policy officials, theContinue reading

[…] dedicated academics who took the time to read my work carefully and give me extremely detailed and useful advice, lively seminars on a wide range of relevant topics on environmental policy, and lots of informal but high-caliber discussions on everything from current political events to the art of getting published. Perhaps the thing I […]

One of four experts who offer differing opinions on environmental education.

These nine lessons address controversial environmental topics within the agricultural sector and help students understand the incentives facing agricultural decision makers.

[…] professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. His current projects include wildlife management, the economics of agricultural organization and contracts, endangered species regulations, conservation easements, and women�??s rights. About PERC Research Studies “An Economic Guide to State Wildlife Management” by Dean Lueck is the second in a […]