Outreach associate, David Currie talks with Alan Girard (Chesapeake Bay Foundation) and Joan Mulhern (Earth Justice) on the Marc Steiner Show. Together they consider the legacy of the Clean Water Act on its 40th anniversary. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/MSS%20Currie%20102512.mp3
Types Archives
Private Investment and Road Pricing:
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Richard Geddes of Cornell University presents on congestion pricing.
Access to Finance and Environmental Innovation
As part of PERC’s FME workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jamie Brown of Iowa State University presents on entrepreneurial finance and environmental innovation.
Do Clean Development Mechanisms Reduce Emissions?
As part of PERC’s FME workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Jonathan Klick of the University of Pennsylvania Law School presents on estimating the effects of emissions permits.
The Promise of Environmental Finance
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,”Jonathan Klick of the University of Pennsylvania Law School offers a summary of the conference and closing remarks on the future of environmental finance.
Financial Assurance for Environmental Protection:
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Micheal Orlando of Economics Advisors Inc. presents on financial contracting, energy, and the environment.
Decision Markets for Environmental Policy
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Robin Hanson of George Mason University presents on information markets for environmental services.
Save Rivers, Destroy Trees
PERC Enviropreneur Institute Alum James Workman discusses the water-wildfire nexus and why we should save rivers and destroy trees.
Saving African Rhinos
AUDIO: In 1900, the southern white rhinoceros was the most endangered of the five rhinoceros species. Less than 20 rhinos remained in a single reserve in South Africa. By 2010, white rhino numbers had climbed to more than 20,000, making it the most common rhino species on the planet.
The Economics of Waste Management
Professor of trash, Daniel Benjamin, discusses the economics of waste management with John Batchelor. Benjamin explains how recycling involves reusing valuable goods and that value is determine by market mechanisms, not government. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Benjamin%20070212.mp3