John Batchelor interviews Enviropreneur Intitute fellow, Logan Yonavjak, about her work with the conservation investment note, and how it can finance environmental projects. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Yonavjak%20070212.mp3 LOGAN YONAVJAK Logan is the Business Development Officer for New Ventures at the World Resources Institute in the Markets and Enterprise Program. New Ventures is WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship,Continue reading “Enviropreneur Spotlight: Logan Yonavjak”
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The Not So Wild, Wild West
PJ Hill talks about his book, “ The Not So Wild, Wild West,” with John Batchelor. He describes how the West was developed and how property rights emerged before governments. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Hill%20070212.mp3
The Role of Enviropreneurs
John Batchelor stops in Bozeman, Montana to speak with Terry Anderson about how to enhance the value of environmental amenities. Anderson highlights the role that environmental entrepreneurs take to improve environmental outcomes as well as contrasts local versus federal land management. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Anderson%20070212.mp3
Whale Fisheries, a Property Rights Alternative
On the John Batchelor Show, Gary Libecap discusses the property rights alternative to international whaling agreements. This catch-share alternative would give individuals a stake in the whale fishery, which would likely improve the stock and lead to its long-term health.
Namibia’s Twenty-year Experiment with Fisheries
Laura Huggins speaks on the John Batchelor Show about Namibia’s twenty-year experiment with an exclusive fishing zone, and how that has improved the local fisheries.
SO2 Trading Platforms and Carbon Markets
In this interview on the John Batchelor Show, Terry Anderson contrasts the SO2 trading platforms in the United States with the European Carbon emission trading programs. He discusses why SO2 had promise initially, and what caused that market to collapse. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Anderson%20060112.mp3
National TV Broadcasting and the rise of the regulatory state
The rise of national markets associated with national TV networks led to the expansion of federal social regulation and a simultaneous decline of federal economic regulation.
EconTalk: The Tragedy of the Commons and Environmental Regulation
PERC Senior Fellow Emeritus Bruce Yandle talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the tragedy of the commons and the various ways that people have avoided the overuse of resources that are held in common.