AUDIO: Are western wildfires larger and more frequent? What’s the difference between wildfire prevention and suppression? Dean Lueck talks to John Batchelor about the evolution of wildfire policy.
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How to free our national parks from politics
AUDIO: As the National Park Service celebrates its centennial, it faces a $12 billion backlog. PERC’s Terry Anderson talks to John Batchelor about how to generate revenue for our national parks, free the parks from politics, and get politics out of the parks.
PERC Podcast: What are the economics of wildfire?
AUDIO: What are the economics of wildfire? What policy reforms would foster more efficient fire management? At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, authors Dean Lueck and Jon Yoder share the findings from their policy report Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective.
PERC Podcast: How can landowners mitigate wildfire risk?
AUDIO: Fire is an important tool for managing landscapes. How can landowners mitigate wildfire risk and foster rangeland health? At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, the Noble Foundation’s Chad Ellis shares best practices for prescribed burns.
PERC Podcast: Does public perception of wildfire risk shape policy?
AUDIO: At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, political scientist Sarah Anderson shares findings from the Bren School’s Strategic Environmental Research Initiative on Wildfire and Climate Change (SERI Fire).
The Next Generation of Free Market Environmentalists
On the Tuesday, February 10, 2015 John Batchelor Show, Terry Anderson discussed the next generation of free market environmentalists, as well as his new book, Free Market Environmentalism for the Next Generation.
Perverse Effects of the Endangered Species Act
How well does enforcement of the Endangered Species Act preserve wildlife habitat? On the John Batchelor show, Terry Anderson talks about how the ESA has affected spotted owls, bald eagles, silver grayling, and wolves.
The Economics of Recycling
People in Regina, Saskatchewan were shocked to learn their household glass wasn’t being recycled. On CBC’s Morning Edition, Dan Benjamin helped them understand why.
Voices of Montana
Wednesday, May 28 2014 — Aaron Flint, of Voices of Montana radio, comes to the PERC office to interview Terry Anderson about the fracking debate: should we fret or fête?
On the Keystone XL Pipeline
Ethan Bearman interviews Terry L. Anderson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the president of PERC, regarding the Keystone XL pipeline.