This special issue of PERC Reports, supported by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, explores the shifting demands placed on the West’s natural resources.
Types Archives
Like the Stars
As New West meets Old West, conflict is the norm. It doesn’t have to be.
The New Grizzly Hunters
Creative conservationists search for innovative ways to pay for the natural amenities they value.
Snapshots
Examples of free market environmentalism in action.
A Permit Runs Through It
Oregon ranchers who set out to restore streams in Silvies Valley find regulatory purgatory.
Weatherization Woes
Do government investments in energy efficiency pay off?
A Thin(ning) Market?
How new markets can help align incentives that will reduce wildfire risk.
The Pretext Problem
Our politics is broken when it doesn’t allow participants to state their ends plainly.
A Wild Idea to Solve the Wild Horse Problem
If you can’t drag them away, can you pay people to take them away?
Cleaning the Commons
A property rights solution to cleaning up the ocean could position plastic as it’s own potential venture.