By Katharine Herrup Although President Obama recently fulfilled his promise to better fund America’s national parks with a bill he signed Oct. 30 that will add $218 million to the parks budget next year, the small increases his administration is providing are unlikely to be enough to make up for years of neglect. Obama saidContinue reading “Not a walk in the park”
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Private land, public wildlife: Finding a balance
Watch Read Missoula, Montana—At the Montana Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting November 9, 2009, PERC’s Terry Anderson and Reed Watson gave a presentation on Montana’s ever-expanding Stream Access Law and the implications of that expansion for the state’s farmers and ranchers. During two workshop sessions, the pair described how the recent Montana Supreme Court caseContinue reading “Private land, public wildlife: Finding a balance”
NAFTA, Environmental Kuznets Curves, and Mexico’s Progress
By Jody Lipford and Bruce Yandle
The Emerging Water Crisis in the United States
"Water lubricates the American erconomy just as oil does," says Robert Glennon, author of the new Island Press book Unqunenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It. It’s hard to argue with his premise. Just as with oil, supplies of water are finite and are coming under increased stress as populationContinue reading “The Emerging Water Crisis in the United States”
Don Leal appointed to Gulf of Mexico fishery advisory panel
PERC Research Director Don Leal has been appointed to serve on an advisory panel for the Gulf of Mexico that will help guide decisions on how limited access privilege programs can be used effectively to ensure the health and economic viability of the gulf’s marine resources. Leal’s career has been dedicated to research on naturalContinue reading “Don Leal appointed to Gulf of Mexico fishery advisory panel”
Milton Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day
Read more about Milton Friedman The economic turmoil of today provides an appropriate time to pause and remember the many accomplishments of Milton Friedman. Friedman may have passed away in November of 2006, but his tremendous accomplishments – and our debt to him – must not be forgotten. To help us all remember Dr. Friedman’sContinue reading “Milton Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day”
Enviropreneur Institute 2009
. Idea incubator There was no lack of breadth or scope to the projects proposed at the 2009 Enviropreneur Institute. From grazing reforms leading to landscape scale soil conservation to hydropower generated by conserved irrigation water, the projects ranged from the Patagonia steppe to Oregon rivers and Indonesian forests. PERC will be following the progressContinue reading “Enviropreneur Institute 2009”
How to stop desertification
By Wycliffe Muga
The Cuyahoga River Fire 40 Years Later
In the forty years that have passed since oily debris on the banks of the Cuyahoga River caught fire, the river has been transformed from a sewer of industrial waste to habitat for fish, bird , beaver, and other wildlife. The burning river became a symbol to a new and growing environmental movement in the 1970s,Continue reading “The Cuyahoga River Fire 40 Years Later”
Enviropreneur-in Residence: Tom Iseman
By Tom Iseman The Washington Post, Business Week, and other high-profile publications have recently asked the question, “is water the new oil?” Well, let’s hope we never see freshwater at $140 a barrel . But in the arid West, explosive population growth and scarce water supplies suggest the emerging tensions over water allocation. Throw in theContinue reading “Enviropreneur-in Residence: Tom Iseman”