Tacoma News TribuneJuly 4, 2004 By J. Bishop Grewell When a Western Republican senator and the head of the Sierra Club share sound bites, alarms should ring. Currently, just such a duo is undermining one of the most successful initiatives we have seen on our public lands. The two men oppose the congressionally initiated FeeContinue reading “Decamping Politics From Public Lands”
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Economic success, ingenuity a recipe for a better environment
Rocky Mountain NewsJuly 3, 2004 By Terry L. Anderson Dip into the current environmental news, American’s most reliable river of hysteria. Just this month, the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition is fretting that the Bush administration is “spurning science.” The Sierra Club asks if we “really want bulldozers in our national forests.” And Greenpeace imaginesContinue reading “Economic success, ingenuity a recipe for a better environment”
The Wealth of Indian Nations
Hoover Digest 2004 No.3 Summer It is said that a rising tide raises all boats, but that has not been true for American Indians. Despite recent growth partly due to gambling, per capita income for Native Americans living on reservations in 1999 was $7,846 compared to a U.S. average of $27,880. This puts reservation IndiansContinue reading “The Wealth of Indian Nations”
Why Economic Growth is Good for the Environment
Hoover Digest2004 No.3 Summer Cooling the Global Warming Debate: By Terry L. Anderson In the March 2004 issue of Scientific American, National Aeronautics and Space Administration global-warming expert James Hansen notes that greenhouse gas emissions and global-warming projections are “consistently pessimistic.” Hansen suggests that projections do not take into account the lower carbon dioxide andContinue reading “Why Economic Growth is Good for the Environment”
The Private and Public Economics of Land Trusts
North Carolina State Economist July/August 2004 By Dominic P. Parker and Walter N. Thurman As people become increasingly concerned about the effects of urbanization on their quality of life, the land conservation movement has moved to center stage. Land trusts are key actors in the movement and their influence is rapidly expanding. Almost 1,300 landContinue reading “The Private and Public Economics of Land Trusts”
Water trades work elsewhere:
Herald and NewsKlamath Falls, ORJune 14, 2004 Water trades work elsewhere:Why not in the Basin? By Jane S. Shaw We used to hear the expression “Let George do it” to describe the very human tendency to leave the solution of a problem to someone else. Today, we tend to let the federal government be “George.”Continue reading “Water trades work elsewhere:”
Solutions for the Klamath Basin
Conference Organized by PERC Klamath Falls, Oregon June 8, 2004 Summary The Klamath Basin conflict between endangered fish and farmers stems from a failure to establish who actually owns the water. The establishment and clarification of ownership rights may help resolve matters. The Property and Environment Research Center hosted a June 8 conference in KlamathContinue reading “Solutions for the Klamath Basin”
2004 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, Ninth Edition
From the Pacific Research Institute and the American Enterprise Institute Full Text PDF PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT By Holly Lippke Fretwell Four federal land management agencies oversee an estate of 614 million acres, an area more than six times the size of California with an estimated value exceeding $150 billion. Despite this wealth of resources, thereContinue reading “2004 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators, Ninth Edition”
Anthony Fisher Award Presented to Eco-nomics
Eco-nomics What Everyone Should Know About Economics and the Environment Order the Book CHICAGO – April 28, 2004-The Atlas Economic Research Foundation presented its 2004 Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award to PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center, of Bozeman, Montana, today. The award was given for the book Eco-Nomics: What Everyone ShouldContinue reading “Anthony Fisher Award Presented to Eco-nomics”
Accounting for Species:
By Randy T. Simmons and Kimberly Frost Executive Summary About the Authors Introduction [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”7202″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”title”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”style”:”width:180px;height:119px;float:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0;”,”wysiwyg”:1}}]] Without accurate figures for the costs of the Endangered Species Act, the ongoing public debate over whether the law is effective will be a misinformed one. This study, Accounting for Species, contributes to the debate by analyzing theContinue reading “Accounting for Species:”