This video showcases PERC Enviropreneur Institute alum Fletcher Harper, his organization GreenFaith, and the innovative ways in which religion, ecology, and economics can be combined to forge creative environmental solutions. The PERC Enviropreneur Institute has been empowering environmental entrepreneurs for twelve years in the application of property, contracts, and markets to enhance environmental assets.
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The Right to Own Property on Reservations
PERC President Terry Anderson points out that American Indians and First Nations people can reach back into their rich cultural heritage and find institutions that rewarded individual initiative. The key key is for tribes to take this initiative again and for Congress to give tribal nations the rights that were once theirs.
The Statues that Walked
As part of PERC’s Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo discuss their new book The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mysteries of Easter Island. The bottom line: local problems call for local solutions.
The Pre-Columbian World Revisited with Charles Mann
As part of PERC’s Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” PERC Board Member Steven Hayward sits down with author Charles Mann to revisit contemporary understandings of the pre-Columbian world.
Enviropreneur Showcase: GreenFaith
This video showcases PERC Enviropreneur Institute alum Fletcher Harper, his organization GreenFaith, and the innovative ways in which religion, ecology, and economics can be combined to forge creative environmental solutions.
The Health Costs of Plastic Grocery Bag Bans
Many jurisdictions have implemented bans or taxes on plastic grocery bags on environmental grounds. PERC Lone Mountain Fellow Jonathan Klick argues, however, that reusable grocery bags contain potentially harmful bacteria, especially coliform bacteria such as E. coli.
Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance. Concluding Remarks.
Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance.
Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance. Chapter 2 offers an overview of the patron saints.
Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement
As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance. Section 3 highlights Ronald Coase’s contributions.