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Some of our most beautiful and amazing species of fish are at risk for extinction. Here’s how we can save them.
By Matt Ridley | Paradoxically, economics has done more for nature than ecology has.
As part of PERC's Lone Mountain Forum, "Reconciling Economics and Ecology," former PERC Board Member Gerry Ohrstrom sat down with science writer Matt Ridley to discuss the parallels of economics and ecology.
On the John Batchelor Show, Gary Libecap discusses the property rights alternative to international whaling agreements. This catch-share alternative would give individuals a stake in the whale fishery, which would likely improve the stock and lead to its long-term health.
Terry Anderson, Gary Libecap
01/17/2011
Where water markets are being allowed to work, prices reflect scarcity and trades provide incentives to conserve.
The benefits of ethanol are largely a myth, but its political life is nothing short of miraculous.
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