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Natural Resources JournalPrivate Land ConservationArticles and Comments Compiled by the Property and Environment Research Center
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
Read Chapter 9:All Play and No Pay: The Adverse Effects of Welfare Recreation
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
Jane S. Shaw and Ronald D. Utt, editors
Preface by The Honorable Malcolm Wallop
Terry L. Anderson and Alexander James Editors
This book provides parents and teachers with accurate and balanced information on environmental issues.
The Market Meets the EnvironmentEconomic Analysis of Environmental PolicyBruce Yandle Editor
Enviro-Capitalists:Doing Good WhileDoing WellBy Terry L. Anderson and Donald R. Leal
Water MarketsPriming the Invisible PumpTerry L. Anderson and Pamela S. Snyder
Water Marketing--The Next GenerationTerry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, Editors
The Privatization Process:A Worldwide PerspectiveTerry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, Editors
Public Lands and Private Rights:The Failure of Scientific ManagementBy Robert H. Nelson
Sovereign Nations or Reservations?An Economic History of American IndiansBy Terry L. Anderson
Eco-Sanity:A Common-Sense Guide to EnvironmentalismBy Joseph L. Bast, Peter J. Hill and Richard C. Rue
More Books by PERC Authors and Editors:
The Political Economy of Customs and Culture:Informal Solutions to the Commons ProblemsTerry L. Anderson and Randy T. Simmons, Editors
Edited by Terry L. Anderson, Laura E. Huggins, and Thomas Michael Power
By Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. Huggins
Edited by Donald R. Leal and Vishwanie Maharaj
Hundreds of billions in government subsidies for green energy will not reduce pollution or revitalize the job market Competitve forces working in a free market are the most efficient and effective way to achieve these results.
This book presents the legal and policy analysis for federalism considerations in implementing ESA.
Jonathan Adler
Editor
Also read Tracy Mehan's review in the Environmental Forum
By Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Simizu
Sometimes "little green lies" bend the truth and become the basis for government policies that harm the environment.
Widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement when published 50 years ago, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring had a profound impact on our society. As an iconic work, the book has often been shielded from critical inquiry, but this landmark anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to reassess its legacy and influence. In Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson a team of national experts explores the book’s historical context, the science it was built on, and the policy consequences of its core ideas. The conclusion makes it abundantly clear that the legacy of Silent Spring is highly problematic. While the book provided some clear benefits, a number of Carson’s major arguments rested on what can only be described as deliberate ignorance. Despite her reputation as a careful writer widely praised for building her arguments on science and facts, Carson’s best-seller contained significant errors and sins of omission. Much of what was presented as certainty then was slanted, and today we know much of it is simply wrong.
Founded 30 years ago in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the nation’s oldest and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets.
PERC’s publications, each designed to resonate with specific groups, move ideas generated at PERC to broader audiences.
Research is at the heart of PERC's work, with a focus on the question: What is the link between economic growth and environmental quality?
The goal of PERC’s programs is to fully realize the vision of establishing “PERC University,” where scholars, students, policy makers, and others convene to expand the applications of free market environmentalism.
PERC's fellowships share a common goal of exposing new scholars, students, journalists, and policy makers to free market environmentalism, as well as enable scholars already familiar with FME to explore new applications.
PERC continues to publish and present a broad range of research and discussion through podcasts, videos, and other multimedia channels.