PERC’s Policy Director, Hannah Downey, sits down with Gabriella Hoffman of the District of Conservation podcast to discuss free market environmentalism. Government is often thought of as the sole arbitrator of any and all environmental issues. However, the market offers innovative answers to our environmental challenges and invokes collaborative solutions. By incentivizing compromise and inspiring ingenuity, free market environmentalism can generate good environmental outcomes that leave all parties (wildlife and human alike) better off.
Market Solutions to Environmental Problems
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Hannah Downey
- Associate Vice President of Policy
Hannah Downey is the policy director at PERC, helping to bring PERC ideas to the policy world.
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The Next Era of American Conservation
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, it’s time to add a new chapter to America’s conservation legacy, with private lands, market-based tools, and bottom-up approaches at the center.
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Success Shouldn’t Trigger Stricter Rules
An amicus brief arguing the Ninth Circuit should reaffirm that the ESA’s experimental population program is meant to reward collaboration, not penalize it.
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Ranches Face a Generational Crisis. Virtual Fencing Can Help.
This emerging technology simplifies ranch management, reduces physical labor, and provides a level of flexibility that those stubborn traditional fences could never match.
