PERC research fellow Holly Fretwell joins the Six Cents Report podcast to discuss free market environmentalism. They explore the power of economic incentives and compare government mandated, regulatory approach to conservation to a market-based, cooperative approach. The origin of property rights, the tragedy of the commons, and innovative examples of “enviropreneurs” are also discussed.
A clean-energy future will require more than just spending money.
A podcast on the opportunity markets present to manage federal lands in a way that imposes fewer costs on the people who live near them.
As a starting point, the preliminary principles of the America the Beautiful campaign focus on collaboration, voluntary efforts, incentives, local leadership, and honoring property rights.
Nudging people to dismiss risk by making it cheaper and easier for them to live in fire-prone areas helps no one.
The initial principles put forward by the Biden administration offer the opportunity to promote market-based environmentalism.
Engaging and diminishing the risk will require changes in how we govern and manage our forests.