Assateague Island, a long barrier island off the coast of Maryland and Virginia, is home to two populations of feral horses. On the Maryland side, the Assateague horses, as they are known, are publicly owned and managed by the National Park Service. On the Virginia side, the Chincoteague ponies are privately owned by the ChincoteagueContinue reading “Wild Horse Economics: Property Rights in Chincoteague Ponies”
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A growing fashion trend
Today’s fashions change so quickly that clothes are hardly worn and rarely loved. Barely worn clothes sit in heaps in warehouses across the country.
A Tale of Two Ranches
Why some ranchers see wildlife as a nuisance while others see it as an asset
The Accidental Environmentalist
Land management lessons from a rancher turned “enviropreneur”
Eat to extinction
Examining the lionfish “takeover” in waters of the Southeastern U.S. and Caribbean, and what markets are doing to solve it.
The train that does not stop
A new design for a high speed passenger train has been described by some as a brilliant Chinese innovation.
Moving the Wind
A lack of transmission lines makes wind farming an iffy crop.
Federal Land Non-Management
In 1962, Congressman Wayne Aspinall wrote to President Kennedy asking him to establish a commission to review public land laws.
Property Rights to Surf Breaks
In open-access settings, high-quality resources are lucrative; yet keeping out potential entrants may be extremely costly.
Ecosystems at Your Service
Markets for ecosystem services such as water filtration, erosion control, and pollination benefit the providers and enhance environmental assets.