In 1962, Congressman Wayne Aspinall wrote to President Kennedy asking him to establish a commission to review public land laws. What resulted two years later was the Public Land Law Review Commission, which later released a report that became the blueprint for public lands legislation including the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and theContinue reading “Federal Land Non-Management”
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How Wireless Technology is Saving Water in Georgia
by Reed Watson The third case study in PERC’s Water as a CropTM series highlights a conservation partnership between environmentalists and farmers in Georgia’s Flint River Basin. There, prolonged drought combined with increasing water demands threatened endangered species and agricultural revenues. Rather than conflict, the region’s water scarcity has spawned cooperation. As the case studyContinue reading “How Wireless Technology is Saving Water in Georgia”
What are those green circles? Center pivots in the water market
by Chris Corbin During my last 5 flights, I’ve heard somewhere in the cabin of the plane: “What are those green circles?” The answer is center pivots. Of course, since I work in water marketing, I’m interested in how center pivots impact water rights and water markets. First of all, are center pivots more efficient?Continue reading “What are those green circles? Center pivots in the water market”
Wild Horse Economics: Property Rights in Chincoteague Ponies
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”
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.
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.
Moving the Wind
A lack of transmission lines makes wind farming an iffy crop.