Agenda Readings Faculty PERC’s 10th Enviropreneur Institute begins June 27, 2010. From among the many qualified applicants, the faculty has selected 16 participants for this year’s program. Their information and CVs are available to view as well as those of faculty members and mentors, who are past participants in the institute. The readings are password protected; onlyContinue reading “Enviropreneur Institute 2010”
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New Frontiers in Western Land Institutions
A PERC Workshop with scholars presenting papers on on land use conflicts in the West and raising questions about the governing institutions.
Environmental Water Markets: Restoring Streams Through Trade
Water rights have evolved in recent years as parties express desires to sell, lease, or give water for environmental or recreational purposes.
Terry Anderson on Fox News
Terry Anderson took on the Department of Interior during a Fox News segement called "Cabinet Wrecking Ball." Appearng Friday, March 19 on Scoreboard with David Asman, Terry says that the Department of Interior holds billions of dollars in assets in our national parks and vast public lands, yet it loses billions of dollars every yearContinue reading “Terry Anderson on Fox News”
Water Out Of Thin Air
A looming global water crisis has been a springboard for new water generating technology.
Trash Cans Twitter Too
One man’s trash is another man’s entrepreneurial vision.
Paper Company Preserves Trees
Incentives make strange bedfellows or, in another light, encourage cooperation.
Repeated adjustment of delegated powers and the history of eminent domain
The authors explore the history of eminent domain in the United States—a history characterized by periodic public backlash.
Enviropreneurs Expunge Externalities
Wikipedia—externality: an impact on a party that is not directly involved in the transaction. PERC—enviropreneur: a person who has no patience for externalities. For several years, I have been on a campaign to expunge the term “externality” from the vocabulary of economists, policy makers, and environmentalists. My campaign is not motivated by a belief thatContinue reading “Enviropreneurs Expunge Externalities”
In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet
The 100-Mile Diet, inspired by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon who participated in a one-year experiment in local eating, led thousands of individuals to change the way they eat. “Eat local” has become a mainstream mantra of those who claim that increased local food production and consumption have significant economic, environmental, and social benefits.Continue reading “In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet”