Watch News In one of the classic essays in economics, Frederic Bastiat describes how breaking a windowpane generates two types of effects: the “seen” and the “unseen.” The seen effect is the window’s repair. A repairman replaces the window and receives payment for this service. Thus, broken windows make window repairmen better off. The unseenContinue reading “Seen, unseen costs of stream access”
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Performing due dilligence on green energy investments
By Andrew P. Morriss Madam Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before your Committee as you consider the important question of the role of public investment in alternative energy sources, such as solar power, and the impact of that investment on our economy. An aggressive push for publicContinue reading “Performing due dilligence on green energy investments”
Your Land is My Land: Property Rights in Montana
Cost: Registrations include lunch and the all-day forum. Before February 15, registration is $15 per person and includes a complimentary copy of Property Rights: A Practical Guide to Freedom & Prosperity by Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. Huggins. After February 15, registration is $20 per person. How to: By phone: Call PERC atContinue reading “Your Land is My Land: Property Rights in Montana”
The Great Green Jobs Flimflam
By Jane Chastain Some people learn from their mistakes. It appears Barack Obama is not one of them. Immediately, after assuming the office of president of the United States, Obama began clamoring for an unprecedented $787 billion dollar stimulus package. It was necessary, he told us, in order to put Americans back to work andContinue reading “The Great Green Jobs Flimflam”
The Environment and Entrepreneurship
January 12, 2010 Public Lecture Strathmore Univeristy January 12, 2009
Not the time to cap and trade
By Jody Lipford and Bruce Yandle We were not surprised in late September 2009 when China’s president Hu Jintao announced to the United Nations Assembly that his country would not be a party to a global greenhouse gas reduction commitment. Instead of locking China into a promise that it would not keep, President Hu indicatedContinue reading “Not the time to cap and trade”
Free the Indians
By Jay Ambrose American Indians have agreed to take $3.4 billion of some $200 billion that tribes have said the federal government owes them for mismanagement of trust lands. Not as bad as it could have been when dealing with Washington bureaucrats. But there is much more to be done, such as liberating these peopleContinue reading “Free the Indians”
Tapping Our Forests for Green Energy
Federally owned forests in the United States are facing financial and ecological problems. In this case study Alison Berry explores the pros and cons of using woody biomass to create ethanol, electricity, and heat.
How Green is God?
Full Text of Speech: Morality and Capitalism Nick Schulz interviews Professor P.J. Hill Nick: “Hi I am Nick Schulz, the Editor of American.com and welcome to an episode of American conversations. Our guest today is Professor P.J. Hill. Professor Hill is a Professor of Economics at Wheaton College in Illinois. Thank you for being withContinue reading “How Green is God?”
In Memoriam: Thomas J. Graff
PERC Executive Director Terry Anderson: "On November 12, PERC and the environment lost a friend when Tom Graff, a lawyer with EDF, passed away. As he showed when we worked together at PERC conferences and briefings in Washington, D.C., Tom understood the importance of markets as a source of environmental quality. Together we wrote aboutContinue reading “In Memoriam: Thomas J. Graff”