Protecting private property rights is critical to protecting environmental resources because private landowners respond to incentives.
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Utah’s access decision could backfire on anglers
Anglers are doing back flips over a recent Utah Supreme Court Decision that makes public all waters in the state and permits recreationists to use streams that cross private property.
Public Access Muddies Waters
Public access to rivers, lakes, and streams seems like a good idea in the abstract. Why not allow access to anyone who wants to enjoy the recreational opportunities associated with water?
Enviropreneur-in-Residence
At a young age Chris Corbin was told, “Do what you love.” He has been pursuing his passion for water ever since. He left his home in Northwest Arkansas to explore the fabled waters of Montana and pursue an education. He graduated from the University of Montana with high honors in Aquatic Wildlife Biology andContinue reading “Enviropreneur-in-Residence”
THE ENVIRONMENT:
Greener Than Thou
By Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. Huggins Special to the Hoover Digest It’s impossible to read a newspaper or magazine, turn on the radio or television, or engage in a cocktail party conversation without the words “green” or “eco” popping up. There are green television stations, green termite killers, green cars, eco-moms, eco-fashion, andContinue reading “THE ENVIRONMENT:
Greener Than Thou”
Do we pay to reverse climate change?
By Andrew P. Morriss CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – China wants wealthier nations to pay a fixed percentage of their gross domestic product to help developing countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with a suggested contribution of a mere 1 percent for a total of$300 billion a year. China also wants to create an international mechanism to transferContinue reading “Do we pay to reverse climate change?”
Economic development lessons from and for North American Indian economies
By Terry L. Anderson and Dominic P. Parker
Property rights and the public trust doctrine in environmental protection and natural resource conservation
By Jedidiah Brewer and Gary D. Libecap
Property rights and western United States water markets
By Zacahry Donohew
Encumbering harvest rights to protect marine environments:
By Robert T. Deacon and Dominc P. Parker Abstract We adapt the concept of a conservation easement to a marine environment and explore its use to achieve conservation goals. Although marine environments generally are not owned, those who use them for commercial fishing often are regulated. These regulations grant harvesters rights to use marine environmentsContinue reading “Encumbering harvest rights to protect marine environments:”