Canada Geese have become a nuisance in many suburban parks or nature areas that feature ponds and lakes. In some areas, the geese have completely taken over and huge deposits of fecal matter make them unusable for family outings, casual strollers, or anyone seeking a friendly moment or two in tune with nature. Communities haveContinue reading “Finding Peace with Geese”
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The Shirt Off My Back
If carbon emissions, chemical spills, and non-point water pollution are weighing heavy on your mind, a new report from Cambridge University has a bit more bad news. That simple, white cotton t-shirt is a problem. Listen up guys! Over the lifetime of the garment, a polyester blouse uses less energy than your t-shirt. While peopleContinue reading “The Shirt Off My Back”
A Tub of Soy Please
By now, most of us have heard that using vegetable oil to run diesel engine cars is the clean way to drive—reducing carbon emissions. And, we have heard about those handy folks who manage to switch their cars to vegetable power, make friends with the local McDonald’s, and soon are buzzing around town with theContinue reading “A Tub of Soy Please”
Impressions
Earth Day “Last Sunday was marked by an orgy of celebrations of Earth Day, the worldwide annual event intended ‘to spark a revolution against environmental abuse’…[But it is] human ingenuity and technology that not only raise living standards, but also restore environmental amenities. How about a day to celebrate that… Economic Progress Day?” –John Stossel,Continue reading “Impressions”
Letters to the Editor
Ideas travel far and fast I read with interest, as usual, the Spring edition of PERC Reports, I remember the book very well, and not only that, it seems to me that we may have one of the first quotations of the book in an article in Spanish. Together with Alberto Benegas Lynch we bothContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
Buy That Fish A Drink
Water marketing for environmental flows gains momentum
Figntin’ or Drinkin’
Not surprisingly, global warming is getting the blame for drought conditions in many parts of the American West. For example, in the January 31, 2003, issue of Science, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) reported that recent droughts in the West are caused at least partly by global warming-induced rises in western PacificContinue reading “Figntin’ or Drinkin’”
Remediators Win Award for “Best New Business”
The Remediators Inc. not only won the “Best New Business Idea” award, on the same day, the Navy notified the firm that it had been award “sole-source” standing for innovative technology. This means that anyone within the Navy that is interested in testing a cleanup using innovative tech can use its service for remediation withoutContinue reading “Remediators Win Award for “Best New Business””
Templeton Freedom Awards
PERC’s Enviropreneur Camp Wins Top Prize for Social Entrepreneurship PERC’s Enviropreneur Camp was named the top winner of the 2007 for Social Entrepreneurship. This multi-faceted awards program, managed by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in Arlington, Virginia , attracted more than 200 entries from 53 countries this year. The award recognizes innovative civil society programsContinue reading “Templeton Freedom Awards”
Who Benefits From Kenya’s Wildlife?
East African Standard March 6, 2007 Applying free market ideas to wildlife conservation By Joseph Magiri Are economic growth and environmental conservation mutually exclusive? Animal rights activists hold they are. Free market environmentalists say they are not. In his groundbreaking research Professor Terry L. Anderson, an environment economist at Stanford University shows that market approachesContinue reading “Who Benefits From Kenya’s Wildlife?”