In a state with no shortage of daily manure, Reuters News Service reports that a major utility has signed an agreement to augment its energy supplies with natural gas generated from cow patties. Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). has signed a deal with Micrology Inc., a subsidiary of Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Environmental Power Corp.,Continue reading “California Cow Power”
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Letters to the Editor
A Case of Government Discrimination I note an important oversight in Robert Glennon’s tentative endorsement of market solutions for settling claims to water rights. Toward the end of the article he qualifies his endorsement with an argument that is as old as the environmental movement—that “Markets have difficulty internalizing environmental values.” He then proceeds toContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
Unnatural Bounty: Distorting the Incentives of Major Environmental Groups
Most environmental statutes allow citizens to sue companies for violating the statutes or their regulations. Most such citizen suits are not filed by individuals, however, but by environmental organizations.
State Parks’ Progress Toward Self-Sufficiency
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT Introduction Although our national parks are considered the crown jewels of our country, state parks also are stunningly beautiful and play a key role in protecting our natural resources. Providing recreation close to home, state parks receive three times more visitors than national parks. The variations among the state park systemsContinue reading “State Parks’ Progress Toward Self-Sufficiency”
Playing with the Big Rocks
For many years, rock climbers in western North Carolina could gaze upon Laurel Knob from afar, but could not climb it. Laurel Knob is the largest crag in the eastern United States, rising 1,200 feet from its base. Standing just at the edge of the Nantahala National Forest, the rock itself is on private propertyContinue reading “Playing with the Big Rocks”
Backlash
The backlash from the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision could relax land-use regulation around the country. And well it should.
Markets and Morality
Editor’s note: In the winter of 1988, Peter J. Hill, a PERC senior fellow and a professor of economics at Wheaton College of Wheaton, Illinois, wrote the following article on markets and morality. It was originally published in PERC Viewpoints, a series of papers on policy alternatives. It offers some valuable insights that are asContinue reading “Markets and Morality”
Saving the Tiger
China and India are moving in opposite directions in their efforts to keep the wild tiger from disappearing.
The Quest for More Water –
If you can’t dam, divert, or drill, it’s time to consider allocating water through markets.
Hunting for Conservation
Quail hunting by wealthy landowners has had remarkable environmental benefits in northern Florida.