Normally, when a home or commercial building needs to be torn down, the owners call in the muscle—heavy equipment such as a trackhoe (backhoe on tracks) for the general bashing, and trucks to carry the debris to the dump. Now there is an alternative—one that could be more cost effective while saving landscaping from beingContinue reading “From Demolition to Deconstruction”
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Green Burial: It’s Only Natural
Can one last act really mean something?
Seeing Spots
A jungle story Conjure an image of hunting prowess in dark, steamy jungles and a jaguar might leap into mind. Ancient Mayans, in fact, celebrated him as a deity. Like all large predators, jaguars evoke fear, awe, and respect—sometimes simultaneously. While jungle stories and legends abound, and the magnificent creatures indeed inhabit lush, greenContinue reading “Seeing Spots”
Those who pay have the say on public lands
Bozeman Chronicle December 3, 2007 By Terry L. Anderson Montanans are upset that 8 million acres of BLM lands rich in wildlife habitat and open for public access could be disturbed by energy development. So far this year, the federal government has held five sales, leasing nearly 640,000 acres of its Montana land for energyContinue reading “Those who pay have the say on public lands”
Tapping Our Ingenuity
News-Tribune November 25, 2007 As water becomes more scarce, we’re going to have to find a way to balance individual rights, market forces By James G. Workman Last January in Davos, Switzerland, the bullish World Economic Forum foresaw “no limits to growth” anywhere, but added a caveat concerning “the one place we don’t allow marketContinue reading “Tapping Our Ingenuity”
EconTalk: The Tragedy of the Commons and Environmental Regulation
PERC Senior Fellow Emeritus Bruce Yandle talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the tragedy of the commons and the various ways that people have avoided the overuse of resources that are held in common.
Forest Policy Up in Smoke:
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT September 2007 By Alison Berry Abstract Forests evolved over millennia in the presence of fire, a vital ecological processfire returns nutrients to the soil and helps seedlings establish. In 1911 the United States Forest Service began to suppress all fires on American forests, resulting in dangerous accumulations of fuels. Conflagrations ofContinue reading “Forest Policy Up in Smoke:”
The Benefits of Climate Change
Many people believe that human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases will lead to higher temperatures and increased precipitation during the 21st century. Similarly, it is thought that these changes may have an impact on economic well-being. The question remains: If such changes occur, will their economic effects be positive or negative? A definitive answer to thisContinue reading “The Benefits of Climate Change”
Letters to the Editor
130 billion pints for fish Right about the time that the streams and rivers in the Deschutes River Basin started to look a little dry, the summer 2007 issue of PERC Reports arrived and reminded me just how much progress has been made in the past ten years toward instream flow restoration using markets andContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
Impressions
To Tell The Truth “The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda.” —Michael Crichton, scientist and author “In the long run, the replacement of the precise and disciplined language of science by the misleading language of litigation and advocacy may be one of theContinue reading “Impressions”