Originally published in Environmental Policy in the Anthropocene (PERC, 2016). Download this full chapter here. Writing in 1990, Daniel Botkin observed that since the beginning of the modern environmental movement in the 1960s, a core mission of environmental policymakers has been the restoration of the balance of nature. The laws and regulations intended to achieveContinue reading “Designing Institutions for the Anthropocene”
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Environmentalism Without Romance
Originally published in Environmental Policy in the Anthropocene (PERC, 2016). Download this full chapter here. In 1986, James Buchanan won the Nobel Prize in economics for changing the way we think about politics. Buchanan’s key insight was that economists should use the same tools and methods to analyze political behavior as they do to understandContinue reading “Environmentalism Without Romance”
Environmental Policy in the Anthropocene
A new volume aims to foster an engaging discussion about the future of environmental policy in this human-dominated era.
Tapping Water Markets in California: Six Policy Reforms
These policy proposals offer a reasonable starting point for tapping water markets to make the most of California’s scarce water resources.
U.S. Should Show Native Americans Proper Respect
Tribes should not develop their natural resources if they don’t want to. But if they do, the federal government should get out of their way.
Native Americans Loved Private Property
Non-Indians will do well to stop promulgating myths as a solution to modern environmental problems. Especially in a multi-cultural society where worldviews vary widely, devolution of authority and responsibility offers the best hope for resource conservation.
It’s Time for the Feds to Get Out of Indian Country
The continuing debate over the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, which would pass near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, highlights the desire of Native Americans to have their voices heard.
Sovereignty for Indian Nations
AUDIO: Sovereignty and self-determination would allow Native Americans to build on their rich cultural history.
Jay Cooke, Yellowstone & Profits
AUDIO: Terry Anderson shares the story of entrepreneur Jay Cooke, who saw the opportunity to set Yellowstone aside as a tourist attraction.
Why don’t we pay for our National Parks?
AUDIO: Terry Anderson talks to travel guru and radio host Rudy Maxa about the National Park Service Centennial and $12M backlog.