Miliken Institute ReviewFebruary 2006 By Donald R. Leal At long last, Mark Lundsten, captain of the fishing boat Masonic, could relax a little. He had spent hours navigating his vessel through heavy seas to get to the halibut grounds in time for their opening, then pushed himself and his crew hard in an all-out effortContinue reading “Saving Fisheries with Free Markets”
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Conservative Conservation:
What’s New at Hoover Hoover Institution January 2006 Can you be a conservative and an environmentalist? How to reconcile the two positions, that some see as conflicted, was the topic of Hoover fellow Terry Anderson’s presentation at a Hoover Institution Breakfast Briefing on January 18. Anderson, the John and Jean DeNault Senior Fellow, is executive directorContinue reading “Conservative Conservation:”
Bush Takes an Environmental Stand on Fishing
Providence Journal January 9, 2006 By Donald R. Leal U.S. coastal fisheries are in trouble. Experts say that overfishing plagues roughly one-third of the nation’s fish stocks. Red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico has yet to recover from excessive catches that were first noted in the mid-1980s. Cod from GeorgesContinue reading “Bush Takes an Environmental Stand on Fishing”
Recent environmental news out of China
has lent new momentum to the gloomy view of China’s environmental future amidst its headlong rush for economic growth. However, the gloom over China’s environment may be overstated. China is an ideal test case of the controversial idea of the "environmental Kuznets Curve," according to which economic growth precedes environmental improvement. The question for ChinaContinue reading “Recent environmental news out of China”
The China Syndrome and the Environmental Kuznets Curve
American Enterprise Institute December 21, 2005 By Steven F. Hayward Recent environmental news out of China has lent new momentum to the gloomy view of China’s environmental future amidst its headlong rush for economic growth. However, the gloom over China’s environment may be overstated. China is an ideal test case of the controversial ideaContinue reading “The China Syndrome and the Environmental Kuznets Curve”
Open Access:
Those who know me will not be surprised by the topic of this column, given that hunting season is in full swing. Why I have such a passion for hunting was captured beautifully by Jon Christensen, a visiting PERC journalist fellow, who spent a chilly evening with me listening to five or six big bullContinue reading “Open Access:”
Letters to the Editor
Don’t Forget History I am a long-time subscriber to PERC Reports and enjoy reading each issue. But I object to the premise implied in “Betting on the Wealth of Nature” by David McClintick and Ross Emmett (September 2005) regarding natural resource prices and availability. The Simon-Ehrlich wager was based on metals that have long beenContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
Restoring Life to Damaged Land
In the central Nevada desert, near the tiny almost-ghost town of Mina, lives a couple who are the most effective restorers of ecosystems I have found in more than twenty years of searching. Over the past few years I have been trying to figure out why so few people know about them. Tony and JerrieContinue reading “Restoring Life to Damaged Land”
Irresponsible Environmental Policy
Although Congress enacts all federal environmental statutes, these statutes leave the making of most federal environmental laws –commonly known as regulations– to the Environmental Protection Agency. The difference between Congress making laws (as the U.S. Constitution instructs it to do) and leaving that job to the EPA is a critical one. If Congress votedContinue reading “Irresponsible Environmental Policy”
Advertising for Clean Water
By Carol Ferrie Every year, corporations spend about $150 billion on advertising, says Paul Polizzotto, but very little of it goes to improve quality of life. Polizzotto — surfer, businessman, and environmentalist– has figured out a way to harness some of those advertising dollars through the Adopt-A-Waterway program. "You don’t have to take the oathContinue reading “Advertising for Clean Water”