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Mining the Waste
By some estimates, mining waste has polluted the headwaters of 40 percent of the West’s watersheds. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth says that cleaning up as many as 38,000 abandoned mines on national forests is a high priority, but certainly not one that his agency can tackle on its own. Ironically, the Superfund law hasContinue reading “Mining the Waste”
Coffee of the Highest Standard
If you are sipping a latte somewhere in the vast Starbucks empire, you can rest assured that the corporation is moving steadfastly toward more environmentally friendly practices. Chief Executive Orin Smith says he has launched an aggressive plan to ensure that coffee purchased by Starbucks comes from farms that follow strict rules to reduce deforestationContinue reading “Coffee of the Highest Standard”
Bamboo Sprouts in Mexico
Pioneer bamboo producers in Mexico are hoping to turn the tables on China and become one of the world’s largest producers of bamboo. Although the fact is not widely known, bamboo is actually a grass, which has long grown wild throughout many parts of Mexico. Bamboo is a versatile fiber that can be used inContinue reading “Bamboo Sprouts in Mexico”
The Dust Bowl Reconsidered
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was one of the worst environmental crises to strike twentieth century North America. Severe drought and wind erosion ravaged the Great Plains for a decade. Yet there were comparable droughts in the 1950s and 1970s with no comparable degree of erosion. The mystery of the huge contrast between theContinue reading “The Dust Bowl Reconsidered”
Margaret Thatcher: A Free Market Environmentalist
Thatcher’s environmental views from a new perspective.
Margaret Thatcher: A Conservative Environmentalist
Thatcher’s environmental views, in retrospect.
A Whirlwind of Troubles
Wind energy poses a wide range of difficulties.
The Fable of Federal Regulation
Contrary to common perceptions, many measures of environmental quality were already improving prior to the advent of federal environmental laws.
Save the Environment, Free the Markets
Book Review Eco-nomics: What Everyone Should Know About Economics and the Environment By Richard Stroup Cato 2003 The Journal of the James Madison Institute Winter 2004 Reviewed by Emily Eineman Have you ever considered the relationship between the economy and the environment? I certainly hadn’t given it a lot of thought until I readContinue reading “Save the Environment, Free the Markets”