The Valles Caldera National Preserve experiment includes a self-sustaining federal mandate. Time will tell if the public land managers can behave like free market environmentalists.
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Incentives and Conservation
Much more progress in resource stewardship and environmental enhancement can be achieved with market-based incentive systems.
Enviros Must Modify Strategy as GOP Solidifies Power
Greenwire November 4, 2004 Alex Kaplun Greenwire reporter Having invested huge amounts of financial and political capital in John Kerry’s (D) failed bid for the White House, mainstream environmental groups now face the prospect of overhauling their message and political strategy if they hope to have a voice in the Republican-controlled policymaking over the nextContinue reading “Enviros Must Modify Strategy as GOP Solidifies Power”
Bush Administration’s Environmental Policies II
Executive Summary Grades Introduction News Coverage Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Agricultural Chemicals [PDF] Chapter 2 – Air Quality Regulation [PDF] Chapter 3 – Arctic National Wildlife Regulation [PDF] Chapter 4 – Chemical Plant Security [PDF] Chapter 5 – Drinking Water & Arsenic [PDF] Chapter 6 – Endangered Species [PDF] Chapter 7 – GlobalContinue reading “Bush Administration’s Environmental Policies II”
Evolving Property Rights in Marine Fisheries
The sad truth is that direct regulations have not eliminated overfishing but instead increased fishing costs for fishermen risking their lives on the high seas. The good news is that there is a better way to manage our ocean fisheries.
Property rights advocates express disappointment with Bush administration
Land Letter October 28, 2004 By Allison A. Freeman Land Letter reporter Four years ago, Terry Anderson saw great potential for an improved environment and property rights under the Bush administration. But now, Anderson, director of the free-market Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) in Bozeman, Mont., says he has probably seen more lost opportunityContinue reading “Property rights advocates express disappointment with Bush administration”
Press Release for 2004 Report Card on Bush’s Environmental Policy
Free Market Think Tank Gives Bush a C+ on Environmental Policy Bush’s Grades [PDF] Executive Summary [PDF] Introduction [PDF] Complete Report Card – Table of Contents [HTML] News Coverage [HTML] October 21, 2004?President Bush’s environmental policy has received a C+ grade from PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center. The grade is based onContinue reading “Press Release for 2004 Report Card on Bush’s Environmental Policy”