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Chapter 9 – Ocean Fisheries
Chapter 10 – Persistent Organic Pollutants
Chapter 11 – Public Lands Management
Give governors, residents more say in land designation
Billings Gazette September 11, 2004 By Holly L. Fretwell BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST – As I sit on a knoll on South Willow Creek, the family still snug in the tent, I have a rare moment to reflect on this beautiful spot. Surely this is wilderness. The creek water runs wild and swift, swollen from lastContinue reading “Give governors, residents more say in land designation”
Are We Running Out of Oil?
Not according to Erich Zimmermann.
Recycling:A Success Story
It works in Guatemala, for good reasons.
Unwelcome Visitors
Along with ecosystem services, wetlands bring mosquitoes.
A New Fishing Tragedy?
The tragedy of the commons explains why ocean fisheries are prone to overuse (Hardin1968).1 The good news is that individual fishing quotas, called IFQs or ITQs (for individual transferable quotas), have overcome this tendency in a growing number of fisheries around the globe. I am currently working with the Reason Public Policy Institute and EnvironmentalContinue reading “A New Fishing Tragedy?”
To Trade or Not To Trade
Every western state limits its citizens’ ability to transfer water rights. Most commonly, although owners of water rights may use water in ways and amounts consonant with historical patterns, they cannot freely sell or lease the rights to that water. Now that the economic value of water is rising rapidly and new uses for waterContinue reading “To Trade or Not To Trade”