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Why Economic Growth is Good for the Environment

Hoover Digest2004 No.3 Summer Cooling the Global Warming Debate: By Terry L. Anderson In the March 2004 issue of Scientific American, National Aeronautics and Space Administration global-warming expert James Hansen notes that greenhouse gas emissions and global-warming projections are “consistently pessimistic.” Hansen suggests that projections do not take into account the lower carbon dioxide andContinue reading “Why Economic Growth is Good for the Environment”

Water trades work elsewhere:

Herald and NewsKlamath Falls, ORJune 14, 2004 Water trades work elsewhere:Why not in the Basin? By Jane S. Shaw We used to hear the expression “Let George do it” to describe the very human tendency to leave the solution of a problem to someone else. Today, we tend to let the federal government be “George.”Continue reading “Water trades work elsewhere:”

The Not So Wild, Wild West

Rather than describing the frontier as a place where heroes met villains, this book argues that everyday people helped carve out legal institutions that tamed the West.

Building The Campfire Paradigm

How property rights save wildlife in Zimbabwe.

My Love Affair With Africa

Hunting and economics meet in South Africa.

From Cattle To Conservation

South Africa is known worldwide for its spectacular national parks, but what is less widely known is the number of private game reserves that have abandoned cattle and crops to concentrate on conserving wildlife (see Terry Anderson’s article in this issue). As early as the 1960s, some farms moved out the cattle, tore down theContinue reading “From Cattle To Conservation”

Overcoming Government Obstacles

Tanzania possesses some of the most spectacular wildlife populations in the world, as well as internationally renowned habitats such as the Serengeti and Mount Kilimanjaro. Although over 25 percent of Tanzania’s land area is set aside as parks and reserves, wildlife moves in and out of these areas during seasonal migrations, so it isContinue reading “Overcoming Government Obstacles”

Farming Man-Eaters

In Tanzania, the Nile crocodile is probably best known for its threat to human life. Not only does it snatch villagers from the river banks, but it has even made forays onto the lawns of tourist lodges in search of a tasty meal. In other parts of the world, however, it is known for itsContinue reading “Farming Man-Eaters”