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”
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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.
Valles Caldera National Preserve
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.
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”
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”