Chapter 6 from The Technology of Property Rights By Gregory B. Christainsen and Brian C. Gothberg We do not own this Earth, we simply borrow it from our childr Am I prepared to die to defend the whales? The answer is yes. I would consider it an honour to die in their defense.1 – CaptainContinue reading “The Potential of High Technology for Establishing Tradable Rights to Whales”
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Denver PostColorado VoicesOctober 12, 2003 Squeezing multiple use By Tim Fitzgerald, Western Colorado A couple weeks ago I rode on the North Thompson cattle pool west of Carbondale. Not being familiar with the country, I paid special attention to it. The cattle range is national forest land. It is also dotted with gas wells. IContinue reading “Denver Post:”
Eight Great Myths of Recycling
Eight Great Myths of Recycling, by Daniel K. Benjamin, exposes the errors and falsehoods underlying the rhetoric. It clarifies the appropriate role of recycling, based on history and market relationships.
Home On The Range
In California, conservation easements are saving more than astonishing landscapes; they are saving livelihoods. The California Rangeland Trust is preserving working cattle ranches. The fledgling group was founded in 1998 by the California Cattlemen’s Association with the help of a $400,000 grant from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. It was prompted in large partContinue reading “Home On The Range”
Weedbusters
A disaster for some is an opportunity for others. When noxious weeds invade Montana pastures and hillsides, two enterprising Missoula teenagers reap the benefits. Jonathan and Matthew Rich have spent the summer collecting, sorting, and selling thousands of weevils and flea beetles that feed on knapweed and leafy spurge, some of the state’s most invasiveContinue reading “Weedbusters”
Shark Haven
The world’s largest fish has found a safe haven in the waters surrounding a tiny Caribbean island. Two environmental groups have purchased the 5-acre Little Water Caye Island off the southern coast of Belize and will manage the surrounding waters as a protected area for the reclusive whale shark. Conservation International, based in Washington, DC,Continue reading “Shark Haven”
Recycling Rubbish
Eight great myths about waste disposal still abound. This article refutes them.
Keeping Forests Green
Certification informs consumers about forest management.
Mangrove Alchemy
Regenerating coastal mangrove forests depends on recognizing the property rights of local people.
Undamming Wins Praise
Wisconsin leads the way in deconstructing dams that obstruct its many rivers.