Small family-run farms are facing tough economic times. For many of the families, staying on the farm often means taking another job in town. In 1979, three of these small farmers came up with a better idea. They arranged to have their products delivered directly to urban dwellers. They contracted with other small farmers toContinue reading “Leasing The Goat”
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Superfund Destroys a Small Business
A former owner of a small business, shares his grim experience with the tentacles of the Superfund law and its ever expanding liability.
Spinning Trash
The pop cans, plastic cups, cellophane wrappers, and other debris that people toss on streets and sidewalks can end up on the beach or bobbing in the ocean. Oil and grease from cars and trucks can also be flushed into open water by a rainstorm or melting snow. Storm drains are built to catch theContinue reading “Spinning Trash”
How to Protect People and Wildlife in Kenya
The director of the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) in Nairobi discusses the problems with government control of wildlife in Kenya
A Mediocre Grade on the Environment
PERC issues a “Mid-Term Report Card” on George W. Bush’s environmental policy The grade is low.
The Costs Of Clean Air
A major study of the Clean Air Act confirms that — as businesses often claim — the costs are high.
Toward Better Environmental Education
In this article prepared for the Institute for Study of Economics and the Environment at Lindenwood University, Jane Shaw discusses how advocacy has replaced good science in many school textbooks, and how it can be changed.
Property Rights: A Practical Guide to Freedom and Prosperity
What property rights are, what they do, how they evolve, how they can be protected, and how they promote freedom and prosperity.
Commentary on Mid-term Report Card
Let Us Hear You PERC’s Mid-Term Report Card on the Bush administration’s environmental policy has prompted many comments. We welcome responses from all comers and would like to post them on this page. Please email your comments to us at perc@perc.org and include some brief information about yourself, your job, or your particular interest inContinue reading “Commentary on Mid-term Report Card”
Ecological Agrarian: Agriculture’s First Evolution in 10,000 Years
Demands on agriculture are changing and the focus of agriculture is changing too.