A friendly critic questions the justice and practicality of PERC’s environmental approach.
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Trouble In The Forest
This selection from a new book reveals some unintended consequences of environmental laws.
The Benefits Of Clean Air
A scholarly article supports Environmental Protection Agency regulation of air pollutants.
Unsalted Water
In Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, efforts to access a major new source of natural gas stalled when drilling for coalbed methane also produced millions of gallons of tainted groundwater. In order to release the methane gas, water trapped in the underground coal seams must be pumped to the surface. The water is so laden withContinue reading “Unsalted Water”
Economic Report of the President – 2004
Chapter 9: Protecting the Environment Economic growth and environmental improvements go hand-in-hand. Economic growth can lead to increased demand for environmental improvements and can provide the resources that make it possible to address environmental problems. Some policies aimed at promoting environmental improvements can entail substantial economic costs. Misguided policies might actually achieve less environmental progressContinue reading “Economic Report of the President – 2004”
Energy
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
Forest Fires
A new series of books for young people offers objective and balanced discussions of controversial issues.
Soaring High
Philanthropy Magazine January/February 2004 By Thomas J. Bray The environmental movement has blossomed into one of the most powerful political, social, and economic forces of our time. As a result, environmental philanthropy had burgeoned to an estimated $3.5 billion a year by the late 1990s. More than 4,000 nonprofit environmental groups, ranging from the well-knownContinue reading “Soaring High”
You Have to Admit It’s Getting Better: From Economic Prosperity to Environmental Quality
Economic growth and environmental quality: We can have our cake and eat it too.
A Taste Of Mexico
Watch your step, Starbucks. Indigenous farmers from Chiapas, Mexico, are opening cafes in Europe, the United States, and Mexico. Started in 1997 by a group of Mexican small investors and a nonprofit organization of peasant coffee farmers, Cafe La Selva (The Jungle Cafe in English) is winning customers in the world of gourmet coffee whileContinue reading “A Taste Of Mexico”