Lone Mountain Coalition The phenomenon of urban sprawl has become a pre-eminent controversy throughout the United States. Recently a number of scholars and writers, gathered at a conference about the issue at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana by the Political Economy Research Center, decided to distill their conclusions into the following briefContinue reading “The Lone Mountain Compact:”
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Straw Houses Withstand Huffs And Puffs
What to do with sludge is a problem faced by many a manufacturer. And that problem has been further complicated in recent times as state and federal agencies often regulate sludge as a hazardous waste. Undaunted, IBM’s facility in Hopewell Junction, NY, has come up with a recycling plan. The sludge from its plant isContinue reading “Straw Houses Withstand Huffs And Puffs”
Educational Programs
This newsletter for students is designed to help them think clearly as they form their opinions about environmental issues.
Sprawl and Smart Growth
By Jane S. Shaw To the Reader A house in the suburbs away from the noise and congestion of the city has long been considered an integral part of the American Dream. Yet, in pursuit of that dream, people may have taken some of the problems of the big city to the suburbs with them.Continue reading “Sprawl and Smart Growth”
A Blueprint for Environmental Education
Economics and the Environment: EcoDetectives is a 15-lesson curriculum designed to show how teachers and students can use economic reasoning in efforts to describe and explain environmental problems.
An Economic Guide to State Wildlife Management
By Dean Lueck Complete Research Study PDF Executive Summary About the Author About PERC Research Studies In the United States, each state has an agency, long known as a game department, that oversees the management of wildlife. These administrative agencies, staffed by bureaucrats, are facing challenges that are forcing change. Specifically, the departments areContinue reading “An Economic Guide to State Wildlife Management”
Two For One
Georgia catfish farmers are homing in on a new cash crop that will allow them to operate two businesses for the price of one, almost. It will also help them meet Georgia clean water standards for discharges from their fish tanks. Catfish thrive on pellet food that is rich in nitrogen, phosphorous, and protein. InContinue reading “Two For One”
Monkey Business
The chattering, white-faced Mono Ti Ti monkey is rapidly disappearing from its jungle habitat along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. Development, farming, and tourism have destroyed large chunks of its already circumscribed habitat, and the population has fallen from 5,000 to less than 1,000 during the past 30 years. Stepping up to the challenge, a well-knownContinue reading “Monkey Business”
Bye Bye Blacktop
The demand for parking spaces could not keep pace with supply at fast-growing Dominican University in River Forest, Ill. School administrators were faced with paving over more lawns and in the process taking out 25 to 30 mature shade trees. An alternative presented itself in the form of an earth-toned gravel parking lot called Gravelpave2,Continue reading “Bye Bye Blacktop”
Farming Our Parks
Federal land management agencies are increasingly receptive to innovative partnerships that can help share the burden of managing millions of acres of public land. In the case of Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, farmers are being sought to run about 35 small family farms. The legislation that created the 33,000-acre national park 25 yearsContinue reading “Farming Our Parks”