Terry L. Anderson, Editor Although the U.S. Congress has made progress toward fundamental change in economic and social programs, it remains gridlocked when it comes to creating needed environmental policy reform. This book shows how policymakers and opinion leaders can break the gridlock and offers specific policy recommendations that will be palatable to voters acrossContinue reading “Breaking the Environmental Policy Gridlock”
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Economics:
More Books by PERC Authors and Editors: Beyond Politics: Markets, Welfare, and the Failure of Bureaucracy, by William C. Mitchell and Randy T. Simmons, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994. What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity, James D.Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup Bozeman, MT.: PERC,1993. The Birth of a Transfer Society, by Terry L.Continue reading “Economics:”
Environmental Federalism: Thinking Smaller
Change is in the air. After a century of growing national control, Americans are rethinking the role of the federal government vis-à-vis the states. This reconsideration has led to welfare reform and to a nationwide debate over education. Now it is beginning to focus on environmental policy, too.
The ABCs of Environmental Myths
Wall Street JournalSeptember 4, 1996 By Michael Sanera and Jane S. Shaw Without fanfare (or even public hearings) a cadre of environmental activists is quietly pushing for reauthorization of the 1990 National Environmental Education Act, which has passed the Senate and will soon face a vote in the House. The 1990 act created the EnvironmentalContinue reading “The ABCs of Environmental Myths”
National Parks Can Pay Their Way
Chicago TribuneSeptember 3, 1996 By Terry L. Anderson and Mark Liffman A new day is dawning in our national. Congress has passed a law allowing the National Park Service to begin a two-year pilot program at 10 designated parks. These parks may charge higher fees and, more important, each park will keep 80 percent ofContinue reading “National Parks Can Pay Their Way”
Community-Run Fisheries: Avoiding the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’
In spite of years of governmental restrictions on gear, catch, and seasons, fishers are over exploiting the once-productive resource their livelihoods depend on.
Conservation Native American Style
Over the past three decades, the environmental movement has promoted a view of American Indians as the "original conservationists"—that is, "people so intimately bound to the land that they have left no mark upon it."
Georgia’s Groundwater:
Savannah Morning NewsMay 19, 1996 Georgia’s Groundwater: Own It or Lose It By Terry L. Andersonand Pamela S. Snyder The days of cheap, plentiful groundwater are over for Savannah. Heavy pumping in the city and surrounding Chatham County is affecting wells as far away as Hilton Head Island. Both areas share groundwater from the FloridanContinue reading “Georgia’s Groundwater:”
Superfund: The Shortcut That Failed
Nearly twenty years ago, homeowners around Love Canal, an abandoned waste site in Niagara Falls, New York, found chemicals leaking into their homes. Crude health studies suggested that the chemicals might have caused serious diseases and genetic problems. The State of New York declared a public health emergency. Soon, Love Canal, "toxic waste," and "ticking time bombs" became household words.
Footing the Bill for Green Space
The Washington Times April 2, 1996 By Richard Stroup If you live in Two Dot, Montana, open space is easy to come by. A grassy field with a dome of blue sky above is just down the street. And if you leave town for three months or six months or even a year, that openContinue reading “Footing the Bill for Green Space”