In spite of years of governmental restrictions on gear, catch, and seasons, fishers are over exploiting the once-productive resource their livelihoods depend on.
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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”
Greener Pastures
Private protection of the environment is all around us, but it often goes unnoticed. Since our beginning, PERC has worked to showcase the private efforts that preserve in the public interest.
The Privatization Process:
The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, Editors Many economies are actively engaging in rapid privatization of state assets using a variety of procedures, some successful and some not. In this volume, several noted authorities on institutions and institutional reform analyze the prerequisites for successful privatization, the path ofContinue reading “The Privatization Process:”
A Better Way to Manage Wildlife
Rocky Mountain News December 20, 1995 By Terry L. Anderson and Michael R. Houser As hunters put away their rifles for the season, a lucky few will reflect on an enjoyable hunt that resulted in a trophy bull elk or buck deer, but most will only dream of such an experience. The average hunterContinue reading “A Better Way to Manage Wildlife”
How the Government Keeps Indians in Poverty
Wall Street JournalNov. 22, 1995 By Terry L. Anderson For a few brief weeks this autumn, American Indians were in the news with their protests over the World Series’ teams nicknames. But, as usual, the protests have faded into the background—and the attention was never on the critical social and economic issues, anyway. TheContinue reading “How the Government Keeps Indians in Poverty”
PC Oil Drilling in a Wildlife Refuge
This article was originally published in the Wall Street Journal. “A Refuge Is No Place for Oil Rigs!” says a flyer issued by the National Audubon Society, which opposes oil drilling in ANWR, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Yet since the early 1950s, 37 wells have pumped natural gas (and a small amountContinue reading “PC Oil Drilling in a Wildlife Refuge”