Aldo Leopold is considered an icon of the environmental movement―primarily for his call for a heightened environmental consciousness in the form of a “land ethic.” Leopold writes, if people would learn to “think like a mountain,” they would better understand the complexity of environmental systems and could better conserve them. Developing such a consciousness is obviouslyContinue reading “Celebrating Aldo Leopold’s 127th Birthday”
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Lights Out For America’s Favorite Light Bulb
When industry and environmental groups claim that a regulation will solve all problems, consumers beware. It’s probably crony capitalism in disguise.
Water From the Desert: Entrepreneurs Tap into Unlikely Water Sources
With less than a foot of rainfall each year, the Mojave Desert is not an obvious place to look for water. Reed Watson explores an innovative proposal to pump groundwater from the Mojave and move it to nearby Southern California municipalities.
Scott River Water Trust: Improving Stream Flows the Easy Way
How low-volume, low-cost water leases support agricultural communities and municipal development while also enhancing environmental flows.
Time to move beyond ESA to save species and economic interests
It is time to move beyond the Nixon approach to the environment. The past 40 years have shown how good political intentions — or, at least, political maneuvering — in the name of environmental protection can create perverse economic incentives to do the opposite.
Can One Person Save an Endangered Species? | LearnLiberty
Laura Huggins explains how thinking outside the box and innovating can work for the environment as it does for business. Sometimes big change starts with thinking big and perhaps a little outside the box. Take it from enviropreneur Hank Fischer.
EconTalk: Bees, Beekeeping, and Coase
PERC Senior Fellow Wally Thurman talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the world of bees, beekeepers, and the market for pollination.
Moving Toward a Māori Tribal Economy
Te Maire Tau, a member of the Māori in New Zealand, discusses how their tribe is fighting to reinstate indigenous rights to own property and build an economy. Tau says that tribal groups must actively shape the legislation that defines their economic future. Tau is director of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the UniversityContinue reading “Moving Toward a Māori Tribal Economy”
Rapidly growing economies in China, India will swamp any U.S. efforts
Congress should not waste time debating a comprehensive climate change legislation in the coming year.
Innovation Overcomes Scarcity: Nickel Pig Iron Edition
What does “nickel pig iron” have to do with free market environmentalism? It provides an excellent example of how markets and, in particular, rising commodity prices spur innovation and resource conservation. This recent article from the Wall Street Journal describes how nickel, a metal used to make stainless steel, became increasingly scarce in recent years. TheContinue reading “Innovation Overcomes Scarcity: Nickel Pig Iron Edition”