Montana’s Stream Access Law has led to an erosion of property rights and reduced public benefits flowing from private lands. Isn’t it time to say enough is enough?
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If It Pays, It Stays: Trophy Hunting and Rhino Conservation
In an interview on the John Batchelor Show, Terry Anderson explains how hunting in Namibia provides local communities with the right incentives to manage and conserve wildlife.
The Hidden Politics of the Light Bulb Ban
On the January 15 show, PERC’s Shawn Regan discussed the political origins of the incandescent light bulb ban with Detroit’s personality and radio show host Frank Beckmann.
Celebrating Aldo Leopold’s 127th Birthday
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”
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.