Roman Polanski’s 1974 classic Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway demonized water transfers in Southern California as the scam de jure of corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators. Hollywood’s connection to reality is often a tenuous one, and Chinatown is no exception.
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Is Tube Travel the Future of Transportation?
by Monica Lucas A transportation technology is now on the radar claiming it could replace airplanes and cut reliance on fossil fuels. ET3, a company focused on making “evacuated tube travel” a reality, has implemented a 20-year timeline within which engineers believe infrastructure could exist to transport commuters from New York to Beijing in twoContinue reading “Is Tube Travel the Future of Transportation?”
Bootleggers and Baptists | LearnLiberty
We all know bootleggers and Baptists rarely see eye to eye. Ask one group and its members will probably tell you they despise the other group. Yet, when it comes to government regulation, both bootleggers and Baptists work together.
Entrepreneurs in Environmental Markets
On the John Batchelor Show, Terry Anderson discusses the important role entrepreneurs play in solving environmental problems. Learn more about how entrepreneurs can lower the transaction costs of using markets to improve environmental quality.
Funding the National Park System for the Next Century
PERC research fellow Shawn Regan provides testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on “Funding the National Park System for the Next Century.”
What’s wrong with the global oil market?
Recent developments in domestic energy production have shifted the political debate about energy independence. Get the facts about energy independence.
Climate Change and Free Markets
If our challenge is “change,” we might do better by turning to America’s strength in financial services rather than its relative inexperience in centrally directing resources.
Q&A with Enviropreneur David Hoffman on Air Quality Technology
This summer PERC welcomed 14 entrepreneurs from all over the world for its 13th annual Enviropreneur Institute. One of our enviropreneurs, David Hoffman, is an avid outdoorsman with a particular interest in air quality.
Q&A with Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes on Why Legal Rhino Horn Trade Will Save Rhinos
It’s a conservation debate that’s as fiery as it gets: Will a legal rhino horn trade save rhinos? Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes believes a well-regulated trade is the right answer, and here’s why.
How to avoid a range war over sage grouse
A system of positive incentives to motivate environmental stewardship prior to listing under the Endangered Species Act could enhance the nation’s framework for species conservation.