Major environmental policy reform is long overdue. PERC’s Jonathan Adler outlines the foundation of a conservative alternative to the conventional environmental paradigm.
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Public Wildlife on Private Land: Unifying the Split Estate to Enhance Trust Resources
Wildlife is a publicly owned resource, yet the majority of wildlife habitat is privately owned. This article from the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum examines the nature of the split wildlife estate and the potential to unify it with public-private partnerships.
How Do Societies Avoid Collapse?
This week at PERC, Bart Wilson used experimental economics to explore how societies create rules and order, and how those rules adapt to sudden changes.
Can insurance be good for the economy and the environment?
Executive Director Dino Falaschetti spoke at the Florida Insurance Market Summit about how financial mechanisms, particularly insurance, can improve environmental quality. A slide deck of Dr. Falaschetti’s talking points can be viewed in conjunction with the podcast of his talk. Falaschetti (cft law insurance summit) 20130127 insurance and the environment from PERCies
Seasteading—the New Frontier?
The seasteading concept arises from a desire to make the world a better place to live in. People constantly disapprove of their own societies: either too conservative or too liberal, either too restrictive or too free.
Growing plants without soil or sunlight
In a world where only a quarter of all arable land remains viable for agriculture, where population is predicted to increase to nine billion by 2050, and where people are concerned with food safety, new methods of agricultural production are increasingly sought-after. At Verdant Earth Technologies, Josh Hottenstein is developing agricultural systems to address futureContinue reading “Growing plants without soil or sunlight”
Can the Tortoise Win the Race?
Read the PERC op-ed: Endangered Species Act: On 40th Anniversary, Time to Rethink How We Protect Wildlife
Endangered Species Act: On 40th anniversary, time to rethink how we protect wildlife
PERC fellows offer “candidate species conservation banking” as a promising development of voluntary exchange through a market-like approach in their San Jose Mercury News op-ed.
Save the Fish
Some of our most beautiful and amazing species of fish are at risk for extinction. Here’s how we can save them.
Meet the 2013 Enviropreneurs
The 2013 class of Enviropreneurs™ is nearly set, and this one is shaping up to be the most unique group we have ever had. You can read their individual bios here, but let me share a few summary statistics that suggest the whole will be greater than the sum of the parts. For starters, theContinue reading “Meet the 2013 Enviropreneurs”