The White House continues its aggressive stimulus program by issuing ever more stringent controls over energy use. Unfortunately, the benefits are illusory and the costs are significant.
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Taking a mulligan on the ethanol mandate
In a state known for its golf, Floridians understand the concept of a mulligan. That’s why five years after passing a costly ethanol mandate, Florida lawmakers opted for a do-over.
ReGrowing Agrarian Roots
Agriculture as a stable, prosperous way of life is practically extinct. It doesn’t need to be. We have the power within our consuming choices to make a remarkable difference. Although the small family farm is being squeezed out by massive consolidation in industry and by bloated and counterproductive bureaucracy, it is ultimately the consumer whoContinue reading “ReGrowing Agrarian Roots”
Environment and Liberty: Working Together Toward a Brighter Future
At PERC, we believe that the environment and liberty must go together. Our Environment and Liberty Campaign launches a new generation of market solutions that advance both liberty and the environment.
Conservative Principles for Environmental Reform
Major environmental policy reform is long overdue. PERC’s Jonathan Adler outlines the foundation of a conservative alternative to the conventional environmental paradigm.
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”