In 2007, Carlos attended PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute and in 2010 Carlos was invited to join PERC’s board. As a graduate of one of PERC’s premier programs and an international voice, he provides invaluable support and guidance.
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Coffee and Conversation with Laura Huggins on Stream Access
Laura Huggins sat down recently with fly fishermen Miles Noles to discuss the upcoming Montana Supreme Court case on stream access. Huggins discusses PERC’s position on stream access and her experience fishing Montana’s rivers and streams.
Does Climate Change Worry You? How About Insurance To Cover Its Consequences?
With private investment in green energy down 34 percent between 2011 and 2012, proponents of subsidies for R&D struggle to make their case. For example, former Secretary of State George Shultz recently defended subsidies as a necessary “insurance policy” against the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Mr. Shultz is correct in calling for insurance againstContinue reading “Does Climate Change Worry You? How About Insurance To Cover Its Consequences?”
The Montana Ethic: Free Market Environmentalism
VIDEO: Terry Anderson explains how his Montana roots led to the development of free market environmentalism, which is about finding a way to respect one another’s rights and then cooperate.
Why It’s Safer to Drill in the ‘Backyard’
As oil continues to gush from BP’s Macondo well and politicians posture, it is time for us to ask why we are drilling in such risky places when there is oil available elsewhere. The answer lies in the mantra NIMBY—”not in my back yard.” BP was drilling for oil in 5,000 feet of water inContinue reading “Why It’s Safer to Drill in the ‘Backyard’”
Board Profile
FRED E. KARLINSKY Although Fred spends most of the year in Florida, he and his family enjoy spending time in the sleepy ghost town of Virginia City, Montana. An avid fly and ice fisherman, as well as a winter recreationalist, PERC Board Meetings offer Fred another great opportunity to return to Big Sky Country andContinue reading “Board Profile”
The Grand Canyon of Property Rights
The “Skywalk” project could help lift 2,100 tribal members out of poverty, but a legal dispute may have killed the goose that could lay golden eggs. Worse yet, this could stifle investment across Indian Country.
Environment and Liberty Learn More
Few issues are more partisan than environmental policy. On the left, capitalism is seen as the catalyst for environmental problems, ranging from uncontrolled local development to global climate change. Economic benefits are assumed to always come with environmental costs. And for every such cost there is a political solution that calls for more government spending,Continue reading “Environment and Liberty Learn More”
Stream Access Position Statement
Stream access is a confusing and controversial topic. PERC has waded into the stream access debate to provide a free market environmentalist perspective.
Property Rights Are for Everyone
Private ownership is the key to good resource stewardship. As Terry Anderson explains, stream access laws undermine property rights and reduce landowners’ incentives to provide habitat for fish and wildlife.