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D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenges to Polar Bear Listing

This morning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit handed down a unanimous opinion rejecting both industry and environmentalist group challenges to the Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision to list the polar as a “threatened” species. Environmentalist groups argued the FWS should have listed the polar bear as “endangered. Industry groups and their allies thoughtContinue reading “D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenges to Polar Bear Listing”

A Tribute to Donald Leal

Research director and long-time PERC fellow Donald Leal is retiring this month after nearly 30 years at PERC. Leal is best known for his work on property rights in marine fisheries and his 1991 book with Terry Anderson, Free Market Environmentalism.

Property Rights in Land

Property rights are essential for market exchange. The definition of those rights, their enforcement, and their transferability all help determine the extent of trade and the rate of economic development and wealth creation.

In Memoriam: Armen Alchian (1914 – 2013)

A reflection on the life of “one of the most important economists of the 20th century.”

Fracking, reconsidered

By Brian Lutz and Martin Doyle — Our research shows that for the Marcellus Shale significantly less wastewater is generated for every unit of natural gas recovered by hydraulic fracturing than by conventional gas production.

Rahm’s Rule: ‘Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste’

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Those words, according to the latest article from Bruce Yandle in The Freeman, capture the essence of what could be considered Rahm’s Rule, after Chicago mayor and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. As Bruce explains, when it comes to crisis management, opportunistic politiciansContinue reading “Rahm’s Rule: ‘Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste’”