Chris Corbin, a 2008 PERC Enviropreneur Institute alum, discusses how his company, Lotic LLC, uses water markets to keep water instream. For more information on Chris, read his article in PERC Reports. To learn more about the PERC Enviropreneur Institute, click here.
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PERC Enviropreneur Institute
Summer Rayne Oakes, 2010 PERC Enviropreneur Institue alum and CEO of Source4Style, talks about her experience at the Enviropreneur Institute. For more information on PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute, click here.
Saving Ocean Fisheries With Property Rights
Captain Mark Lundsten explains how catch shares changed his life as a fisherman.
Q&A with Michael Arbuckle on Global Fisheries Challenges
PERC’s workshop, “Tackling the Global Fisheries Challenge,” took place last week. Fisheries specialist for the World Bank, Michael Arbuckle, discusses rights-based fisheries reform in developing countries.
Tackling the Global Fisheries Challenge
As part of a PERC workshop, “Tackling the Global Fisheries Challenge,” Fisheries Specialist for the World Bank, Michael Arbuckle discusses rights-based fisheries reform in developing country fisheries.
Q&A with Kate Blanchard and Kevin O’Brien on Christian Ecological Ethics
What are the ethical foundations of free market environmentalism? This week we sat down with Kate Blanchard and Kevin O’Brein, two of this year’s PERC Lone Mountain Fellows, to explore these questions and others. Blanchard is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Alma College and O’Brien is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at Pacific LutheranContinue reading “Q&A with Kate Blanchard and Kevin O’Brien on Christian Ecological Ethics”
The Benefits of Catch Shares
John Batchelor interviews PERC’s Dino Falaschetti about Tackling the Global Fisheries Challenge. He explains why catch shares are good for fish habitat, fishermen, and consumers all over the world.
Reconciling Economics and Ecology
As part of PERC’s Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” PERC President Terry Anderson sat down with Daniel Botkin to discuss what economics and ecology can learn from each other.
Silent Spring at 50
Widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement when published 50 years ago, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring had a profound impact on our society. As an iconic work, the book has often been shielded from critical inquiry, but this landmark anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to reassess its legacy and influence. Roger Meiners, editor andContinue reading “Silent Spring at 50”
Sustainable Landscapes
As PERC’s 2012 Enviropreneur Institute (PEI) culminates, we sit down with enviropreneur Jeremy Gingerich to discuss his vision of combining economic and ecological sustainability on western landscapes. Check out PEI and how to apply for next year under Fellowships.