As part of the Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” PERC President Terry Anderson sat down with noted ecologist Daniel Botkin to discuss the conference and the need for a dynamic approach to the study of markets and nature.
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Reconciling Economics and Ecology
As part of the Lone Mountain Forum, “Reconciling Economics and Ecology,” PERC Board Member Gerry Ohrstrom sat down with science writer Matt Ridley to discuss how economics and ecology can work together to find bottom-up solutions to environmental problems. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/Ridley%20and%20Ohrstrom.mp3
Happy Birthday to Leigh Perkins!
Today we celebrate the 85th birthday of one of PERC’s most cherished Board Members, Leigh Perkins. Leigh combined his love of sport with a sharp mind for business when in 1965 he purchased The Orvis Company, creating one of the largest and most respected outdoor stores in the nation. After turning the business over toContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Leigh Perkins!”
PERC Enviropreneur Institute
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.
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.