While June brings a great group of students to Montana each year, July brings thoughts of freedom. The two have much in common. Every year PERC and Liberty Fund co-sponsor a program for students. It is a weeklong seminar that provides an opportunity for a group of undergraduate college students to become immersed in ideas about theContinue reading “Let Freedom Ring”
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The Political Economy of Environmental Justice
In the first book-length examination of environmental justice from the perspective of economics, a cast of top contributors evaluates why underprivileged citizens are overexposed to toxic environments and what policy can do to help.
The Economics of Waste Management
Professor of trash, Daniel Benjamin, discusses the economics of waste management with John Batchelor. Benjamin explains how recycling involves reusing valuable goods and that value is determine by market mechanisms, not government. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Benjamin%20070212.mp3
Markets and the Environment
John Batchelor interviews Kurt Schnier about PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute. He explains how the value of goods is reflected in prices, and how markets can improve environmental amenities. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Schnier%20070212.mp3
CCD and the Market for Bees
Wally Thurman talks bees with John Batchelor.
Enviropreneur Spotlight: Dieter Erdmann
John Batchelor interviews Enviropreneur Intitute fellow, Dieter Erdmann, about how Colorado Open Lands is driving cooperation with private landowners to preserve open lands with conservation easements. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Erdmann%20070212.mp3 DIETER ERDMANN Dieter Erdmann is the Director of Conservation Operations for Colorado Open Lands, where he is responsible for oversight and management of all of the statewideContinue reading “Enviropreneur Spotlight: Dieter Erdmann”
Enviropreneur Spotlight: Logan Yonavjak
John Batchelor interviews Enviropreneur Intitute fellow, Logan Yonavjak, about her work with the conservation investment note, and how it can finance environmental projects. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Yonavjak%20070212.mp3 LOGAN YONAVJAK Logan is the Business Development Officer for New Ventures at the World Resources Institute in the Markets and Enterprise Program. New Ventures is WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship,Continue reading “Enviropreneur Spotlight: Logan Yonavjak”
The Not So Wild, Wild West
PJ Hill talks about his book, “ The Not So Wild, Wild West,” with John Batchelor. He describes how the West was developed and how property rights emerged before governments. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Hill%20070212.mp3
The Role of Enviropreneurs
John Batchelor stops in Bozeman, Montana to speak with Terry Anderson about how to enhance the value of environmental amenities. Anderson highlights the role that environmental entrepreneurs take to improve environmental outcomes as well as contrasts local versus federal land management. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Anderson%20070212.mp3
Saving Patagonia Grasslands
PERC Director of Outreach Laura Huggins explores how free market environmentalism is working to save 40 million acres of Patagonia grasslands.