The big brown trout I was fishing for yesterday on the Limay River in Patagonia was nowhere to be found but I did manage to come across an old hang out of Butch Cassidy. Being from Montana, where the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang pulled off their last job—a holdup of a Union Pacific train—before fleeing to SouthContinue reading “Trading Sheep for Grass and Fish in Patagonia”
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EPA to Release More Greenhouse Gas Regulations
The Washington Post reports the Environmental Protection Agency will release proposed regulations governing the emissions of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants this week, perhaps as early as today. As described by the Post, this New Source Performance Standard regulation could put a halt to the construction of new coal-fired power plants unless and until carbon sequestration or someContinue reading “EPA to Release More Greenhouse Gas Regulations”
A Wealth of Land
The U.S. federal government owns and manages more than one-fourth of the nation’s acreage. The bulk of it rests in the West. In fact, more than half of the West is federally owned. Yet the acts that enabled states to be a part of the nation promised transfer of public domain title. Federal land management is notContinue reading “A Wealth of Land”
At last, some bright spots in Indian country
By Terry L. Anderson When Supreme Court Justice John Marshall described the relationship between Indians and the federal government in 1831 as that of "a ward to his guardian," he sent Native Americans on a path of dependency and poverty. To this day, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the trustee of Indian assets.Continue reading “At last, some bright spots in Indian country”
Thoughts on Sackett v. EPA
The regulators lost to the regulated yesterday in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. As Ilya Somin notes, the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion held that property owners and other regulated parties may challenge administrative compliance orders issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act. This is a small, yet significant, victory guaranteeing a modicum ofContinue reading “Thoughts on Sackett v. EPA”
Where Free Markets Meet Faith
A contemporary breed of religious practitioners are working to combine faith and ecology in new ways.
How Can Cities Reverse Urban Sprawl, Increase Transit Use, Reduce Emissions?
[Read the Abstract] San Jose, CA— The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has published The Impact of Center City Economic and Cultural Vibrancy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation, a peer-reviewed research report. It documents that vibrant downtown areas are associated with lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from driving, and with greater public transit use. InvestigatorsContinue reading “How Can Cities Reverse Urban Sprawl, Increase Transit Use, Reduce Emissions?”
The ‘Fire Service’
The first national forests were set aside more than 100 years ago. Under Forest Service management they were intended to provide a continuous flow of water and timber for Americans. By the 1980s the agency provided about 25 percent of US softwood lumber consumption. The timber budget was the largest of all agency activities (seeContinue reading “The ‘Fire Service’”
Making green by going green
The California red-legged frog, Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, San Joaquin kit fox – these are just a few of the endangered species PERC Enviropreneur Institute Alum Kent Carter is ecstatic to have found on his California ranch. In 1973 the Endangered Species Act set out to prevent threatened animals and plants from going extinct. AContinue reading “Making green by going green”
New book by PERC researchers: Tapping Water Markets
Now available from RFF Press, Tapping Water Markets explores the past, present, and future of water marketing. Written by PERC Executive Director Terry Anderson and research fellows Brandon Scarborough and Reed Watson, the book provides up-to-date information of where and why water shortages are occurring and where and why markets are emerging to resolve water conflicts. Unlike other booksContinue reading “New book by PERC researchers: Tapping Water Markets”