As New West meets Old West, conflict is the norm. It doesn’t have to be.
Author Archives: hannahdowney
Down the Fracking Hole
After years on the front lines of Colorado’s energy fights, here’s what I’ve learned about why natural resource issues are so divisive—and what to do about it.
The New Grizzly Hunters
Creative conservationists search for innovative ways to pay for the natural amenities they value.
Snapshots
Examples of free market environmentalism in action.
A Permit Runs Through It
Oregon ranchers who set out to restore streams in Silvies Valley find regulatory purgatory.
Brewing Water Conservation in the West
A new market in Arizona shows how small innovations can help conserve water in the West—and why many more will be needed in the Colorado River Basin.
Weatherization Woes
Do government investments in energy efficiency pay off?
A Thin(ning) Market?
How new markets can help align incentives that will reduce wildfire risk.
The Pretext Problem
Our politics is broken when it doesn’t allow participants to state their ends plainly.
A Wild Idea to Solve the Wild Horse Problem
If you can’t drag them away, can you pay people to take them away?