The historical roots of free market environmentalism.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Are Property Rights a Solution to Pollution?
Environmental markets have revolutionized the way economists and environmentalists address pollution problems.
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
The Rights-Based Revolutions Beneath the Surface
With clearly defined rights to their shared and invisible natural assets, fishermen and irrigators alike reverse a race to the bottom.
Against Environmental Pessimism
Doomsday thinking about the environment has been popular for decades. A rational optimist lays out the many reasons we can be hopeful about the future of the planet.
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Snapshots
Examples of free market environmentalism in action.
Federal Rules Discourage Cleanup of Abandoned Mines
Better incentives will motivate efforts to rid western landscapes of lingering pollution.
Free Markets Meet Public Lands
How PERC’s ideas are improving federal land management.
Free Market Environmentalism Elucidated
Liberty, environmental quality, and the quest for the frontier.