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.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
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.
Book Review: Green Market Revolution
This book brings together experts from more than 15 pro-market and pro-conservation organizations around the world to explore market environmentalism.
Yellowstone’s Surprising Connection to Fighting Coronavirus
A key ingredient in the standard Covid-19 tests was found in Yellowstone’s hot springs decades ago. Here’s what Yellowstone’s next big discovery could mean for the future of national parks.
Wolves in Washington State
Non-lethal management approaches and expanded compensation plans can enhance wolf conservation and limit human-wildlife conflict.
Fixing Our Parks, One Step at a Time
Fixing our public lands now and into the future is how we will restore what’s great about our “Great American Outdoors.”