[…] trails at Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. It is enabling Grand Teton to conduct wildlife surveys and has made it easier for many park visitors to obtain entrance passes. Surveys indicate that visitors generally endorsed the fees, as long as they are used in the parks. Fretwellβs paper, part of the PERC Policy […]
[…] this month, on or about October 12, according to the United Nations. Alarmists are using this milestone to call attention to the dangers of growing population. A study from Cornell University warns that at the turn of the next century the world could have β12 billion miserable humans.β Zero Population Growth (ZPG) claims that […]
[…] and apartments in my hometown, Montreal. I met many mechanically inclined people, most of them mavericks who had worked in many different industries. My research design was validated as I documented numerous cases of interindustry technology transfer. My interviews showed me that inventors are compulsive problem-solvers. They see problems where the rest of us […]
[…] in nests than the total number of alligators in the wild. If one can ensure nesting success, the population is virtually guaranteed to grow. The stateβs management plan, based on scientific knowledge of the species, includes the following characteristics: The public season is in September each year. At this time females are typically on […]
[…] consequence of the VER program stems from the provision that any Japanese cars produced in the U.S. were excluded from the limits. Beginning with Hondaβs Marysville, Ohio, plant in 1982, Japanese makers responded to this provision by investing heavily in U.S. production facilities. By 1990, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, and Mitsubishi had joined Honda in […]
[…] Geographic, they pay as much as $100 a night, but with extras such as a horseback ride, guided hike, sweat lodge, or rug-weaving demonstration the bill can easily come to $400. Although the hogan bed and breakfast business is still small, the tribeβs Economic Development Division is encouraging more families to give it a […]
Private land trusts are proliferating around the nation as ways of preserving environmental values. So why not a federal land trust to manage the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah?
A new paper challenges conventional wisdom about the role of business in environmental issues. Written primarily for business executives, it offers new ideas for addressing environmental challenges while keeping a principled commitment to market competition, consumer choice, and innovation.
Using a free-market approach can save money and reduce pollution
Sun and shade are working together at the International Airport in Sacramento. The largest free-standing solarport in the country has a photovoltaic system that tracks the sun across the sky, providing electricity to the power grid and cool parking spaces to airport visitors. The solarport measures 393 feet long, 30 feet wide and 14 […]