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A Flood of Red Tape

[…] state and local governments acquire flood-prone properties at pre-flood prices so that the land can be used forΒ flood control purposes or open space. Although not a pure free market approach, this program uses market incentives to encourage the conservation of flood-prone land that could best be used for purposes other than housing. Unfortunately, that […]

Published on: October 25, 2019

Hunting for Wildlife Recovery

Watch PERC’s short film which tells the story of how trophy hunting is helping conserve African wildlife.

Published on: October 10, 2019

The Problem With Environmental Regulation

[…] emissions from these sources. It also includes pollution sources that predate the law’s enactment. For instance, the Clean Air Act grandfathered in emissions from existing coal-burning power plants while imposing strict and expensive requirements on new sources. The effect was a huge financial incentive to keep existing (dirty) plants operating to avoid the cost […]

Published on: October 9, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong on Fracking

Like many of her plans, Elizabeth Warren’s anti-drilling, anti-fracking scheme conveniently ignores policy trade-offs, fiscal realities, and even constitutional limits on presidential authority.

Published on: October 3, 2019

Conservationists Should Support Trophy Hunting

[…] United Kingdom, and Europe Union are ill advised. The signatories to the letter are neither politicians nor celebrities but people who have dedicated their lives to the study and conservation of wildlife. We are associated with institutions ranging from the University of Oxford to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to the […]

Published on: September 6, 2019

Brewing Beer to Save Water

Watch one of PERC’s Markets for Conservation films that shares the story of how the beer market is speaking up for rivers and helping preserve our precious water resource.

Published on: July 30, 2019

Doing More With Less

How free market environmentalism can help us reach peak farm land

Published on: June 29, 2019