[…] uses. Farmers who have an opportunity to trade a portion of their water have an incentive to take measures, such as installing more efficient irrigation systems, to free up water for trade. It would also create opportunities to deploy market-based tools, such as dry-year options, to help mitigate water risks to farms and cities. […]
Long before the EPA was a glint in anyone’s eye, property rights were dealing with pollution issues. Watch as PERC’s Terry Anderson discusses free market solutions to pollution and other environmental conflicts with John Stossel on Fox Business Network.
[…] entrepreneur. An innovator who finds new ways to enhance environmental quality. Someone who resolves environmental conflicts using contracts, property rights, and markets. Who are PERCβs enviropreneurs? Alumni of PERCβs Enviropreneur Institute are all over the world working in a wide range of fields to tackle environmental issues. You can explore our alumni database, searching […]
In his book on the history of environmental controversies, A Climate of Crisis: America in the Age of Environmentalism, Patrick Allitt provides context for the debates. As two different reviewers point out, though, he misses the importance of the free market environmentalist perspective.
In this issue of Capital Ideas — Live!, Hayes Brown interviews Terry Anderson about free market environmentalism, how conservation benefits can flow from private land stewardship, and more.
[…] it is not without cost. Fancy mountain bike trails can cost as much as $30,000 per mile, roughly three times the cost of traditional hiking trails. One study showed the average household income of a mountain biker is $80,000 to $100,000, so bikers would appear to be able to pay their own way. Suppose […]
Terry Anderson joins Russ Roberts for an EconTalk podcast about free-market environmentalism, the dynamics of the Yellowstone ecosystem, and how property rights can protect natural resources.
Focusing on externalities distracts economists from understanding how bargaining can solve problems without government intervention.
[…] opportunity to workshop ideas, troubleshoot potential problems, and gain a variety of lenses through which to view a single issue. It was a crash course in business planning as well as the role of property rights in environmental issues. One becomes so immersed in what one is doing that often a set of outside […]
[…] Alaska to work for the Bureau of Land Managementβs reindeer management program, and returned multiple years later as a fishing guide. Belton lives in Durham, North Carolina studying land management and entrepreneurship at Dukeβs Nicholas School of the Environment as a Master of Environmental Management candidate. Chad EllisΒ is a pasture and range consultant for […]