What does “nickel pig iron” have to do with free market environmentalism? It provides an excellent example of how markets and, in particular, rising commodity prices spur innovation and resource conservation. This recent article from the Wall Street Journal describes how nickel, a metal used to make stainless steel, became increasingly scarce in recent years. […]
[…] They call it “upcycling,” which means converting waste into useful resources. Conserve India takes plastic bags that employees collect from the city streets and dumps in Delhi and transforms them into sheets of vibrantly colored plastic material. The sheets are used to create new bags, belts, wallets, and even shoes that are sold in the global marketplace to stores such as […]
Does the Clean Air Act prevent landowners from seeking private nuisance, negligence, or trespass remedies when an industrial plant emits noxious odors and chemicals that interfere with the use and enjoyment of nearby properties? That is the question pending before the Iowa Supreme Court in Freeman, et al. v. Grain Processing Corporation. This is an important question […]
[…] National Park Service signed a memorandum of agreement in 1976 with the tribe to establish how it would operate the South Unit. Badlands National Park Superintendent Eric Brunnemann said the original plan was “problematic” because it failed to recognize the fact the Oglala Sioux tribe is “its own country. . . . This is a government-to-government relationship.” Even though it makes […]
[…] incentivize tribal members to move “dead capital” to “active capital.” This is where Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto’s book, The Mystery of Capital, comes into play. De Soto undertook a major study in which he recorded how long it took an average person to apply for the necessary consents and permits needed for housing through the proper bureaucratic channels. He found that […]
In the Wall Street Journal, Terry Anderson and Shawn Regan explain how Washington rules prevent tribes from developing resources that could help lift them out of poverty.
In this innovative book, Laura E. Huggins finds path breaking entrepreneurial solutions to difficult environmental challenges in some of the world’s poorest areas.
[…] founder and president of Recreation Resources Management, to the White House who urged the federal government from closing privately funded and privately operated parks! Related Articles: Case study by Holly Fretwell on funding parks. Taking State Parks Off the State’s Books : Leonard Gilroy argues that states should explore the opportunity to let private operators run […]
[…] The marginal cost of producing electricity by coal is significantly lower than producing electricity by natural gas. Q: What are some of the policy implications of your study? A: The most important thing I want people to understand is that while we are trying to decrease emissions and electricity consumption in our mitigation efforts, […]
[…] fully maintained, it adds more than $60,000 to the local Forest Service recreation budget—all without requiring tax money to operate. Why the difference? In this PERC Case Study, Warren Meyer explores a radically different model for operating public parks—one in which park agencies partner with private companies to substantially reduce costs while providing more […]