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A Will for the Woods

A new documentary, A Will for the Woods, highlights a growing trend in what is known as “green burials.” The Green Burial Council was launched with the help of PERC Enviropreneur Institute alum Joe Sehee.

Published on: July 3, 2013

Transaction Costs and Environmental Markets: The Role of Entrepreneurs

As published in Oxford Journal’s “Review of Environmental Economics and Policy,” Terry Anderson and Nick Parker show that entrepreneurs guide the evolution of property rights, which in turn can lower the transaction costs of using markets to solve environmental problems.

Published on: July 2, 2013

Seasteading—the New Frontier?

[…] People constantly disapprove of their own societies: either too conservative or too liberal, either too restrictive or too The seasteading concept arises from a desire to make the world a better place to live in. People constantly disapprove of their own societies: either too conservative or too liberal, either too restrictive or too free.

Published on: May 24, 2013

Environment and Liberty Campaign

[…] already powerful leviathan that weighs heavily on a struggling economy. Whether it is local land use controls, national energy policies, or international trade restrictions, environmental regulations hamstring free enterprise, cost jobs, and stifle entrepreneurship. In short, the environment is considered the enemy of liberty, property rights, and economic prosperity. PERC’s “Environment and Liberty Campaign” is shining […]

Published on: May 15, 2013

Environment and Liberty Podcast

[…] equip entrepreneurs in business, law, and policy to improve environmental stewardship by deepening and expanding the property rights foundation for liberty. Building on tried and tested research and applications offree market environmentalism,” the Campaign will further the reach of PERC’s principles by shining light on a new path, one in which environment and liberty advance together. […]

Published on: May 3, 2013

PERC Welcomes Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes as Research Fellow

PERC is excited to welcome Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes as the newest addition to its team. Michael joins PERC as a research fellow with a focus on the role of markets for wildlife conservation in Africa.

Published on: May 3, 2013
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Board Profile

In 2007, Carlos attended PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute and in 2010 Carlos was invited to join PERC’s board. As a graduate of one of PERC’s premier programs and an international voice, he provides invaluable support and guidance.

Published on: April 29, 2013

Coffee and Conversation with Laura Huggins on Stream Access

Laura Huggins sat down recently with fly fishermen Miles Noles to discuss the upcoming Montana Supreme Court case on stream access. Huggins discusses PERC’s position on stream access and her experience fishing Montana’s rivers and streams.

Published on: April 25, 2013

Does Climate Change Worry You? How About Insurance To Cover Its Consequences?

[…] of harm’s way. Insurance markets also incentivize entrepreneurs to create better ways of managing climate risks. For example, WeatherFlow Inc. has blanketed the hurricane prone southeast with reliable private weather stations. Access to data from these stations has allowed Risk Management Solutions (RMS) to design a new type of catastrophe or “cat” bond. Unlike […]

Published on: April 25, 2013