[…] cannot be proven to be otherwise. Since natural law claims to be based upon moral absolutes rather than public opinion, it is not sufficient to establish their validity by pointing to majority opinion or public consensus. The agreement of a majority of people about moral absolutes simply means that they agree, not that the […]
[…] scratch the surface of this complex resource. The only constant with water is change. 2. Gold is safe. Water rights come withΒ inherent risk, due to the uncertainΒ validityΒ of the investedΒ asset. 3. Gold markets donβt include adjudication. Water markets includeΒ adjudication. 4. Gold markets have low transactions costs. Water markets haveΒ high transaction costs. Water transactions are […]
Terry Anderson of PERC supports the Green Tea Party in 2012 and its preseidential candidate Kermit the Frog. Kermit promises environmental quality with limited government and budget cuts.
[…] policies, but has come under threat after recent attempts to tighten regulations stimulated a surge in new poaching incidents, which you can see in PERCβs latest case study. Banning domestic rhino horn trade and imposing restrictions on trophy hunting and live exports effectively restricted supply of rhino horn to the black market and almost […]
One fellow at PERC’s 2011 Enviropreneur Institute explored ways to create incentives for oil companies to work with conservation organizations like TNC to plan their projects to avoid sensitive areas and minimize impacts.
[…] to protect biodiversity. Β The crux of my project at PEI was exploring ways to create incentives for oil companies to work with conservation organizations like TNC to plan their projects to avoid sensitive areas and minimize impacts. Β The most ambitious way to do that would be for companies to create a product that is […]
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is trying to become βcoal- freeβ by 2020 but canβt find any torrefied pellets, which are a biomass alternative to coal β they are wood pellets, but have less moisture and are thus more like coal. The price of creating a torrefied-pellet facility is high, and […]
From PERCβs latest Case Study: βIn 1900, the southern white rhinoceros was the most endangered of the five rhinoceros species. Less than 20 rhinos remained in a single reserve in South Africa. By 2010, white rhino numbers had climbed to more than 20,000, making it the most common rhino species on the planet. Saving […]
One of our nations greatest resources, its large western forests, is given over to the care of government. Polluted streams, destroyed homes, and wasted assets are the result, even though the responsibility was clearly in our realm. The solution is to allow the resource to be privately owned, not collectively
Prometheus, mankindβs great advocate and insubordinate pilferer of flame, must be perplexed by the goings-on in fire-riven Arizona.