[…] In its simplest terms, this struggle is based on private landownersβ private property rights vested to them under the Constitution. No person of sane mind argues the validity of these rights. Being placed in opposition is the public trust doctrineβthe principle that certain resources are held in trust for public use, and that the […]
Doug Barclay vividly remembers a fall day in the early 1980s when he said upwards of 3,000 people were on his New York property along the lower Salmon River
[…] costly additive if purchased from a retailer. Water from sinks and other systems is directed to a greywater system where it is filtered and used to irrigate plants around the building. More water for landscape irrigation is provided by a 7,000-gallon tank that collects rainwater. The Choi building uses just 132 gallons of water […]
[…] that Karen Haugβs property complies with all Minnesota Pollution Control Agency directives. If her property is left alone, any minor environmental concern that may exist can be easily and cost-effectively solved with private funds, which Karen is ready to invest, rather than with millions of dollars of taxpayer money, which is what the Port […]
While the economy sputters and stalls, whiskey makers are on cruise control.
When the battles over water in Oregonβs Klamath River Basin were at their peak, PERC organized a meeting in Portland to bring competing parties to the table in search of common ground for reducing the conflict.
[…] the state implies an easement over privately owned stream beds and banks. While anglers in Utah applauded the opinion, several landowners in the state halted stream restoration plans as soon as they learned of their inability to ward off the fishing masses. Just like the Mitchell Slough in Montana, vibrant fisheries in Utah may […]
[…] polluting than Maine potatoes delivered to New York via tractor-trailer. How food is grown and harvested is also critical. Author and eat-local advocate James McWilliams touts a study showing that lamb raised in New Zealand and shipped by boat to Britain produces approximately 1,520 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per ton, whereas British lamb […]
[…] all we wanted while poorer countries will be stuck with abatement costs. But this argument rests on the assumption that developing countries can only afford 1920s-style power plants or trucks unless they get the $300 billion. Power plants and heavy duty trucks do cost more to build today than 50 or 100 years ago, […]
This paper summarizes the state of the academic literature on the implications of environmental justice.