Linda Platts

Playing with the Big Rocks

For many years, rock climbers in western North Carolina could gaze upon Laurel Knob from afar, but could not climb it. Laurel Knob is the largest crag in the eastern United States, rising 1,200 feet from its base. Standing just at the edge of the Nantahala National Forest, the rock itself is on private propertyContinue reading "Playing with the Big Rocks"

Terry Anderson

Backlash

The backlash from the Supreme Court's Kelo decision could relax land-use regulation around the country. And well it should.

Letters to the Editor

Different Constraints The various articles in your special issue (“American Indians and Property Rights,” June 2006) together illustrate a series of fundamentally important points. First, American Indians are just like anyone else, except that they face different structures of costs and rewards, to which they respond, like anyone else. Above all, they face different governmentalContinue reading "Letters to the Editor"

Barun Mitra

Saving the Tiger

China and India are moving in opposite directions in their efforts to keep the wild tiger from disappearing.

Robert Glennon

The Quest for More Water -

If you can't dam, divert, or drill, it's time to consider allocating water through markets.

Brian Yablonski

Hunting for Conservation

Quail hunting by wealthy landowners has had remarkable environmental benefits in northern Florida.

Andrew P. Morriss

Survival of the Sea Turtle

The first chapter of the Cayman Turtle Farm story did not end happily. But a new phase in this fabled effort to protect wild sea turtles has begun. Wild sea turtles were declining rapidly when Cayman Turtle Farm Ltd. was created in the West Indies in 1968. The farm, located on Grand Cayman Island, hatchedContinue reading "Playing with the Big Rocks"

Daniel Benjamin

Urban Sprawl

Urban sprawl did not increase as fast as expected between 1976 and 1992 -- in fact, it did not increase at all.

Daniel Benjamin

Walking on Rubber

If you have ever been out for a stroll in your flip-flops and stubbed a toe on a cracked sidewalk that resembles a mogul run, you will appreciate the dream that Richard Valeriano had one night. As senior public works inspector for the city of Santa Monica, he spent his days staring at sidewalks tiltedContinue reading "Playing with the Big Rocks"

Linda Platts

Candy Wrapper Fashion

Tired of the same old Prada purses? So many people are. Fortunately a few high-end specialty boutiques and even Bloomingdale’s have an entirely new line of shoulder bags, clutches, and coin purses that are delightfully colorful and eye-catching. Imported from Mexico, they have been woven from the discarded candy wrappers, potato chip bags, and cookieContinue reading "Playing with the Big Rocks"