Thank you, Ronald Coase
Nobel laureate Ronald Coase has passed away at the age of 102. Coase's work provided the intellectual foundation on which free market environmentalism is built.
Read moreNobel laureate Ronald Coase has passed away at the age of 102. Coase's work provided the intellectual foundation on which free market environmentalism is built.
Read moreIn 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court declared greenhouse gases to be pollutants subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. The Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA triggered a series of far-reaching regulatory proposals from the Environmental Protection Agency designed to control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, utilities, and other sources. But this wasContinue reading "Thank you, Ronald Coase"
Read moreLearning how to park takes a few weeks, but finding a place to park takes a lifetime.
Read moreGregg Carr made a fortune with voicemail and the Internet before resigning from every one of his for-profit positions to become a philanthropist.
Read moreFlip-flops are some of the most basic footwear in the world, a fact that is easily documented by the tons of discarded sandals washed up onto the east coast of Africa from as far away as Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and elsewhere.
Read moreEconomist, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be. —after Ambrose Bierce Joseph Glidden transformed the American Plains. In 1874, Glidden patented the first practical design for barbed wire. The invention dramatically reduced the costs of separating cattle from crops and thus the costs ofContinue reading "Thank you, Ronald Coase"
Read moreProductive farm land near large urban centers is being protected as conservation easements include farming as a stipulation of the tax-reducing easements.
Read moreJohn Charles Cascade Policy Institute In 2004, John Charles became the president of Cascade Policy Institute—an Oregon-based think tank working for state-level reform in areas such as land-use regulation, energy, and taxation. John speaks and writes frequently about free market environmentalism. Currently, he is working on a series of case studies on Portland’s transit-oriented developments.Continue reading "Class of 2001: Where are they now?"
Read moreAn enviropreneur uses water rights markets to keep water in stream.
Read moreCreating a marketplace for fashion designers to use eco-friendly materials
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