Shawn Regan

PERC Reports: Environmental Policy in the Anthropocene

This special issue of PERC Reports explores the policy implications of the Anthropocene.

Jonathan Adler

Accounting for Dynamic Nature

The environment is dynamic. Our regulatory state is not.

Wendy Purnell

Life in the Plasticene

Crowdsourcing data to remove plastic from waterways—and (one day) earn a profit.

Shawn Regan

Environmentalism Without Romance

Science alone cannot resolve most environmental issues.

James Huffman

Designing Institutions for the Anthropocene

Getting the incentives right.

R. David Simpson

Ecosystem Services and Public Policy

Are ecosystem services really valuable enough to justify conservation?

How Humans Spare Nature

We conserve nature by using less of it—but to do so we must embrace modern technology.

Michael `t Sas-Rolfes

Better Bred Than Dead

Is wildlife breeding an acceptable conservation strategy?

P.J. Hill

The Non-Tragedy of the Bison Commons

Why bison were worth more dead than alive in the 19th century.

Mark Sagoff

Are Ecosystems Self-Organizing?

A species walks into a bar...