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Institutions, Resource Use, and Economic Prosperity for North American Indians
Institutions, Resource Use, and Economic Prosperity for North American Indians Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon November 2–5, 2011 Directed by Terry L. Anderson and Dominic P. Parker Agenda Participants Papers Overview For the past 30 years, PERC has fostered research on property rights and institutions in general and on how these factorsContinue reading “Institutions, Resource Use, and Economic Prosperity for North American Indians”
A market-ready solution for Las Vegas water
To keep the water running in LasVegas, recognize scarcity and let water rates rise– double or even triple. Encourage homeowners to trade water rights. Let the market determine how much water people use, not the water police.
Public-Private partners restore wetland
Jeff Laszlo knew that to keep the family ranch, he needed to chnage his operations. By recognizing the environmental assets on his ranch and forging partnerships with public and private funders he restored a huge wetland that now flourishes with fish, wilflife and plants. By investing in conservation, he has saved his ranch and increased his income.
Cheap water, deadly water
Waterborne diseases are responsible for 20 percent of deaths in children under the age of five. Microbes such as E. coli found in fecal matter cause diarrhea that kills by dehydrating its victims. Such organisms are routinely found in the springs, wells, lakes, and rivers used as water sources in the developing world. Naturally-occurring springs,Continue reading “Cheap water, deadly water”
A Few Ferrates Could Change the World
An ancient technology to purify water meets modern water needs.
Cadillac Desert: A classic a quarter century later
This classic of conservation literature is still illuminating important lessons today.
Does the government perpetuate American Indian poverty?
Fox Business News correspondent John Stossel ignited a fire under many viewers when he accused American Indians of being government freeloaders. He returned to that issue in early May with a debate between PERC’s Terry Anderson and Indian activist Elizabeth Homer. Anderson is a noted expert on Indian economies. He points an accusing finger at the governmentContinue reading “Does the government perpetuate American Indian poverty?”
Montana consultant helps clients enter the water market
In Montana, enviropreneurs like Chris Corbin are creating a water market by helping owners identify and vaule their water rights and sell them.
Boycott World Water Day!
Who really owns water, the matrix of life, and how much water we can own, and should have the right and ability to save and trade water we don’t use with others in our system for a price we voluntarily negotiate?