All Research:
Water Conservation
Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It
Only when we recognize water’s worth will we begin to conserve it.
Native Americans Need the Rule of Law
By Terry L. Anderson [See research by Terry Anderson and Dominic Parker] Ken Salazar, the new secretary of the Interior, faces the same tough questions as his predecessors: Drill more or drill less? Graze more or graze less? Mine more or mine less? More snowmobiling in national parks, or less? But for an administration committedContinue reading “Native Americans Need the Rule of Law”
Former State Senator Sees Rivers as a Magnet
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
War Zone – Wildlife and Water
When the battles over water in Oregon’s 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.
Stream Access Across the West
Protecting private property rights is critical to protecting environmental resources because private landowners respond to incentives.
Utah’s access decision could backfire on anglers
Anglers are doing back flips over a recent Utah Supreme Court Decision that makes public all waters in the state and permits recreationists to use streams that cross private property.
Public Access Muddies Waters
Public access to rivers, lakes, and streams seems like a good idea in the abstract. Why not allow access to anyone who wants to enjoy the recreational opportunities associated with water?
Enviropreneur-in-Residence
At a young age Chris Corbin was told, “Do what you love.” He has been pursuing his passion for water ever since. He left his home in Northwest Arkansas to explore the fabled waters of Montana and pursue an education. He graduated from the University of Montana with high honors in Aquatic Wildlife Biology andContinue reading “Enviropreneur-in-Residence”
Economic development lessons from and for North American Indian economies
By Terry L. Anderson and Dominic P. Parker Abstract [Full PDF] This paper reviews the literature on economic development as it relates to indigenous people in the United States and Canada, and focuses on how institutions affect economic development of reservation and reserve economies. Evidence shows that strong property rights to reservation and reserve landContinue reading “Economic development lessons from and for North American Indian economies”