The article excerpt below is from the Cato Institute’s Regulation magazine. Author Jonathan Adler is a former Julian Simon Fellow at PERC and Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University. He argues in favor of water markets as the most efficient and environmentally sound approach to water scarcity as climate change exacerbates an already direContinue reading “Warming up to water markets”
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Managing Marine Recreational Fisheries
Rights-based management programs work for commercial fishing, but do they have the same result with recreational fishing? Leal and Majaraj explain how rights-based management can work for recreational fishermen as well.
Food mile myths: Buy global
By Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu Activists tout low “food miles” to discourage consumers from buying foods produced in and transported from distant locations. This movement argues that locally produced food is not only fresher and better tasting — which can be plausible claims — but is also more nutritious, beneficial for the local economyContinue reading “Food mile myths: Buy global”
Critique of the ‘Food Miles’ Perspective
By Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu Executive Summary These days, one cannot wander into a supermarket produce section without seeing signs urging customers to “buy local.” Locally produced food, according to proponents of the local-food consumer movement, is not only fresher and better tasting, but it is also better for the environment. After all, theyContinue reading “Critique of the ‘Food Miles’ Perspective”
Many private landowners nurture public wildlife
Great Falls Tribune October 16, 2008 Reader comments By Terry L. Anderson As sports men and women gear up for the hunting season, they are also being bombarded with information about how they should vote. At the top of the list is gun rights, but they should not forget public access and habitat protection. OnContinue reading “Many private landowners nurture public wildlife”
Court’s stream-access decision could backfire on anglers
By Randy L. Simmons 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. But what is now being cheered as a victory for anglers could backfire, leading to eroded banks, degraded streams, and aContinue reading “Court’s stream-access decision could backfire on anglers”
Montana, Clean and Healthful – Facts
Information Cards PERC has produced a series of information cards summarizing research on specific issues related to environmental stewardship – issues such as stream and hunting access, wildlife habitat and the public trust doctrine. The cards, accessible here online and at the Discussion Forums, give interested citizens, policy makers and candidates for public office quickContinue reading “Montana, Clean and Healthful – Facts”
Montana, Clean and Healthful – Research
Research Research shows that private resource owners are the best stewards of the environment. Here are just some of the PERC publications that explain how, in many different contexts, private resource owners produce the highest environmental quality. Public Lands Reports I-V By Holly Fretwell Property and the Public Trust Doctrine By Randy T. SimmonsContinue reading “Montana, Clean and Healthful – Research”
Montana, Clean and Healthful –
Discussion
Discussion Forums Helena: October 14, 9:15 a.m., Mt. West Bank Conference Room, 2021 N. Montana Ave. (south entrance) Great Falls: Oct. 14, 3 p.m., US Bank Conference Room, 300 Central Ave. (second floor) Lewistown: Oct.16, 7-8:30 p.m., Snowy Room, Yogo Inn In a rural state such as Montana, the best information is often found atContinue reading “Montana, Clean and Healthful –
Discussion”
Meet the Enviropreneurs of 2008
Nicolás Boullosa Barcellona, Spain Nicolás Boullosa is a journalist, entrepreneur, and CEO of *faircompanies, an independent website providing information regarding fair trade, corporate social responsibility, responsible consumption, ethical investment, alternative energies, and related topics. Nicolás has focused his journalistic work on the Internet and new technologies, along with social and economic themes. He has beenContinue reading “Meet the Enviropreneurs of 2008”