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Deciding the Future of the Past:
Executive Summary Podcast WAV 548 KB Podcast DVF 34 KB By Richard L. Stroup and Matthew Brown The 1998 discovery of the Miami Circle, a 38-foot wide land formation in downtown Miami, sparked a debate about the ability of modern society to preserve and appreciate past cultures and their history. The $8 million waterfront propertyContinue reading “Deciding the Future of the Past:”
Shear a Vicuña to Save a Vicuña
Bozeman Daily Chronicle June 20, 2000 In the foothills of the Peruvian Andes lives the smallest member of the camelid family, the vicuña. Wandering the mountains, these cousins of the llama boast coppery cinnamon fleeces on top and a nape of white hair slipping down the front of their chest. Vicuña hair is the finestContinue reading “Shear a Vicuña to Save a Vicuña”
End of the Road?
President Clinton puts a stop to multiple use on national forests By Shannon Fitzsimmons Laws can be repealed without Congress doing a thing. The president’s “roadless initiative,” which would ban road construction in over 43 million acres of national forest, is the latest step in the gradual repeal of the laws governing the Forest Service.Continue reading “End of the Road?”
The Lone Mountain Coalition
Jonathan Adler Arlington, Virginia Ryan Amacher, Ph.D. Department of Economics University of Texas, Arlington Terry Anderson, Ph.D. PERC/Hoover Institution Bozeman, Montana Angela Antonelli The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC John A. Baden, Ph.D. Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE) Bozeman, Montana Michael B. Barkey Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and LibertyContinue reading “The Lone Mountain Coalition”
No ‘Commercialization’ of Yellowstone
Tiny microbes living in the mud-pots and geysers of Yellowstone National Park have sparked a mammoth controversy. Scientists think the genetic materials of these microbes could lead to medical breakthroughs or, at the very least, improve consumer products. In 1997, park officials signed an agreement with a corporation that had previously been prospecting the microbesContinue reading “No ‘Commercialization’ of Yellowstone”
Economic Growth is Good for Environmental Protection
Apple Daily, Hong Kong December 13, 1999 By Matthew Brown As increasing pressure from visiting business leaders and local citizens attests, Hong Kong, like all wealthy countries, is encountering fears over air quality, clean water, and waste disposal. To meet these challenges Hong Kong Chief Executive CH Tung has embraced the idea of “sustainableContinue reading “Economic Growth is Good for Environmental Protection”
Fear Bigger Governments, Not Bigger Populations
Orange County Register October 12, 1999 Fear Bigger Governments,Not Bigger Populations By Richard L. Stroup and Matthew Brown The world’s population surpasses the six billion mark this month, on or about October 12, according to the United Nations. Alarmists are using this milestone to call attention to the dangers of growing population. A study fromContinue reading “Fear Bigger Governments, Not Bigger Populations”
Incentives key to improving park service
Bozeman Daily Chronicle August 4, 1999 By Richard Stroup The special corner of God’s country called Yellowstone National Park is constantly in the news — and the news is often bad. We learn that there are too many visitors, too many elk, too many crumbling roads, and not enough money. On July 25 theContinue reading “Incentives key to improving park service”
Water, water everywhere, waiting for a market
Orange County RegisterJuly 18, 1999 CLAY LANDRYCopyright 1999 The Orange County Register THE WRITER: Mr. Landry is a research associate at the political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Mont., and the author of "Saving Our Streams Through Water Markets: A Practical Guide." Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt called for water markets, conservation and aquifer recharge inContinue reading “Water, water everywhere, waiting for a market”