Date registered: March 2, 2011
URL: http://www.perc.org/
May
08
By Helen M. Poulos and James G. Workman
Ronald Reagan> once justified logging with “a tree is a tree; how many more do you need to look at?” Besides, he warned, “trees cause more pollution than automobiles.” We cringed at his biases. Yet due to for…
Apr
30
Dino Falaschetti
Any organization, for profit or not-for-profit, must continually look to the future, and I am pleased to say that PERC’s future is brighter than ever. Not only does PERC continue to be the world’s leader in research demonstrating the …
Apr
30
By Terry Anderson
I am planning a trip to Spain to archery hunt for Spanish ibex, a magnificent wild goat. The hunt will cost several thousand dollars, not counting the money for airfare, hotels, and food. I’m wondering, however, if I should still g…
Apr
23
A few years ago while visiting friends in Kenya, Terry Anderson discovered a self-grown example of free market environmentalism. Without knowing the intellectual roots of the movement, Maasai tribes had figured out a good way to increase income and at …
Apr
17
From the book:
There are twelve propositions addressed in the twelve chapters of this book. Although each proposition is considered in a separate chapter, many of them are interrelated. In the list of the propositions that follows, a short outline …
Apr
17
By Paul Schwennesen
This may be no surprise to the rest of you, but down here in border country, we are surrounded by immigrants. Aliens at every turn. Invading the places we live and work, they threaten the very stability of our established order. The…
Apr
16
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By Jeff Bennett
The natural environment matters a lot to many people. Their views on issues such as recycling, population control, economic growth and renewable energy are often held strongly and emotionally. But some of these views are bes…
Apr
16
By Holly Fretwell
“Sustainable” is the environmental buzzword of the decade. The word is typically coupled with environmental resources regarding their maintenance, stewardship and long-term use. But what does it really mean?
Perhaps in an effort …
Apr
12
Madren Conference Center
Clemson University
Clemson
South Carolina
April 12-15, 2012
Directed by Rob Fleck and Andy Hanssen
Agenda
Participants
Papers
Introduction
The objective of the conference is to examine whether (and why or why not) environmental…
Apr
12
By Terry Anderson
Imagine standing on a glass walkway jutting 70 feet out from the rim of the Grand Canyon with the Colorado River 4,000 feet below. Although the “pucker factor” is high, 1.8 million visitors have paid $25 to take in this view since it …