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Matching the Endangered Species Act’s incentives with its ethics

It looks increasingly likely that Congress will attempt to overhaul the Endangered Species Act next year. Rob Bishop, chairman of … More

Critical Habitat, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, environment, ESA, free market environmentalism, incentives, libertarian environmentalism, take, take prohibition

Pipelines v. Property Rights

As fracking has lowered the price of natural gas, the pipelines required to bring the gas to market have, predictably, … More

conservation, eminent domain, energy, environment, free market environmentalism, kelo, libertarian environmentalism, natural gas, pipelines, takings clause

What Ghostbusters can teach us about environmental regulation

Is the best movie of my childhood an unintentional allegory on the pitfalls of environmental regulation? If you haven’t watched … More

conservation, downwinger, environment, environmental optimism, EPA, free market environmentalism, Ghostbusters, Halloween, libertarian environmentalism, precautionary principle, upwinger, Walter Peck

Protecting the environment does not require us to abandon the rule of law

This week, briefing began in WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Department of Justice, a case of critical importance to anyone concerned about … More

environment, free market environmentalism, incentives, knowledge, libertarian, libertarian environmentalism, McKittrick, McKittrick Policy, overcrim, overcriminalization, overregulation, Property Rights, regulation

The Supreme Court wrestles again with the Clean Water Act’s due process deficit

Last week, the Supreme Court heard argument in the case challenging the WOTUS rule—the controversial rule defining the scope of … More

clean water, Clean Water Act, Due Process Clause, environment, Property Rights, regulation, WOTUS, WOTUS rule

Can the government use tax foreclosures to destroy conservation easements without compensation?

Not paying your taxes should and does have serious consequences. Governments, and most people, have little sympathy for tax delinquents. … More

conservation, conservation easement, environment, libertarian environmentalism, property, Property Rights, tax foreclosure, taxes

Can the government punish you for reporting pollution?

You’d probably think the answer is a resounding “no.” But what if you violate the law in your pursuit of … More

ag-gag, environment, First amendment, Free speech, trespass, Wyoming

Can “perpetual” conservation easements be updated to changing circumstances?

Conservation easements are an increasingly important tool for protecting the environment. Roughly 24 million acres in the United States are … More

BC Ranch II, conservation, conservation easements, environment, Fifth Circuit, free market environmentalism, libertarian environmentalism, Property Rights

Will capitalism save the rhino?

Rhinos have been hunted to the verge of extinction because of their valuable horns. Most governments have responded, as they … More

conservation, endangered species, environment, free market environmentalism, greenwashing, libertarian environmentalism, poaching, Property Rights, rhinos

The boy who cried wolf grew up to be an environmental alarmist

Environmental alarmists may grab headlines, but they’ve repeatedly proven spectacularly wrong. Environmental issues require sober analysis and problem solving, not overheated rhetoric.

alarmism, endangered species, environment, environmental alarmism, incentives, innovation, Julian Simon, Malthus, Malthusian, technology

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