This year, the Mississippi River experienced its longest flood on record, with parts of the river exceeding flood levels for … More
Tag: incentives
What makes conservation “collaborative”?
One of the chief benefits of embracing free market environmentalism is that it will ensure conservation is more collaborative. Where … More
Environmental restoration requires better incentives
A driving force behind technological innovation and prosperity is “creative destruction.” Old enterprises and technologies are constantly replaced by new … More
Transaction costs matter
Will Harris, a free-range chicken farmer in Georgia, recently learned first hand the importance of transaction costs. In the last … More
Beach access: opportunity for compromise or recipe for conflict?
Summertime means longer days and, for many families, a trip to a little slice of paradise: the beach. Most flock … More
Environmental bureaucracy undermines the trust needed to promote conservation
Trust is important, especially so for conservation. Successful conservation depends on the collaboration of many people: environmentalists, scientists, property owners, … More
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
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
Historic preservation laws lead to deterioration, so does involuntary conservation
In Naperville, a suburb of Chicago, local activists succeeded in stopping the development of a mixed-use (residential & commercial) development … More
Can federalism’s flexibility recover endangered species?
The federal Endangered Species Act has generated a lot of conflict over the last 44 years, but has little to … More
FREEcology 