Environment
Tuesday, April 29, 2008Preserve Natural Resources by Placing them in the MarketBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Economic principles, EnvironmentGood market-oriented groups (and really, anyone who has paid attention) will tell you that the way to preserve a natural resource is to make sure that some people can profit from it. So for example, one way to ensure that there's a population of elephants around is to make sure that people in Africa ... more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008Save Fossil Fuel, Kill a BirdBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentWisconsin, like some other states, has a "renewable resources" mandate for power companies. By 2015, those companies are supposed to use wind, water, and the like for 10% of their fuel supply--roughly double of what they are doing now. One possibility for meeting that mandate is wind ... more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008Changing the Goalposts in "Clean Air"By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe John Locke Foundation predicts a record number of ozone-alert days in Charlotte, North Carolina. Are they expecting a new round of environment-killing factories to be brought online? Nope. Just a redefinition of what is considered ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008When Environmental Regulations Harm the EnvironmentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reminds us that regulations meant to protect the environment can have the opposite effect.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008Lies, Damned Lies and Climate Change VisualsBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EnvironmentDarrell Huff’s How to Lie with Statistics was first published in 1954. A short book, it has long equipped readers with the ability to understand how graphs, charts and statistics can be ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008Wasting Staggering Sums and Re-Engineering Lives to Little EffectThe Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group Filed As: EnvironmentEven though a state government by its nature can affect only a small portion of the natural environment, that doesn't stop politicians from "going green." But sometimes that is all pain and little gain. The Minnesota Free Market Institute offers several thoughts on environmental ... more »»
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Monday, March 24, 2008More Regulators for Electricity Market?Filed As: Environment, GeneralThe Maryland Public Policy Institute has been making news on one of those important yet seemingly esoteric issues: the means of pricing electricity. In an editorial, the Baltimore ... more »»
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008Billboards Tout Global Climate ScamFrom thermostat cops to Chicken Little, the debate goes roadside By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EnvironmentThe folks at Global Climate Scam "have launched a billboard campaign to educate the public on the facts behind global warming hysteria and to encourage a more robust debate on whether global warming should be an issue addressed in state ... more »»
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Friday, February 1, 2008We're from a Non-Profit and We're Here to Help YouFiled As: EnvironmentI've already noted concerns that environmental advocacy groups are having an outsized influence on policy in various states. The Capital newspaper (Annapolis) recently ran ... more »»
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Friday, January 25, 2008Environmentalist Says "Cut Down Those Redwoods"Filed As: EnvironmentWhat's more iconic to environmentalism than the majestic redwoods of California? (Just remember, "this land was made for you and me.") How about solar panels? Iain Murray comments on a ... more »»
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