Comments on: More Free Market Environmentalism

By: Wes Rolley

Wes Rolley — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:31:36 +0000

Your lack of trust in the NY Times is well earned. You should access timesratnerreport.blogspot.com to find a detailed study about how (best case) sloppy ow whether (worst case) coercion was involved.

I support the land trust movement. It is all that stands in the way of rampant, exploitive development. In particular, I cite the case of the Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta where residential development on below sea level land that has 1.5 ft. per decade subsidence is just plain idiotic where growth is good developers pour money into local political campaigns with great results for them and bad results for the public. Regulation has failed because the developers buy the politicians. The end result will be New Orleans repeated in the delta and Los Angeles with no water.

By: Duncan Brown

Duncan Brown — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:17:48 +0000

Dude--

Your snideness about the NYT is a little misplaced. The article in question appeared on the Op-Ed page, where opionion of various stripes can be found. John Tierney has recently joined the roster of Times columnists, and he writes with a notable and frank libertarian slant. He has an interesting mind, and interesting views. But it's not news coverage, and like most columnists he sometimes is forced to cut the evidence to fit the 800-word limit.

By: Gary and the Samoyeds

Gary and the Samoyeds — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:31:24 +0000

Unfortunately, the Nature Conservatory still has the statist mindset when they don’t own the property. They own a large hunk of swampland in, I think, Lousiana. They allow oil companies to work there, but have a bunch of requirements about not ruining the place. That’s fine. But right NEXT to their land is some federal (state?) land. They vehemently oppose ANY exploration on that land, regardless of conditions.

By: Pat Burns

Pat Burns — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 20:55:10 +0000

Thanks so much for the tip of the hat!

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:56:36 +0000

Free market environmentalism offers remedies to many environmental problems. Individial transferable quotas (ITQs) for fish species promote sustainable fishing; cap-and-trade policies promote efficient, low-cost pollution reduction; user fees at Forest Service and BLM sites help these areas fund their own operations and cater to the needs of users, not politicians; water markets allow for efficient, harmonious allocation of water to its best use. For more, check out the Property and Environment Research Center at http://www.perc.org.

By: speedbird

speedbird — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:38:55 +0000

Excellent article.