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Free Market Environmentalism

CAN THE POWER OF FREE MARKETS BE HARNESSED AND USED FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION?  WE’LL DISCUSS THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTALISM ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

TERRY ANDERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PERC, THE FREE MARKET PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER, SAYS THAT INSTEAD OF LOBBYING FOR REGULATIONS – WHICH CAN MAKE RESOURCE OWNERS VIEW THE ENVIRONMENT AS A LIABILITY – FREE MARKET ENVIRONMENTALISTS USE MARKET INCENTIVES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS TO ENCOURAGE STEWARDSHIP.

FINDING WAYS TO TURN ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES INTO ECONOMIC ASSETS OFTEN REQUIRES AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH.

ANDERSON: I THINK BY COMBINING THE NOTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTALIST WITH AN ENTREPRENEUR, YOU GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – A PERSON WHO THINKS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, CARES ABOUT IT, AND WANTS TO IMPROVE IT, WITH A PERSON WHO ALSO IS THINKING INNOVATIVELY ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. 

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To learn more about free-market environmentalism visit The Thoreau Institute.