PERC Podcasts
PERC Podcasts
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PERC Podcasts bring you new ideas for environmental solutions from the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. PERC researchers examine how property rights create incentives for conservation and how markets give people with conflicting environmental values a way to cooperate rather than fight. Learn more: perc.org
Enviropreneurs at Work: Hank Fischer
In this Enviropreneurs at Work podcast, Hank Fischer, a special projects coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation, tells the story of wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park and the need to consider compensation for those that experience costs as a result. Enviropreneurs at Work is a PERC Podcast that explores how environmental entrepreneurs are changing how conservation is done.
Jan 4, 2019
8 min
Enviropreneurs at Work: Jamie Workman
In this Enviropreneurs at Work podcast, Jamie Workman, co-founder of AquaShares, tells the story of water marketing and the resulting conservation benefits. Enviropreneurs at Work is a PERC Podcast that explores how environmental entrepreneurs are changing how conservation is done.
Jan 4, 2019
8 min
Wildfire: Dave Calkin, U.S. Forest Service
How do public land managers assess wildfire risk? At PERC's 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, Dave Calkin, a wildfire economist and research forester with the U.S. Forest Service, discussed challenges faced by the fire management community and offered ideas for navigating budgetary constraints and policy restrictions to better manage the firescape. Learn more: perc.org/wildfire
Aug 17, 2016
17 min
Wildfire: Chad Ellis, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Fire is an important tool for managing landscapes. How can landowners mitigate wildfire risk and foster rangeland health? At PERC's 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, the Noble Foundation's Chad Ellis shares best practices for prescribed burns. Learn more: perc.org/wildfire
Aug 15, 2016
20 min
Wildfire: Dean Lueck and Jon Yoder
What are the economics of wildfire? What policy reforms would foster more efficient fire management? At PERC's 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, authors Dean Lueck and Jon Yoder share the findings from Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective. Learn more: perc.org/wildfire
Aug 15, 2016
37 min
Wildfire: Sarah Anderson, Bren School at UCSB
How does our perception of wildfire risk shape wildfire management and policy? At PERC's 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, political scientist Sarah Anderson shares findings from the Bren School's Strategic Environmental Research Initiative on Wildfire and Climate Change. Learn more: perc.org/wildfire
Aug 15, 2016
15 min
Ecosystem Services: Water Markets
This podcast provides a quick overview of ecosystem services and the potential for water markets - featuring Director of Applied Programs Reed Watson and PERC Enviropreneur Alum Jamie Workman. Stay tuned for the full podcast highlighting Hayek, Coase, and ecosystem services coming soon!
Mar 21, 2013
5 min
Liberty & Environment
PERC Executive Director Dino Falaschetti and President Terry Anderson talk about liberty, the environment, and the history and future of PERC.
Feb 27, 2013
18 min
Financial Mechanisms and Environmental Quality
This episode features Executive Director Dino Falaschetti speaking at the Florida Insurance Market Summit about how financial mechanisms, particularly insurance, can improve environmental quality.
Feb 7, 2013
14 min
Economics and Ecology with Daniel Botkin
As part of the PERC Lone Mountain Forum, "Reconciling Economics and Ecology," PERC President Terry Anderson sat down with noted ecologist Daniel Botkin to discuss the conference and the need for a dynamic understanding of markets and nature.
Nov 21, 2012
9 min
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