THE RECENT forest conference in Portland was, as expected, both well-attended and highly publicized. The scene, however, was more impressive than was the substance. Virtually nothing was resolved. Unfortunately, this is a predictable consequence of political decision-making. And the conference’s politicking and posturing overshadowed that week’s true environmental milestone: the inaugural sale of pollution rights […]
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WHEN considering the proposed “Ancient Forest Summit” or “Timber Summit” (word choice is significant), we should carefully segregate our hopes from our expectations. Yet I’m hopeful that the summit will increase understanding and improve policy. Here’s why. Twenty years ago my colleagues and I at Montana State University advocated market incentives and property rights as […]
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AS only Nixon could go to China, perhaps only a Democratic administration can join a fight against one of the worst health laws on the books, the Delaney Clause. This provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed in 1958. It bans any additive in any detectable levels in processed food if […]
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