This morning I made the two hour drive to Guanica where I caught a short boat ride to Cayo de Aurora, also known as “Gilligan's Island” by many. Gilligan's is a tiny island off Puerto Rico's south coast only... more

I found the above products in an online West Elm catalog. I find it ironic how we as humans beings have separated ourselves from nature to the point where we have to place leaves in protective frames in order... more

At the Second International Conference for the International Center for Environmental and Sustainable Studies. Representatives from Puerto Rico, the U.S., and France are present. Subjects to be discussed during the weekend-long conference include waste disposal, urban sprawl, and other subjects... more

Nazis supported environmentalism and ecology and Hitler frequently complained about "over-industrialization." He expressed a profound distaste for cities and industrial areas and created a number of national parks and wildlife preserves. His Nazis enthusiastically supported environmentalism: when only about ten... more

Fully armed, the environmentalist has three projectiles to hurl at the economist. 1. Environmental Apocalypticism. This maintains that Nature is vulnerable to fatal damage by man's civilisation, with dreadful consequences for man's civilisation. 2. Environmental Naturalism. This precept holds that... more

Green belts do not create parkland within easy reach. Their real point is to prevent sprawl — although why London or Newcastle should be equally stopped from sprawling is hard to explain: they can’t both be the ideal size, surely.... more

"Property Rights in the Defense of Nature," a book by Elizabeth Brubaker is now available online. To the extent that property rights would shift responsibility from governments to individuals working through the courts, the environment would benefit. All too often... more

Paralelamente al lanzamiento de los nuevos precios de los hidrocarburos, el Gobierno puso en marcha el Decreto Supremo Nº 27956 que pretende sustituir en breve el masivo uso de diesel y gasolina por Gas Natural Vehicular (GNV), abaratando costos, con... more

After World War II, a new system of development was implemented nationwide, replacing neighborhoods with a rigorous separation of uses that has become known as conventional suburban development (CSD), or sprawl. The majority of US citizens now live in suburban... more

The following quote is from a series called "Why Sprawl is a Conservative Issue featured on REP America:In addition to encouraging the migration of the middle class from city to suburb, government policy has also affected the design of those... more

Brazil's controversial rules on the labeling of food products containing more than 1 percent genetically modified (GMO) material are scheduled to go into effect on Wednesday, following a 30-day delay... Food sold for human consumption will be monitored by consumer... more

I didn't know that Bogotá has a restriction on the number of cars that the city can have. I had to think long and hard about the issue in order to form an opinion on it. If you ask me,... more

Population isn’t the problem; it’s high western consumption rates and waste. E: The Environmental Magazine... more

From the pages of my scrap book. pp.140-143: * The construction of public works cannot begin until all of the funds necessary for its completion are available. * A public work that complements another (i.e., a new lane) cannot begin... more

Environmentalists and private property custodians commonly clash when it comes to enacting environmentally-safe economic measures. Environmental protection usually leads to an increase in regulations, which in turn is seen as a direct assault on private property rights. The question is,... more