Progressive Environmentalism:
A Pro-Human, Pro-Science, Pro-Free Enterprise Agenda for Change

Radical environmentalism is the destructive notion that free enterprise is the danger and government is the manager of the environment. Conclusive facts, figures, and analysis show that private property and free markets should be encouraged if we want to clean up our environment. Specific changes in the law would improve environmental quality and preserve personal and economic liberties. 85 pages.

Contents

• Environmental Task Force
• Executive Summary
• I. Introduction: A Conflict of Visions
• II. Reactionary Environmentalism
• III. Progressive Environmentalism
• IV. The Tragedy of the Commons
• V. Empowering Individuals vs. Empowering Bureaucracies
• VI. Finding Progressive Solutions to Environmental Problems
• VII. Techniques for Empowering Individuals
• VIII. Ten Principles of Progressive Environmentalism
  • 1. Private Property Rights Can Unite Environmentalism and Self-Interest
  • 2. Environmental Bureaucracies Really Are Bureaucracies
  • 3. Wealthier Is Healthier and Better for the Environment
  • 4. Money Matters
  • 5. Big Risks Matter More Than Small Risks
    • Should Everything Be Labeled?
  • 6. Competition Is Better than Monopoly
  • 7. Science Matters
  • 8. Technology Is Not the Problem; It's the Solution
  • 9. Bad Advice Is Often Worse Than No Advice[209]
  • 10. The Marketplace Can Solve Environmental Problems
• IX. Conclusion
• X. Suggested Readings: Studies in Progressive Environmentalism
• XI. Endnotes
• The National Center for Policy Analysis