Photo of the north bridge at Lake Brownwood, pre-draught conditions
In Vol. 2, Kollin and I discussed libertarian ideas on conservationism and environmentalism. A recent Mises Daily does a great job of explaining what I was glossing over: Government monopolies and mandates on natural resources actually deplete (not conserve) natural resources.
Private ownership of lakes, rivers, and streams is the only way to create true market prices for correct allocation of any good or service - especially a resource as precious as water.
Below I have compiled a reading list on libertarian conservationism. If you're interested in finding more, visit Mises.org or LewRockwell.com and search their archives.
On water allocation:
Chris Brown, "The Water Wizards of Oz"
Kathryn Muratore, "Government Water and Drought in California"
Murray Rothbard, "Water Shortage?"
Murray Rothbard, "Who Owns Water?"
William Anderson, "The Economics of Water in the West"
Ryan McMaken, "Water Shortages and Subsidies in the American West"
On deforestation:
William L. Anderson, "Fires of the Feds: How the Government Has Destroyed Forests"
Timothy D. Terrell, "What Evangelical Environmentalists Do Not Know About Economics"
Fernando Chiocca, "Who Owns the Amazon?"
A long read by Rothbard building a theoretical foundation for Austro-libertarian environmentalism
"Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution"
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