Mixing Oil and Wildlife at the Rainey Preserve in Louisiana

Richard Stroup reflects on his time at the Department of the Interior trying to explain the key role of property rights in protecting environmental resources.  In this short essay Dr. Stroup discusses the Audubon Society’s Rainey Preserve in Louisiana and their decision to allow oil and gas drilling in a way that generated revenue without harming the ecosystem.  The article “Reflections on ‘Saving the Wilderness'” begins on page 12 (other articles in this 30th year issu of PERC Reports are also worth reading.)