Free-market environmentalism: Larry Selzer on conservation in the 21st century

Published: Oct. 23, 2019, 11 p.m.


\nSpurred on by the likes of Teddy Roosevelt and Rachel Carson, the policymakers in the twentieth century enacted numerous ambitious reforms to curb environmental degradation. But many policies came with a high opportunity cost in lost economic growth.
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\nLarry Selzer, president and CEO of The Conservation Fund, joined the show this week to discuss approaches to conservation that bridge this impasse.
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