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Robert Nelson on Environmentalism as Religion
Recorded: Monday, May 21, 2012

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Senior Fellow Robert Nelson, author of The New Holy Wars talks about the the religious implications between church, state, and environmentalism with Anthony Gill on Research on Religion.

Experts: Robert H. Nelson
Type: Radio
Issues: Culture/ Society, Environment, Religion

       
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Robert Higgs on the U.S. Government’s Ethanol Scam
Recorded: Saturday, May 14, 2011

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Here is Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs speaking on “Ethanol Subsidies Have Many Bad Consequences,” from the Mises Circle seminar, “Agricultural Subsidies: Down on the D.C. Farm,” held May 14th in Indianapolis.

Experts: Robert Higgs
Type: Other Event
Issues: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Government Waste/Pork

       
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Private Solutions for Reducing Road Congestion, Fuel Costs, Travel Time, and Waste
Recorded: Thursday, September 28, 2006

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“Congestion is not a fact of life,” declared Mr. Mineta, “We need a new approach, and we need it now.” Such an approach is presented in the new Independent Institute book, Street Smart: Competition, Entrepreneurship and the Future of Roads.

Experts: Daniel B. Klein, Gabriel Roth, Alexander Tabarrok
Type: Independent Institute Event
Issues: Privatization, Transportation

       
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Bureaucracy vs. The Environment: What Should Be Done?
Recorded: Wednesday, June 28, 2006

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Environmental quality has been a major public concern since the first Earth Day in 1970, yet the maze of environmental regulations enacted since has fostered huge government bureaucracies better known for waste and failure than for innovation and success.

Experts: Carl P. Close, Michael Shaw, Randy T. Simmons
Type: Independent Institute Event
Issues: Environment

       
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The Frankenfood Myth?
Recorded: Tuesday, December 13, 2005

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For millennia, farmers all over the world have bred crops for their resistance to disease, productivity, and nutritional value. Today, few topics have the power to inspire as much international furor and misinformation as the development and distribution of genetically altered foods.

Experts: Bruce N. Ames, Henry I. Miller
Type: Independent Institute Event
Issues: Agriculture, Business, Environment, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Science

       
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