Historically Americans have relied on the federal government for wilderness protection. But the federal government has made promises too politically expensive to keep. In North America, conservation efforts are now directed to preserving biologically valuable lands outside our wilderness areas...

Changing environmentalism -- Scarcity: an economics primer -- Rights: how property rights and markets replace conflict with cooperation -- Coercion: protecting the environment with government action -- Choosing: economics and environmental policy choices -- Climate change and the problem of energy