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Foundation for Economic Education Seminar
Reforming Federal Environmental Policy: Entrepreneurs, Enterprises, and the Environment
Saturday, September 12, 2009
CCU Main Campus
Colorado Christian University and The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) are pleased to be co-hosting a seminar at CCU's main campus in Lakewood titled "Reforming Federal Environmental Policy: Entrepreneurs, Enterprises, and the Environment." This seminar, which will feature FEE president Lawrence Reed and author Gregory Rehmke, is specifically designed for Christian high school and home-school students who want to seriously explore this complex economic issue.
Students will come away with factual and practical information that will help them prepare solid arguments and view the topic from multiple perspectives. Register online now.
Lawrence Reed is the President of the Foundation for Economic Education and the founder and President Emeritus of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. In the past twenty years, he has authored over 1,000 newspaper columns and articles in magazines, as well as five books, including his most recent, Striking the Root: Essays on Liberty.
Gregory Rehmke directs programs for Economic Thinking and the Foundation for Economic Education. He is co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Economics and has written and lectured widely on environmental topics.
Seminar Schedule
| Saturday, September 12 | |
| 9:00 - 9:20 a.m. | Opening Welcome William Armstrong, President, Colorado Christian University |
| 9:20 - 10:50 a.m. | Seven Principles of Sound Policy Lawrence Reed |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | The Prosperity Paradox and Environmental Regulation: Prosperity enables cleaner air and water, and improvements in nearly all other environmental measures, but as people grow wealthier, many believe pollution and other environmental problems are getting worse. Why? Gregory Rehmke |
| 12:10 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Entrepreneurs, Enterprises and the Environment: Free-Market Environmentalism (FME) focuses on the many ways for-profit and nonprofit enterprises can solve environmental problems. Clear and enforceable property rights along with the rule of law are central to environmental progress. |
| 2:10 - 3:10 p.m. |
Environmental Law, Legislation, and Liberty: Environmental policy should be based upon law, but most of today’s federal environmental policy flows from administrative edicts from federal agencies, and are based on vague legislation made in Congress. Just and efficient environment law once was part of the common law, and it should be again. |
| 3:10 - 3:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Adjourn |
