The John Hyde Archives
Historic archive of articles and newspaper columns written by former Australian politician John Hyde OAM.
Environment
Jackey's Marsh
- Where private ownership over resources is granted, there usually is loving care over the property.
- The main question is whether the area in Jackey's Marsh is logged, maintained as it is or used in other ways.
Greenhouse and All That
- Before we give governments that power to do damage to the world economy, we need to be reasonable sure that there is a crisis in the world ecosystem and that any action proposed as net benefits.
Coronation Hill and Conservation
- Miners are ordinary people who for the most part, love nature. By demonising them, environmentalists gave up the chance for BHP to use its resources for their cause.
The Greens Crying Wolf
- Even with land degradation being a serious issue, most cases can be avoided by individuals managing their own affairs in an orderly manner. We do not need a totalitarian organisation telling farmers what to do with their land.
Mr Greiner's Environment
- Mr Greiner's 'Earth Day' speech outlined an approach to environmental management that doesn't prevent the achievement of other values which most people hold dear.
Immigration and The Environment (requested by David Armstrong)
Environment Immigration Collectivism Property Rights
- The average collectivist greens person does not want to increase immigration either because of greed or prejudice. However, a larger population will preserve the environment if a system of private property rights is maintained.
Dr Bruce Ames
- Dr Bruce Ames is a scientist that has specialised in carcinogens and he has indicated that we consume trace amounts of deadly chemicals and we should vary our diet to ensure the exposure is remains small.
The Green's Vote
- The Coalition lost the chance to win the votes of ordinary sensible environmentalists, it could have announced the best possible combination of environmentalism and jobs.
Environment in The Bush
- Private property is best for the environment where owners safeguard the value of the property by taking care of their land.
Greenhouse
- There has not been enough evidence that justifies public policies with huge economic costs.
Property Rights and The Environment
- There is an exchange of rights between environmental goods such as clean air and water and between non-environmental goods such as food and medicines.
- Owners of private property have the ability to choose between the both and are the first line of defence for the environment.
The Environment
Environment Law Regulation Politics
- Governments thinking of using regulations to protect the environment should take into account any externalities them proceed with caution and having respect for the rule-of-law and democracy.
About
John Hyde OAM is a former Australian politician. He was elected as the member for the Division of Moore in Western Australia for the Liberal Party.
John Hyde OAM is the author of Dry: In Defence of Economic Freedom.