It seems like ownership is the wrong paradigm for natural resources. As the article mentions, Texas and Oklahoma allow ownership of water as a mineral right. That allows unlimited exploitation of the resource, ignoring that the resource itself is limited. Thus, the Ogallala aquifer is depleted. Resources need to be managed to prevent tragedy of the commons.
Yup. I live in Kansas City, on the Missouri side, and there’s tons of land that’s owned by the LDS. There was an area near where where I grew up, that I drove past many times a week as an adult, that I only later learned was LDS land. Only learned about it after there was talk of developing the area into like a youth sports complex. And that the LDS church owned the land.
“How dare my neighbor make six-figures from his land when I struggle to make ends meet!”
I don’t see any explanation in this article of why people oppose a farmer putting solar panels on his land. How can it possibly harm their land to have solar panels within 1/2 mile of their property line?
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