I've just discovered that Elizabeth Brubaker's Property Rights in the Defence of Nature is now available on-line here. Brubaker, who works for Canada's Environment Probe, makes a compelling case that property rights were, and can be, an effective means of environmental protection. Her book chronicles the history, and erosion, of property-based pollution protection in Canada. The U.S. experience was similar, albeit not identical. Nonetheless, there are many important lessons for property-based approach to environmental protection.