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Todd Myers

@wapolicygreen.bsky.social

Author, "Time to Think Small" & advocate of environmental innovation. VP for Research, WA Policy Center. Former Washington State Department of Natural Resources staff. Former member Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council. Beekeeper.

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The letter says that without a comparative advantage, we can't attract talent from California. They have the advantage of the ecosystem. Other states have the tax advantage. We would have neither.

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

You obviously didn't read the letter. It addresses that.

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

OK, but wouldn't you agree that putting the economy on a firm footing is the priority right now?

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Read my piece (and other great stories about environmental stewardship in the Pacific Northwest) in the latest PERC magazine. www.perc.org/research/mag...

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

After decades of mismanagement by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Quinault tribe took control of forests on reservation land. The result? Their stewardship is more sustainable - ecologically and economically. It is an example of what local control and knowledge can do for the environment.

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

As a beekeeper, I am comfortable with insects, but the one I saw under glass was scary. Here is a good writeup on the eradication effort from @washingtonstatestandard.com. Also, here is a fantastic photo of WSDA eliminating the hive they found. washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/18/i...

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The Asian giant hornet - known as the "murder hornet" - has been eradicated in Washington and the U.S. Congrats to the WA Dept. of Agriculture for effectively eliminating the invasive pest. Key to eradication was technology that allowed them to track a hornet back to a nest to eliminate it.

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

How do a random coyote and random badger express not only that they aren’t hostile, but that they want to work together? How do they build trust? How do they decide when to go hunting? How do they decide to share what they catch? It is hard enough for two humans to agree about ordering a pizza.

conservamerica.org

A Coyote, a Badger, and Respectful Environmental Stewardship by Todd Myers, ConservAmerica Advisor – ConservAmerica

ConservAmerica advisor and Environmental Director of the Washington Policy Center Todd Myers published an excellent piece on the complexity of nature and why using the environment to virtue signal is ...

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I find a remarkable number of government programs (forestry or otherwise) yield little if any environmental benefit, but are justified for other political reasons (jobs, social justice, etc.) even as they claim to help the planet.

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Does this critique also apply to government-funded climate projects?

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Todd Myers @wapolicygreen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The problem is not a failure of science. The problem is political misuse of science... We need a more dynamic approach that learns and adjusts, improving through trial and error. There is already a model for this approach: traditional, indigenous knowledge. www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/202...

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Learning from Tribal Knowledge to Protect the Environment

There is perhaps no more overused word in environmental policy than “science.” Politicians hope allusions to the scientific process will hide the lack of arguments for their policy proposa

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