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Growing Environmentalism: The Difference between Desires, Behavior, and Preferences

Growing Environmentalism: The Difference between Desires, Behavior, and Preferences

James Boyd and Carolyn Kousky

Oct. 13, 2015

Five Energy and Environmental Questions for the Presidential Field

Five Energy and Environmental Questions for the Presidential Field

Alan Krupnick, Molly Macauley, and Richard D. Morgenstern

Oct. 13, 2015

Are We Becoming More Environmental? An Introduction

Are We Becoming More Environmental? An Introduction

James Boyd and Carolyn Kousky

Oct. 9, 2015

New Resources Article—The Impacts of a US Carbon Tax across Income Groups and States

New Resources Article—The Impacts of a US Carbon Tax across Income Groups and States

Roberton C. Williams III, Dallas Burtraw, and Richard D. Morgenstern

Oct. 7, 2015

The Papal Encyclical and Climate Change Policy

The Papal Encyclical and Climate Change Policy

Robert Stavins

Oct. 6, 2015

Obama and Xi Take Climate Action to the Next Level

Obama and Xi Take Climate Action to the Next Level

Phil Sharp

Oct. 2, 2015

Five Takeaways from EPA’s New Ozone Standard

Five Takeaways from EPA’s New Ozone Standard

Alan Krupnick and Kristen McCormack

Oct. 2, 2015

Valuing Private Goods with Public Benefits: Confessions of a “Clean” Diesel Owner

Valuing Private Goods with Public Benefits: Confessions of a “Clean” Diesel Owner

Casey Wichman

Oct. 1, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Sept. 30, 2015

New Issue of Resources—Creating Equity in Environmental Policy

New Issue of Resources—Creating Equity in Environmental Policy

Phil Sharp

Sept. 28, 2015

The VW Scandal and Competing Environmental Goals

The VW Scandal and Competing Environmental Goals

Joshua Linn and Virginia McConnell

Sept. 25, 2015

Defining the Unknown: A Look at the Cost of Tighter Ozone Standards

Defining the Unknown: A Look at the Cost of Tighter Ozone Standards

Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn, and Kristen McCormack

Sept. 25, 2015

Back to the Bakken

Back to the Bakken

Daniel Raimi

Sept. 24, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Sept. 14, 2015

All or Nothing: Environmentalists Are Still Unhappy About Obama’s Climate Policies

All or Nothing: Environmentalists Are Still Unhappy About Obama’s Climate Policies

Alan Krupnick

Sept. 2, 2015

A Key Element for the Forthcoming Paris Climate Agreement

A Key Element for the Forthcoming Paris Climate Agreement

Robert Stavins

Sept. 2, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Aug. 31, 2015

The Agency vs. the Industry: Who’s Got It Right on Methane?

The Agency vs. the Industry: Who’s Got It Right on Methane?

Alan Krupnick

Aug. 25, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Aug. 24, 2015

A Virtuous Cycle? The Economics of Bicycle Sharing

A Virtuous Cycle? The Economics of Bicycle Sharing

Casey Wichman

Aug. 20, 2015

Global Benefit-Cost Analysis in US Climate Policy: Heresy or Evolutionary Logic?

Global Benefit-Cost Analysis in US Climate Policy: Heresy or Evolutionary Logic?

Joel Darmstadter

Aug. 17, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Aug. 17, 2015

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Aug. 10, 2015

10 Things We Looked for in the Clean Power Plan… and What We Found

10 Things We Looked for in the Clean Power Plan… and What We Found

Nathan Richardson

Aug. 3, 2015