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Should we all take a bit of lithium?!

Should we all take a bit of lithium?!

Paul von Hippel and Sheila M. Olmstead

Nov. 5, 2014

Resources Magazine: What Americans Think About Climate Change

Resources Magazine: What Americans Think About Climate Change

RFF Staff

Nov. 4, 2014

Traveling the Country to Study Shale Public Finance

Traveling the Country to Study Shale Public Finance

Daniel Raimi

Nov. 2, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 31, 2014

Canada–Renewable Energy: Implications for WTO Law on Green and Not-So-Green Subsidies

Canada–Renewable Energy: Implications for WTO Law on Green and Not-So-Green Subsidies

Carolyn Fischer

Oct. 31, 2014

A Look at How the NFIP Differs from a Private Insurance Company

A Look at How the NFIP Differs from a Private Insurance Company

Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman

Oct. 30, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 24, 2014

Crediting Early Action under EPA's Clean Power Plan

Crediting Early Action under EPA's Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Oct. 24, 2014

The GAO Report: Competition of Oil Export Ban Studies

The GAO Report: Competition of Oil Export Ban Studies

Alan Krupnick and Stephen P. A. Brown

Oct. 20, 2014

Cap and Trade in China: How Might It Work?

Cap and Trade in China: How Might It Work?

Clayton Munnings

Oct. 20, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 17, 2014

Looking at the Effects of a Carbon Tax across States

Looking at the Effects of a Carbon Tax across States

Hal Gordon and Roberton C. Williams III

Oct. 16, 2014

More Natural Gas, Less Warming?

More Natural Gas, Less Warming?

Brian Flannery

Oct. 15, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 10, 2014

Designing Cost-Efficient Surveillance to Control Invasive Species

Designing Cost-Efficient Surveillance to Control Invasive Species

Rebecca Epanchin-Niell

Oct. 9, 2014

Improving the Efficiency of Coal Plants under EPA’S Clean Power Plan

Improving the Efficiency of Coal Plants under EPA’S Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Oct. 7, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 6, 2014

The Role of Renewable Energy in EPA’s Clean Power Plan

The Role of Renewable Energy in EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Oct. 2, 2014

Is There Really Bipartisan Consensus on Benefit-Cost Analysis of Regulation?

Is There Really Bipartisan Consensus on Benefit-Cost Analysis of Regulation?

Arthur G. Fraas

Oct. 1, 2014

Climate Change Policy Imperatives: Let's Not Neglect Adaptation

Climate Change Policy Imperatives: Let's Not Neglect Adaptation

Joel Darmstadter

Sept. 26, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 26, 2014

Belt and Suspenders and More: A Look at the Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies

Belt and Suspenders and More: A Look at the Incremental Impact of Energy Efficiency Subsidies

Sebastien Houde and Joseph E. Aldy

Sept. 25, 2014

The Role of Energy Efficiency in EPA’S Clean Power Plan

The Role of Energy Efficiency in EPA’S Clean Power Plan

Clayton Munnings

Sept. 23, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 19, 2014