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Should Coastal Communities Consider Transfers of Development Rights?

Should Coastal Communities Consider Transfers of Development Rights?

Margaret A. Walls

May 9, 2014

Managing Shoreline Retreat in the United States: A Three-Part Strategy

Managing Shoreline Retreat in the United States: A Three-Part Strategy

Carolyn Kousky

May 6, 2014

Emissions Trading Isn't Dead, But It's Not Out of the Hospital Either

Emissions Trading Isn't Dead, But It's Not Out of the Hospital Either

Nathan Richardson

May 6, 2014

Understanding the IPCC: An Important Follow-Up

Understanding the IPCC: An Important Follow-Up

May 5, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

May 5, 2014

Resources Magazine: Groundwater Markets - Managing a Critical, Hidden Resource

Resources Magazine: Groundwater Markets - Managing a Critical, Hidden Resource

Yusuke Kuwayama

May 1, 2014

Deep and Shallow Uncertainty in Messaging Climate Change

Deep and Shallow Uncertainty in Messaging Climate Change

Roger Cooke

April 29, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

April 28, 2014

Is the IPCC Government Approval Process Broken?

Is the IPCC Government Approval Process Broken?

April 28, 2014

Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: Will the Footprint-Based CAFE Standard Work as Expected?

Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: Will the Footprint-Based CAFE Standard Work as Expected?

Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

April 25, 2014

Flood Insurance Claims: A Fat Tail Getting Fatter

Flood Insurance Claims: A Fat Tail Getting Fatter

Roger Cooke, Carolyn Kousky, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan

April 24, 2014

What Do State Renewable Portfolio Standards Mean for Carbon Intensity?

What Do State Renewable Portfolio Standards Mean for Carbon Intensity?

Samantha Sekar

April 23, 2014

Twitter Q&A Roundup: Exploring the Local Impacts of Shale Gas Development

Twitter Q&A Roundup: Exploring the Local Impacts of Shale Gas Development

Alan Krupnick

April 23, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

April 21, 2014

Mixing and Matching Electricity Sector Policies

Mixing and Matching Electricity Sector Policies

Carolyn Fischer

April 17, 2014

New Issue of Resources Magazine

New Issue of Resources Magazine

RFF Staff

April 16, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library

This Week in the RFF Library

RFF Staff

April 14, 2014

Flexibility and Cost-Effectiveness in Proposed Climate Policies

Flexibility and Cost-Effectiveness in Proposed Climate Policies

Anthony Paul and Karen Palmer

April 9, 2014

Preserving Flexibility

Preserving Flexibility

Nathan Richardson

April 8, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

April 7, 2014

Identifying “Known Unknowns” in the Natural Gas Revolution

Identifying “Known Unknowns” in the Natural Gas Revolution

Kristin Hayes

April 3, 2014

State Implementation of the Clean Air Act: Frequently Asked Questions

State Implementation of the Clean Air Act: Frequently Asked Questions

Dallas Burtraw

April 1, 2014

Resources Magazine: Negotiating a Post-2020 Climate Agreement in a Mosaic World

Resources Magazine: Negotiating a Post-2020 Climate Agreement in a Mosaic World

Brian Flannery

March 31, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 31, 2014