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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

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 24, 2014

Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: The Fuel Efficiency Gap

Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review: The Fuel Efficiency Gap

Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

March 20, 2014

Resources Magazine: Putting a Price on Carbon. Who Gets the Revenue?

Resources Magazine: Putting a Price on Carbon. Who Gets the Revenue?

RFF Staff

March 20, 2014

Can There Be a Positive Prognosis for Climate Negotiations?

Can There Be a Positive Prognosis for Climate Negotiations?

March 17, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 17, 2014

Gauging the Distributional Consequences of Public Policies

Gauging the Distributional Consequences of Public Policies

Winston Harrington

March 14, 2014

Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review

Research Questions for the Midterm CAFE Review

Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

March 13, 2014

Resources Magazine: Opportunities for Natural Gas in the Light-Duty Fleet

Resources Magazine: Opportunities for Natural Gas in the Light-Duty Fleet

Arthur G. Fraas, Winston Harrington, and Richard D. Morgenstern

March 12, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library

This Week in the RFF Library

RFF Staff

March 11, 2014

What is Ecological Wealth?

What is Ecological Wealth?

James Boyd

March 10, 2014

Resources Magazine: Shale Gas Development Linked to Traffic Accidents in Pennsylvania

Resources Magazine: Shale Gas Development Linked to Traffic Accidents in Pennsylvania

RFF Staff

March 7, 2014

Fixing Emissions Trading Imbalances with a Price Floor

Fixing Emissions Trading Imbalances with a Price Floor

Dallas Burtraw

March 7, 2014

Update on Ending the Export Ban: What It Means for US Gasoline Prices

Update on Ending the Export Ban: What It Means for US Gasoline Prices

Alan Krupnick

March 5, 2014

Russia and Ukraine: The Energy Dimension

Russia and Ukraine: The Energy Dimension

Joel Darmstadter

March 5, 2014

Ounce of Prevention, Pound of Cure, Ton of Bricks

Ounce of Prevention, Pound of Cure, Ton of Bricks

Heather L. Ross

March 4, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 3, 2014

Misplaced Obsessions

Misplaced Obsessions

Alan Krupnick

Feb. 26, 2014

Giving Too Much Away?

Giving Too Much Away?

Nathan Richardson

Feb. 24, 2014