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Forty Years Later, an Oil Crisis Retrospective

Forty Years Later, an Oil Crisis Retrospective

Joel Darmstadter

Jan. 2, 2014

Haynesville Governments Retain Fiscal Benefits in the Wake of a Boom

Haynesville Governments Retain Fiscal Benefits in the Wake of a Boom

Daniel Raimi

Dec. 27, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Dec. 23, 2013

Government Finance in the Barnett, Home of the Shale Gas Revolution

Government Finance in the Barnett, Home of the Shale Gas Revolution

Daniel Raimi

Dec. 23, 2013

RFF/Stanford/USA Today Poll Shows Majority Support for Regulating Power Plant GHG Emissions

RFF/Stanford/USA Today Poll Shows Majority Support for Regulating Power Plant GHG Emissions

Peter Nelson

Dec. 20, 2013

States Can't Take the Credit, But They Do Matter

States Can't Take the Credit, But They Do Matter

Nathan Richardson

Dec. 19, 2013

Valuing Conservation in the Context of Climate Change

Valuing Conservation in the Context of Climate Change

Carolyn Kousky and Margaret A. Walls

Dec. 17, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Dec. 16, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Dec. 9, 2013

Phase II of the Shale Public Finance Project

Phase II of the Shale Public Finance Project

Daniel Raimi

Dec. 8, 2013

Wyoming Counties See Large Revenue Growth, Cities Less So as Production Grows

Wyoming Counties See Large Revenue Growth, Cities Less So as Production Grows

Daniel Raimi

Dec. 3, 2013

The Warsaw Climate Negotiations, and Reason for Cautious Optimism

The Warsaw Climate Negotiations, and Reason for Cautious Optimism

Dec. 2, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Dec. 2, 2013

Using Satellites to Understand Drought

Using Satellites to Understand Drought

Yusuke Kuwayama and Molly Macauley

Nov. 25, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Nov. 25, 2013

Taxing Electricity’s Carbon Emissions at Social Cost

Taxing Electricity’s Carbon Emissions at Social Cost

Anthony Paul and Karen Palmer

Nov. 22, 2013

Different Effects for Western Colorado Neighbors

Different Effects for Western Colorado Neighbors

Daniel Raimi

Nov. 22, 2013

Two World Views on Carbon Revenues

Two World Views on Carbon Revenues

Dallas Burtraw and Samantha Sekar

Nov. 20, 2013

Sourcing the Future of Wood Bioenergy

Sourcing the Future of Wood Bioenergy

Roger A. Sedjo

Nov. 18, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Nov. 18, 2013

Unconventional Fuel Production and Water Resources

Unconventional Fuel Production and Water Resources

Yusuke Kuwayama

Nov. 14, 2013

Can Anyone Challenge EPA's Coal Ban?

Can Anyone Challenge EPA's Coal Ban?

Nathan Richardson

Nov. 13, 2013

Oil Production, Government Revenue Grow in the Shadow of the Rockies

Oil Production, Government Revenue Grow in the Shadow of the Rockies

Daniel Raimi

Nov. 13, 2013

Industry Fracking Messages Need Improving

Industry Fracking Messages Need Improving

Alan Krupnick

Nov. 11, 2013