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Recycling Revenue from a Carbon Tax

Recycling Revenue from a Carbon Tax

Marc Hafstead and Lawrence Goulder

Nov. 6, 2013

Solving Carbon Tax Competition Issues

Solving Carbon Tax Competition Issues

Gilbert Metcalf

Nov. 4, 2013

What Value Does a Potential Pacific Coast Carbon Price Have?

What Value Does a Potential Pacific Coast Carbon Price Have?

Dallas Burtraw and Clayton Munnings

Nov. 1, 2013

Beside the Bakken: Eastern Montana Feels the Effects of a Neighbor's Oil Boom

Beside the Bakken: Eastern Montana Feels the Effects of a Neighbor's Oil Boom

Daniel Raimi

Nov. 1, 2013

Will Congress Halt the EPA's Climate Policy?

Will Congress Halt the EPA's Climate Policy?

Nathan Richardson

Oct. 29, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 29, 2013

Climate Change, Public Policy, and the University

Climate Change, Public Policy, and the University

Oct. 23, 2013

Public Finance in the Booming Bakken

Public Finance in the Booming Bakken

Daniel Raimi

Oct. 22, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 21, 2013

Resources Magazine: Past, Current, and Proposed CAFE Standards

Resources Magazine: Past, Current, and Proposed CAFE Standards

RFF Staff

Oct. 18, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 15, 2013

Supreme Court To Hear Key EPA/Carbon Case, But Only on Narrow Grounds

Supreme Court To Hear Key EPA/Carbon Case, But Only on Narrow Grounds

Nathan Richardson

Oct. 15, 2013

Making Flood Insurance Affordable

Making Flood Insurance Affordable

Carolyn Kousky and Howard Kunreuther

Oct. 8, 2013

Market Shares and Technology Driving Up Fuel Economy in New Vehicles

Market Shares and Technology Driving Up Fuel Economy in New Vehicles

Joshua Linn

Oct. 4, 2013

A Global Perspective on the Social Cost of Carbon

A Global Perspective on the Social Cost of Carbon

Joel Darmstadter and Jan Mares

Oct. 4, 2013

Exploring Shale's Financial Impact in Northeast Pennsylvania

Exploring Shale's Financial Impact in Northeast Pennsylvania

Daniel Raimi

Oct. 4, 2013

Shale Gas Development Linked to Traffic Accidents in Pennsylvania

Shale Gas Development Linked to Traffic Accidents in Pennsylvania

Lucija Muehlenbachs and Alan Krupnick

Sept. 27, 2013

Update: EPA NSPS Proposal -Does- Separate Coal and Gas

Update: EPA NSPS Proposal -Does- Separate Coal and Gas

Nathan Richardson

Sept. 25, 2013

Washington, Greene Counties Adapt to Shale Development's Impact

Washington, Greene Counties Adapt to Shale Development's Impact

Daniel Raimi

Sept. 25, 2013

Resources Magazine: Designing a Fair Carbon Tax

Resources Magazine: Designing a Fair Carbon Tax

Daniel F. Morris and Clayton Munnings

Sept. 23, 2013

Small Changes, But an Important Signal in New Power Plant GHG Proposal

Small Changes, But an Important Signal in New Power Plant GHG Proposal

Nathan Richardson

Sept. 20, 2013

New Issue of Resources Magazine

New Issue of Resources Magazine

RFF Staff

Sept. 19, 2013

Good News for Gas from New Fugitive Methane Numbers

Good News for Gas from New Fugitive Methane Numbers

Alan Krupnick and Nathan Richardson

Sept. 16, 2013

How Much Do Weather-related Disasters Cost?

How Much Do Weather-related Disasters Cost?

Carolyn Kousky

Sept. 16, 2013