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McKibben, Liquid Natural Gas, and the Economy

McKibben, Liquid Natural Gas, and the Economy

Alan Krupnick

Jan. 31, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Jan. 27, 2014

What to Expect From EPA Climate Rules

What to Expect From EPA Climate Rules

Nathan Richardson

Jan. 24, 2014

New Technologies Reinvigorate West Texas Production, Government Revenue

New Technologies Reinvigorate West Texas Production, Government Revenue

Daniel Raimi

Jan. 24, 2014

Will Philanthropy Solve Park Funding Problems? Not Likely

Will Philanthropy Solve Park Funding Problems? Not Likely

Margaret A. Walls

Jan. 21, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Jan. 21, 2014

Will Europe Scrap its Renewables Target? That Would Be Good News for the Economy and for the Environment

Will Europe Scrap its Renewables Target? That Would Be Good News for the Economy and for the Environment

Jan. 21, 2014

Eagle Ford Boosts Government Revenue across Southern Texas

Eagle Ford Boosts Government Revenue across Southern Texas

Daniel Raimi

Jan. 17, 2014

How Have Recent Fuel Economy and GHG Standards for New Passenger Vehicles Affected the US and European Markets?

How Have Recent Fuel Economy and GHG Standards for New Passenger Vehicles Affected the US and European Markets?

Joshua Linn

Jan. 16, 2014

New Issue of Resources Magazine

New Issue of Resources Magazine

RFF Staff

Jan. 15, 2014

Climate Benefits from the Production Tax Credit?

Climate Benefits from the Production Tax Credit?

Joshua Linn and Clayton Munnings

Jan. 14, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Jan. 13, 2014

Understanding the Tradeoffs of CAFE Standards

Understanding the Tradeoffs of CAFE Standards

Joshua Linn

Jan. 13, 2014

Spindletop: The Original Oil “Boomtown”

Spindletop: The Original Oil “Boomtown”

Daniel Raimi

Jan. 10, 2014

Space Launch Risk Redux

Space Launch Risk Redux

Molly Macauley and Tim Brennan

Jan. 8, 2014

The Sandy Supplemental by the Numbers

The Sandy Supplemental by the Numbers

Carolyn Kousky and Leonard Shabman

Jan. 6, 2014

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Jan. 6, 2014

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