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Obama’s Biggest Climate Move Wasn’t in His Speech

Obama’s Biggest Climate Move Wasn’t in His Speech

Nathan Richardson and Clayton Munnings

June 26, 2013

New Issue of Resources Magazine

New Issue of Resources Magazine

RFF Staff

June 25, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

June 24, 2013

Comparing the Clean Air Act and a Carbon Price

Comparing the Clean Air Act and a Carbon Price

Arthur G. Fraas and Nathan Richardson

June 24, 2013

Thinking About the Energy-Efficiency Gap

Thinking About the Energy-Efficiency Gap

June 20, 2013

Hurricane Sandy and the National Flood Insurance Program

Hurricane Sandy and the National Flood Insurance Program

RFF Staff

June 18, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library

This Week in the RFF Library

RFF Staff

June 17, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

June 3, 2013

Resources Magazine: Options for US Climate Policy

Resources Magazine: Options for US Climate Policy

Kristin Hayes

May 23, 2013

Video: A North American Approach to Climate Change

Video: A North American Approach to Climate Change

RFF Staff

May 23, 2013

Climate Policy in California: What It Means for the State and Beyond

Climate Policy in California: What It Means for the State and Beyond

Dallas Burtraw

May 22, 2013

Fracking on Federal Lands: Stewards, not Regulators

Fracking on Federal Lands: Stewards, not Regulators

Nathan Richardson and Alan Krupnick

May 22, 2013

The New CAFE Standards: Are They Enough on Their Own?

The New CAFE Standards: Are They Enough on Their Own?

Virginia McConnell

May 20, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

May 20, 2013

The Value of Being First: Climate Policy Perspectives from California and Sweden

The Value of Being First: Climate Policy Perspectives from California and Sweden

Daniel F. Morris

May 16, 2013

The Economics of Shame: A New RFF Press Book

The Economics of Shame: A New RFF Press Book

Allen Blackman

May 15, 2013

Resources Magazine: Ensuring Competitiveness under a US Carbon Tax

Resources Magazine: Ensuring Competitiveness under a US Carbon Tax

Carolyn Fischer

May 14, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

May 14, 2013

Video: The Promise and Limits of Ingenuity

Video: The Promise and Limits of Ingenuity

RFF Staff

May 8, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

May 6, 2013

Resources Magazine: The Limits to Ingenuity

Resources Magazine: The Limits to Ingenuity

James Boyd

May 1, 2013

New RFF Publications

New RFF Publications

RFF Staff

April 30, 2013

Policy Options for Addressing Carbon Tax Impacts to Households

Policy Options for Addressing Carbon Tax Impacts to Households

Daniel F. Morris

April 29, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

April 29, 2013