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Aligning Carbon Markets: The Case of California and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Aligning Carbon Markets: The Case of California and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Dallas Burtraw

April 5, 2013

New Issue of Resources Magazine

New Issue of Resources Magazine

RFF Staff

April 4, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

April 1, 2013

Looking for a Sustainable Funding Model for State Parks

Looking for a Sustainable Funding Model for State Parks

Margaret A. Walls

March 27, 2013

Water Smart—Dollar Smart

Water Smart—Dollar Smart

P. Lynn Scarlett

March 27, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 25, 2013

New RFF Publications

New RFF Publications

RFF Staff

March 22, 2013

Thinking Like an Economist within the Complex Climate Policy Regime

Thinking Like an Economist within the Complex Climate Policy Regime

Dallas Burtraw

March 22, 2013

Using Executive Action to Promote Climate Change Adaptation

Using Executive Action to Promote Climate Change Adaptation

Daniel F. Morris

March 19, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 19, 2013

Climate-Ready Coastal Development? A Model from Pelican Bay, Florida

Climate-Ready Coastal Development? A Model from Pelican Bay, Florida

Carolyn Kousky

March 18, 2013

On the Origins of Research

On the Origins of Research

March 18, 2013

Polar Interpretations of a Study of Shale Gas Development and Surface Water

Polar Interpretations of a Study of Shale Gas Development and Surface Water

Lucija Muehlenbachs

March 14, 2013

Press Release: Impacts of Shale Gas Development on Rivers and Streams

Press Release: Impacts of Shale Gas Development on Rivers and Streams

RFF Staff

March 14, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

March 11, 2013

EPA and Global Carbon: Can You Have it Both Ways?

EPA and Global Carbon: Can You Have it Both Ways?

Nathan Richardson and Jason Schwartz

March 7, 2013

China’s Carbon Tax Plan

China’s Carbon Tax Plan

Antung Anthony Liu

March 6, 2013

EPA and Global Carbon: Hiding in Plain Sight

EPA and Global Carbon: Hiding in Plain Sight

Jason Schwartz

March 5, 2013

EPA and Global Carbon: Unnecessary Risk

EPA and Global Carbon: Unnecessary Risk

Nathan Richardson

Feb. 28, 2013

EPA and Global Carbon: A Debate

EPA and Global Carbon: A Debate

Jason Schwartz

Feb. 27, 2013

Video: Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment

Video: Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment

RFF Staff

Feb. 26, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Feb. 26, 2013

Paying Ecuador to Protect the Rainforest

Paying Ecuador to Protect the Rainforest

William Pizer

Feb. 21, 2013

A Two-Way Street Between Academia and the Policy World

A Two-Way Street Between Academia and the Policy World

Feb. 19, 2013