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Promised Land

Promised Land

Alan Krupnick

Jan. 15, 2013

Can Fracking Help Achieve Climate Stabilization and Long-term Energy Independence?

Can Fracking Help Achieve Climate Stabilization and Long-term Energy Independence?

Roger A. Sedjo

Jan. 15, 2013

Quantifying Uncertainty on Thin Ice

Quantifying Uncertainty on Thin Ice

Roger Cooke

Jan. 15, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Jan. 14, 2013

Do Renewables Policies Promote Valuable Investments?

Do Renewables Policies Promote Valuable Investments?

Joshua Linn and Clayton Munnings

Jan. 11, 2013

Why the Climate Problem Requires a New Generation of Uncertainty Analysis

Why the Climate Problem Requires a New Generation of Uncertainty Analysis

Roger Cooke

Jan. 9, 2013

Doha in Context: A Brief History of Climate Negotiations

Doha in Context: A Brief History of Climate Negotiations

Daniel F. Morris and Clayton Munnings

Jan. 8, 2013

Does a Natural Gas Bridge Go Anywhere?

Does a Natural Gas Bridge Go Anywhere?

Nathan Richardson

Jan. 7, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Jan. 7, 2013

Space Launch Indemnification

Space Launch Indemnification

Molly Macauley and Tim Brennan

Jan. 4, 2013

RFF Feature: Policy Options for Encouraging Home Energy Efficiency Improvements

RFF Feature: Policy Options for Encouraging Home Energy Efficiency Improvements

RFF Staff

Jan. 3, 2013

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Dec. 31, 2012

Resources 2020 with Thomas C. Schelling

Resources 2020 with Thomas C. Schelling

RFF Staff

Dec. 19, 2012

Energy Independence - What Then? (Part Four: The Environment)

Energy Independence - What Then? (Part Four: The Environment)

Joel Darmstadter

Dec. 18, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Dec. 18, 2012

Why the Wind Tax Credit is a Bad Way to Cut Carbon

Why the Wind Tax Credit is a Bad Way to Cut Carbon

Joshua Linn and Clayton Munnings

Dec. 17, 2012

New RFF Publications

New RFF Publications

RFF Staff

Dec. 17, 2012

States Push EPA to Regulate Methane from Oil & Gas Operations

States Push EPA to Regulate Methane from Oil & Gas Operations

Nathan Richardson

Dec. 14, 2012

Is the Natural Gas Revolution Real?

Is the Natural Gas Revolution Real?

Alan Krupnick

Dec. 13, 2012

Doha Dysfunction

Doha Dysfunction

Daniel F. Morris

Dec. 10, 2012

RFF Feature: The Coming US Carbon Market

RFF Feature: The Coming US Carbon Market

RFF Staff

Dec. 7, 2012

NRDC’s EPA/GHG Proposal is Impressive. But Tough Legal Battles Are Likely

NRDC’s EPA/GHG Proposal is Impressive. But Tough Legal Battles Are Likely

Nathan Richardson

Dec. 7, 2012

Energy Independence - What Then? (Part Three: The Broad Goal of North American Energy Independence)

Energy Independence - What Then? (Part Three: The Broad Goal of North American Energy Independence)

Joel Darmstadter and Roger A. Sedjo

Dec. 6, 2012

NRDC’s Clean Air Act GHG Plan

NRDC’s Clean Air Act GHG Plan

Dallas Burtraw

Dec. 6, 2012