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Climate Silentists

Climate Silentists

Nathan Richardson

Oct. 23, 2012

Cap-and-Trade, Carbon Taxes, and My Neighbor’s Lovely Lawn

Cap-and-Trade, Carbon Taxes, and My Neighbor’s Lovely Lawn

Oct. 22, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 22, 2012

Will Biotech Help Bring Back the American Chestnut?

Will Biotech Help Bring Back the American Chestnut?

Juha V. Siikamäki

Oct. 17, 2012

Energy in the Second Debate

Energy in the Second Debate

Alan Krupnick

Oct. 17, 2012

Less Coal, More Gas, Less Carbon, Cheaper Power

Less Coal, More Gas, Less Carbon, Cheaper Power

Karen Palmer

Oct. 16, 2012

Recycling Debates on Energy Independence and Energy Security

Recycling Debates on Energy Independence and Energy Security

Joel Darmstadter

Oct. 16, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 15, 2012

Thoughts on Stiglitz, Inequality and the Environment

Thoughts on Stiglitz, Inequality and the Environment

Dallas Burtraw

Oct. 12, 2012

Econ 101: The Price is Not Right

Econ 101: The Price is Not Right

Heather L. Ross

Oct. 10, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 10, 2012

The Next Decade of Forest Management

The Next Decade of Forest Management

Roger A. Sedjo

Oct. 10, 2012

China Losing Money on Solar - a Good Thing, But Not For the Reason You Think

China Losing Money on Solar - a Good Thing, But Not For the Reason You Think

Nathan Richardson

Oct. 5, 2012

Senate Stares Down Europe on Aviation Carbon

Senate Stares Down Europe on Aviation Carbon

Samuel Grausz and Nathan Richardson

Oct. 2, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Oct. 1, 2012

New RFF Publications

New RFF Publications

RFF Staff

Sept. 28, 2012

RFF Report: An Assessment of U.S. Forest-Climate Assistance

RFF Report: An Assessment of U.S. Forest-Climate Assistance

Michael Wolosin

Sept. 27, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 24, 2012

Revised Maps of Shale Gas Regulation

Revised Maps of Shale Gas Regulation

Nathan Richardson

Sept. 24, 2012

Regulating in the Dark

Regulating in the Dark

Nathan Richardson

Sept. 19, 2012

The Economist, Shale Gas, and Mideast Oil

The Economist, Shale Gas, and Mideast Oil

Nathan Richardson

Sept. 19, 2012

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

RFF Staff

Sept. 18, 2012

Ezra Klein, Grover Norquist, and Carbon Taxes

Ezra Klein, Grover Norquist, and Carbon Taxes

Raymond J. Kopp

Sept. 17, 2012

RFF Feature: Voluntary Brownfields Certification Programs and Property Values

RFF Feature: Voluntary Brownfields Certification Programs and Property Values

RFF Staff

Sept. 11, 2012