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Common Resources

A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.

Common Resources Archive

Unintended Consequences of a Clean Energy Standard

Unintended Consequences of a Clean Energy Standard

Karen Palmer and Anthony Paul

May 25, 2012

A Look Back at Rio 1992

A Look Back at Rio 1992

Joel Darmstadter

May 24, 2012

Cap and Trade in California: Auction Revenues and Options for the Electricity Sector

Cap and Trade in California: Auction Revenues and Options for the Electricity Sector

May 24, 2012

California’s New Gold

California’s New Gold

Dallas Burtraw and Blair Beasley

May 23, 2012

The Ins and Outs of the NFIP

The Ins and Outs of the NFIP

Peter Nelson

May 22, 2012

Reliability in the Electricity Industry under New Environmental Regulations

Reliability in the Electricity Industry under New Environmental Regulations

RFF Staff

May 18, 2012

Reliability in the Electricity Industry under New Environmental Regulations

Reliability in the Electricity Industry under New Environmental Regulations

May 18, 2012

NEPA, Fracking, and Natural Gas Exports

NEPA, Fracking, and Natural Gas Exports

Nathan Richardson

May 17, 2012

Natural Gas Exports and the “Manufacturing Renaissance”

Natural Gas Exports and the “Manufacturing Renaissance”

Nathan Richardson

May 17, 2012

Change from the Bottom Up: Mexico’s Pioneering Climate Law

Change from the Bottom Up: Mexico’s Pioneering Climate Law

Daniel F. Morris

May 17, 2012

The Economic Case for Natural Gas Exports

The Economic Case for Natural Gas Exports

Alan Krupnick and Joel Darmstadter

May 16, 2012

Managing Water: Governance Innovations to Enhance Coordination

Managing Water: Governance Innovations to Enhance Coordination

RFF Staff

May 16, 2012

Density for Thee but not for Me

Density for Thee but not for Me

Peter Nelson

May 14, 2012

Natural Gas Exports: A Common Resources Series

Natural Gas Exports: A Common Resources Series

Nathan Richardson

May 10, 2012

Advanced Technology Vehicles: The Chicken and Egg Conundrum

Advanced Technology Vehicles: The Chicken and Egg Conundrum

Beia Spiller

May 10, 2012

Straight Dope on Cars and Waistlines

Straight Dope on Cars and Waistlines

Peter Nelson

April 30, 2012

Oil Sands, Technology, and Environmental Risks

Oil Sands, Technology, and Environmental Risks

Alan Krupnick

April 27, 2012

Introducing Common Resources

Introducing Common Resources

Nathan Richardson and Peter Nelson

April 27, 2012

Eco-certification: Making (organic) apples to (conventional) apples comparisons

Eco-certification: Making (organic) apples to (conventional) apples comparisons

Peter Nelson

April 26, 2012

Is Oil Spill Liability Useless?

Is Oil Spill Liability Useless?

Nathan Richardson

April 25, 2012

The Macondo Anniversary and Liability Caps

The Macondo Anniversary and Liability Caps

Peter Nelson

April 21, 2012

Allowance Allocation and John Locke

Allowance Allocation and John Locke

Peter Nelson

April 17, 2012

First Wednesday Event: Green Infrastructure Video and Slides Available

First Wednesday Event: Green Infrastructure Video and Slides Available

Peter Nelson

April 16, 2012

Borrowing to Save Energy: An Assessment of Energy-Efficiency Financing Programs

Borrowing to Save Energy: An Assessment of Energy-Efficiency Financing Programs

RFF Staff

April 4, 2012