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Common Resources

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Common Resources Archive

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

Rare Earths: A China Syndrome?

Rare Earths: A China Syndrome?

Joel Darmstadter

March 30, 2012

Reactions to EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

Reactions to EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

Nathan Richardson

March 30, 2012

Reactions to EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

Reactions to EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

Nathan Richardson

March 28, 2012

Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: Comparisons and a Closer Look

Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: Comparisons and a Closer Look

Peter Nelson

March 12, 2012

Can Natural Gas Vehicles Make a Difference

Can Natural Gas Vehicles Make a Difference

Alan Krupnick

Jan. 30, 2012

Putting Politics Aside: The Consequences of the Keystone XL Rejection

Putting Politics Aside: The Consequences of the Keystone XL Rejection

Joel Darmstadter and Alan Krupnick

Jan. 24, 2012

Putting Politics Aside: The Consequences of the Keystone XL Rejection

Putting Politics Aside: The Consequences of the Keystone XL Rejection

Joel Darmstadter and Alan Krupnick

Jan. 24, 2012

The Cost of Protecting Oil in the Persian Gulf

The Cost of Protecting Oil in the Persian Gulf

Mark Delucchi

Jan. 17, 2012

Adapting Environmental Policy for the Developing World

Adapting Environmental Policy for the Developing World

Peter Nelson

Jan. 9, 2012

Abundant Natural Gas Could Bring Big Changes to U.S. Energy Markets and Policy

Abundant Natural Gas Could Bring Big Changes to U.S. Energy Markets and Policy

Stephen P. A. Brown

Dec. 19, 2011

Are Americans Willing to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation?

Are Americans Willing to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation?

Matt Kotchen, Kevin J. Boyle, and Anthony Leiserowitz

Dec. 5, 2011