Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Measuring the Costs of Air Pollution in China
Nov. 1, 2009
The Right Combination of Carrots and Sticks: Encouraging Surveillance and Reporting of Emerging Pandemics
Nov. 1, 2009
Ethics and Discounting Global Warming Damages
Oct. 30, 2009
Would Weaker Targets Reduce Allowance Prices?
Oct. 27, 2009
The Chinese Straw Man
Oct. 23, 2009
The Price of Gas and the Demand for Fuel Economy: Are There Any Links?
Oct. 23, 2009
Much Ado About Allocations
Oct. 21, 2009
Climate Impacts on Energy Markets: An Outsider’s Perspective
Oct. 21, 2009
Tobacco Taxation in the European Union and United States
Oct. 19, 2009
The Role Regional Differences Play in U.S. Climate Policy
Oct. 15, 2009
Looking Upstream to Streamline Carbon Regulation
Oct. 13, 2009
A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture
Oct. 12, 2009
Curbing Deforestation Emissions: A REDD Primer
Oct. 8, 2009
Senator Warns of Energy Sprawl, Calls for Nuclear Power Expansion
Oct. 7, 2009
A Side-by-Side Look at House and Senate Climate Bills
Oct. 5, 2009
Reassessing Oil Security
Oct. 5, 2009
The EISA Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate: Meeting Energy Security and Emissions Reductions Goals
Oct. 1, 2009
Kerry, Boxer Introduce Senate Climate Bill
Sept. 30, 2009
Obama Pledges Action on Climate, but Treaty May Not be the Solution
Sept. 29, 2009
The Value of Health and Longevity - Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel
Sept. 28, 2009
EPA Unveils Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
Sept. 23, 2009
Environmental Federalism - Wallace E. Oates
Sept. 21, 2009
CBO and CRS Release Climate Policy Cost Reports
Sept. 19, 2009
Hear For Yourself: The Trouble with Energy Sprawl
Sept. 17, 2009