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A Closer Look at ‘Cash for Clunkers’

A Closer Look at ‘Cash for Clunkers’

Winston Harrington

June 8, 2009

The Future of Regulatory Oversight and Analysis

The Future of Regulatory Oversight and Analysis

Susan Dudley and Arthur G. Fraas

June 8, 2009

The Critical Flaw in Waxman-Markey

The Critical Flaw in Waxman-Markey

Ian Parry

June 4, 2009

Electric Cars Get Strong Support In Waxman-Markey

Electric Cars Get Strong Support In Waxman-Markey

J.W. Anderson

June 4, 2009

Why Waxman-Markey Provisions Make Senate Action More Likely

Why Waxman-Markey Provisions Make Senate Action More Likely

Phil Sharp

June 2, 2009

How Waxman-Markey Markets Stack Up

How Waxman-Markey Markets Stack Up

Tiffany Clements

June 1, 2009

The Successful International Response to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

The Successful International Response to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

James Hammitt

June 1, 2009

Water Policy in the Netherlands: Integrated Management in a Densely Populated Delta

Water Policy in the Netherlands: Integrated Management in a Densely Populated Delta

Stijn Reinhard and Henk Folmer

June 1, 2009

Renewables Standard is Broad, Flexible and Complex

Renewables Standard is Broad, Flexible and Complex

J.W. Anderson

May 29, 2009

A Call for Product Carbon Labeling

A Call for Product Carbon Labeling

Mark A. Cohen

May 28, 2009

EIA Releases Global Energy Demand Forecasts

EIA Releases Global Energy Demand Forecasts

Tiffany Clements

May 27, 2009

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The Political Economy of Environmental Justice

H. Spencer Banzhaf

May 25, 2009

What Electricity Sector Allocations Could Mean for Households

What Electricity Sector Allocations Could Mean for Households

Dallas Burtraw and Richard Sweeney

May 22, 2009

Time for Automotive Emissions Labels?

Time for Automotive Emissions Labels?

Tiffany Clements

May 20, 2009

Waxman-Markey Auction Plan Draws Heavily from RGGI

Waxman-Markey Auction Plan Draws Heavily from RGGI

Tiffany Clements

May 19, 2009

Waxman-Markey and the Important Price Collar

Waxman-Markey and the Important Price Collar

Raymond J. Kopp

May 18, 2009

Can Catch Shares Save Fisheries?

Can Catch Shares Save Fisheries?

Christopher Costello and Steven Gaines

May 18, 2009

In Indonesia, Conference Voices Concerns About the Oceans

In Indonesia, Conference Voices Concerns About the Oceans

J.W. Anderson

May 14, 2009

U.S. Commits International Adaptation Funds

U.S. Commits International Adaptation Funds

Tiffany Clements

May 12, 2009

RFF Alums Survey Mitigation Landscape

RFF Alums Survey Mitigation Landscape

Tiffany Clements

May 12, 2009

Modeling the Supply of Offsets for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Modeling the Supply of Offsets for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

May 12, 2009

The Cooling Water Intake Structures Rule: An Experiment with More Flexible Regulation

The Cooling Water Intake Structures Rule: An Experiment with More Flexible Regulation

Winston Harrington

May 11, 2009

Committee Brings Transmission Siting Reform to Markup

Committee Brings Transmission Siting Reform to Markup

Tiffany Clements

May 5, 2009

Why We Need to Treat Nitrogen as a Systems Problem

Why We Need to Treat Nitrogen as a Systems Problem

Andrew Manale

May 4, 2009