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

Information Disclosure and Drinking Water Quality
Dec. 1, 2008

Measuring the Benefits of Reduced Exposure to Lead
Nov. 24, 2008

Emissions Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Policy
Nov. 17, 2008

California Solar Initiative
Nov. 10, 2008

Forests in US Programs: Promising, but the Key is Implementation – Weekly Policy Commentary
Nov. 3, 2008

Endangered Species Act Turns 35
Nov. 1, 2008

Electricity Markets and Energy Security
Nov. 1, 2008

A Recipe to Fight Vitamin A Deficiency in India
Nov. 1, 2008

Is Population Still an Important Policy Issue?
Oct. 27, 2008

A Look at Canadian Oil Sands
Oct. 20, 2008

Assessing Electricity Markets
Oct. 13, 2008

Oil and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Oct. 6, 2008

Options Contracts for Contingent Takings
Sept. 29, 2008

Controlling Tuberculosis: What is the Benefit at What Cost?
Sept. 22, 2008

Indoor Air Pollution and Africa Death Rates
Sept. 15, 2008

USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program
Sept. 8, 2008

Deciphering the Demand for Safe Drinking Water
Sept. 1, 2008

Driving Restriction and Air Quality in Mexico City
Aug. 18, 2008

How Should We Tackle the Forest Fire Problem?
Aug. 11, 2008

A Closer Look at the Cost of Air and Water Pollution in China
Aug. 4, 2008

Perverse Incentives and the Endangered Species Act
Aug. 4, 2008

Taking a Closer Look at Energy Subsidies in the Federal Tax Code
July 21, 2008

What Would Environmentalists Do with ANWR?
July 18, 2008

Senate Testimony: Using Incentives to Restore Fishery Health
July 9, 2008