Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Boxcars and Breadlines Are No Way to Measure an Economy: A Plea for Environmental Accounts
Jan. 19, 2009
Reflections on Three Decades of Energy Policy
Jan. 12, 2009
Green Corporate Social Responsibility
Jan. 2, 2009
Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance - Weekly Policy Commentary - December 15, 2008
Dec. 15, 2008
Telecommuting: What is it Good For? - Weekly Policy Commentary - December 5, 2008
Dec. 8, 2008
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
Electricity Markets and Energy Security
Nov. 1, 2008
A Recipe to Fight Vitamin A Deficiency in India
Nov. 1, 2008
Endangered Species Act Turns 35
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