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Boxcars and Breadlines Are No Way to Measure an Economy: A Plea for Environmental Accounts

Boxcars and Breadlines Are No Way to Measure an Economy: A Plea for Environmental Accounts

James Boyd

Jan. 19, 2009

Reflections on Three Decades of Energy Policy

Reflections on Three Decades of Energy Policy

Phil Sharp

Jan. 12, 2009

Green Corporate Social Responsibility

Green Corporate Social Responsibility

Thomas Lyon and John W. Maxwell

Jan. 2, 2009

Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance - Weekly Policy Commentary - December 15, 2008

Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance - Weekly Policy Commentary - December 15, 2008

Jason Bordoff and P Noel

Dec. 15, 2008

Telecommuting: What is it Good For? - Weekly Policy Commentary - December 5, 2008

Telecommuting: What is it Good For? - Weekly Policy Commentary - December 5, 2008

Elena Safirova

Dec. 8, 2008

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Information Disclosure and Drinking Water Quality

Lori Snyder Bennear and Sheila M. Olmstead

Dec. 1, 2008

Measuring the Benefits of Reduced Exposure to Lead

Measuring the Benefits of Reduced Exposure to Lead

Felicia Day

Nov. 24, 2008

Emissions Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Policy

Emissions Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Policy

Brian Murray

Nov. 17, 2008

California Solar Initiative

California Solar Initiative

Kenneth Gillingham, Arthur van Benthem, and Richard Sweeney

Nov. 10, 2008

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

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

Kenneth R. Richards

Nov. 3, 2008

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Electricity Markets and Energy Security

Tim Brennan

Nov. 1, 2008

A Recipe to Fight Vitamin A Deficiency in India

A Recipe to Fight Vitamin A Deficiency in India

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Jeffrey Chow, Eili Klein, and Paula Whitacre

Nov. 1, 2008

Endangered Species Act Turns 35

Endangered Species Act Turns 35

Michael Bean and Carolyn Fischer

Nov. 1, 2008

Is Population Still an Important Policy Issue?

Is Population Still an Important Policy Issue?

Warren Robinson

Oct. 27, 2008

A Look at Canadian Oil Sands

A Look at Canadian Oil Sands

Joel Darmstadter

Oct. 20, 2008

Assessing Electricity Markets

Assessing Electricity Markets

Tim Brennan

Oct. 13, 2008

Oil and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Oil and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Matt Kotchen and Nicholas Burger

Oct. 6, 2008

Options Contracts for Contingent Takings

Options Contracts for Contingent Takings

Carolyn Kousky, Sam Walsh, and Richard Zeckhauser

Sept. 29, 2008

Controlling Tuberculosis: What is the Benefit at What Cost?

Controlling Tuberculosis: What is the Benefit at What Cost?

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Eili Klein, and Sarah Darley

Sept. 22, 2008

Indoor Air Pollution and Africa Death Rates

Indoor Air Pollution and Africa Death Rates

Majid Ezzati

Sept. 15, 2008

USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program

USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program

Ralph Heimlich

Sept. 8, 2008

Deciphering the Demand for Safe Drinking Water

Deciphering the Demand for Safe Drinking Water

Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel, Clair Null, and Alix Zwane

Sept. 1, 2008

Driving Restriction and Air Quality in Mexico City

Driving Restriction and Air Quality in Mexico City

Lucas W. Davis

Aug. 18, 2008

How Should We Tackle the Forest Fire Problem?

How Should We Tackle the Forest Fire Problem?

Arun Malik

Aug. 11, 2008