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Evaluating Climate Risks in Coastal Zones

Evaluating Climate Risks in Coastal Zones

Gary Yohe

May 26, 2008

Bite the Barrel

Bite the Barrel

Heather L. Ross

May 23, 2008

Delayed: Is Privatizing America’s Airports the Answer?

Delayed: Is Privatizing America’s Airports the Answer?

Clifford Winston and Ginés de Rus

May 19, 2008

Alternative Energy Q&A with Joel Darmstadter

Alternative Energy Q&A with Joel Darmstadter

Joel Darmstadter

May 15, 2008

Is There a Conflict Between Western Law and Efficient Use of Water?

Is There a Conflict Between Western Law and Efficient Use of Water?

Charles Howe

May 12, 2008

Mercury Advisories for Commercial Fish

Mercury Advisories for Commercial Fish

Jay P. Shimshack

May 5, 2008

The Future of Famine

The Future of Famine

Cormac Ó Gráda

April 28, 2008

Bringing our Food Safety System into the 21st Century

Bringing our Food Safety System into the 21st Century

Sandra Hoffmann

April 21, 2008

The Greening of Buildings

The Greening of Buildings

George Tolley and Sabina Shaikh

April 14, 2008

How Should Emissions Allowance Auctions Be Designed?

How Should Emissions Allowance Auctions Be Designed?

Karen Palmer

April 7, 2008

Useful Lessons from California’s Tests with Congestion Pricing

Useful Lessons from California’s Tests with Congestion Pricing

Robert Poole, Jr.

March 31, 2008

The Oil Security Problem: ‘Deja Vu All Over Again’

The Oil Security Problem: ‘Deja Vu All Over Again’

Hillard Huntington

March 24, 2008

Building Better Housing Policies for the Developing World’s Poor

Building Better Housing Policies for the Developing World’s Poor

Robert Buckley and Jerry Kalarickal

March 17, 2008

Why International Natural Gas Markets Matter Today

Why International Natural Gas Markets Matter Today

Steven Gabriel

March 10, 2008

The Effectiveness of Voluntary Environmental Programs

The Effectiveness of Voluntary Environmental Programs

Richard D. Morgenstern and William Pizer

March 3, 2008

Addressing Biodiversity, Global Warming by Preserving Forests

Addressing Biodiversity, Global Warming by Preserving Forests

Roger A. Sedjo

Feb. 25, 2008

MRSA by the Numbers

MRSA by the Numbers

Hellen Gelband

Feb. 18, 2008

Inducing Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation

Inducing Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation

Richard G. Newell

Feb. 11, 2008

Evaluating Europe’s Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Evaluating Europe’s Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Dallas Burtraw

Feb. 4, 2008

Enhancing Productivity While Safeguarding Environmental Quality

Enhancing Productivity While Safeguarding Environmental Quality

David Zilberman and Steven Sexton

Jan. 28, 2008

How to Burn Coal, Maybe, Without Contributing to Climate Change

How to Burn Coal, Maybe, Without Contributing to Climate Change

John Anderson

Jan. 21, 2008

How Smoking-Cessation Product Ads Can Help Meet Public Health Goals

How Smoking-Cessation Product Ads Can Help Meet Public Health Goals

Don Kenkel and Dean Lillard

Jan. 14, 2008

Why We Need to Focus on Global Public Goods

Why We Need to Focus on Global Public Goods

Scott Barrett

Jan. 7, 2008

Which is Best: Emissions Taxes or Emissions Trading?

Which is Best: Emissions Taxes or Emissions Trading?

Ian Parry and William Pizer

Dec. 24, 2007