Home
|
Support RFF
|
Join E-mail List
|
Contact
Advanced Search
FOCUS AREAS
RESEARCH TOPICS
PUBLICATIONS
NEWS
EVENTS
RESEARCHERS
ABOUT RFF
Energy and Climate
Health and Environment
The Natural World
Regulating Risks
Transportation and Urban Land
Air Quality
Climate Change
Development and Environment
Ecosystem Management
Electricity
Energy
Environmental Regulation
Food and Agriculture
Forests
Land Use
Marine Resources
Policy Instruments
Public Health
Research Tools
Risk Management
Space
Transportation
Waste Management and Site Cleanup
Water
Weathervane - RFF's Climate Policy Blog
Weekly Policy Commentary
Resources Magazine
Publication Types
Book Chapters-RFF
RFF Press Books
Discussion Papers
Issue Briefs
Reports
Resources Articles
Testimony
Book Chapters Non-RFF
Books Non-RFF
Journal Articles
Reports Non-RFF
Media Highlights
Press Releases
Features
Communications Team
Future Events
Past Events
Event Registration
> Research Assistants
> University Fellows
Blackman, Allen
Boyd, James W.
Brennan, Timothy J.
Brown, Stephen P.A.
Burtraw, Dallas
Cohen, Mark A.
Cooke, Roger M.
Cropper, Maureen L.
Darmstadter, Joel
Davies, J. Clarence
Epanchin-Niell, Rebecca
Fell, Harrison
Fischer, Carolyn
Fraas, Arthur G.
Fri, Robert
Harrington, Winston
Ho, Mun
Hoffmann, Sandra A.
Kopp, Raymond J.
Kousky, Carolyn
Krupnick, Alan J.
Laxminarayan, Ramanan
Li, Shanjun
Linn, Joshua
List, John A.
Lutter, Randall
Macauley, Molly K.
McConnell, Virginia D.
Morgenstern, Richard D.
Morris, Daniel F.
Muehlenbachs, Lucija Anna
Olmstead, Sheila M.
Palmer, Karen L.
Parry, Ian W.H.
Paul, Anthony
Purvis, Nigel
Richardson, Nathan
Rock, Michael T.
Ross, Heather L.
Salant, Stephen W.
Sanchirico, James N.
Scarlett, P. Lynn
Sedjo, Roger A.
Shabman, Leonard A.
Sharp, Phil
Shih, Jhih-Shyang
Siikamaki, Juha V.
Small, Kenneth A.
Walls, Margaret A.
Williams III, Roberton C.
RFF's Legacy
RFF Board of Directors
Support RFF
Working at RFF
Fellowships and Internships
Academic Careers at RFF
Staff
GSA Schedule/MOBIS
Public Service
Getting to RFF
FOCUS AREAS
Energy and Climate
Regulating Risks
Transportation and Urban Land
The Natural World
Health and Environment
Join E-mail List
Please provide your e-mail address to receive periodic newsletters and invitations to public events
NEWS & NOTES
The Future of Fresh Water
In an October 27 panel at The Atlantic Green Intelligence Forum, RFF Fellow Sheila M. Olmstead and other assessed the prospects
for ensuring an abundant supply of fresh water in both industarialized and developing countries. Other participants included Clive Crook, senior editor of The Atlantic; Gretchen McClain of ITT Corporation; Peter H. Gleick, president of Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security; and Bruce Babbitt, Trustee of World Wildlife Fund, former U.S. Interior Secretary, and governor of Arizona.
More...
Quantifying Nature’s Value
In the October 21 edition of
USA Today
, RFF Senior Fellow Jim Boyd explains the challenges of valuing natural resources
like those damaged during the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Reasonable people will differ on the value of a pelican. Some will say zero; some will say thousands."
More...
Tax Carbon, not Fossil Fuels
Taxes must be thoughtfully levied in the lifecycle of fossil fuels to avoid choking out incentives for new energy innovation,
according to RFF Senior Fellow Roger Sedjo. In a letter to the editors of
The Economists Voice
, Sedjo points out that taxing fossil fuels at their source undermines efforts to develop new energy technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
More...
FEATURES
Climate, Trade, and International Interconnectivity
A new RFF Discussion Paper takes a closer look at the intersection of domestic climate change policies and international trade.
Need Reliable Data and Analysis? Get the New RFF Directory
The latest edition of the RFF Directory of Experts for Policymakers and the Media is now available online, providing contact information and background on researchers and their areas of expertise.
Saving America’s Land and Ecosystems
Some 30 million acres in the United States comprise the federal land preservation effort known as the Conservation Reserve Program. An RFF First Wednesday seminar panel discusses the impact of this policy on ecosystem services, agriculture, land use, and more.
Banking Emissions Allowances: A Checkered Legacy
The treatment of banked emissions allowances under a series of cap-and-trade systems to curb major air pollutants has produced mixed results.
Revisiting the Commons—and Climate Change
A new paper by RFF University Fellow Robert Stavins asserts that economics is poised to help resolve concerns about the carrying capacity of Earth’s environment, especially regarding climate.
RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT
Ian W.H. Parry
Parry assesses the economic efficiency of fuel taxes on transportation concerns, including air quality, traffic congestion, and mass transit.
Watch this video
Building Codes and Energy Policy
Grant D. Jacobsen and Matthew J. Kotchen
October 29, 2010
With Cancun Approaching, is it Time to Change Focus?
J.W. Anderson
October 27, 2010
The Case of the Chinese Trawler Captain: What’s the Price of Rare Earths?
J.W. Anderson
October 21, 2010
RFF EVENTS
Evaluating Recent Changes to Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
First Wednesday Seminar
November 3, 2010
RFF PUBLICATIONS
The Problem of the Commons: Still Unsettled After 100 Years
Robert N. Stavins
RFF Discussion Paper
All Content
Features
News
Publications
Focus Areas
Energy and Climate
Health and Environment
Regulating Risks
The Natural World
Transportation and Urban Land
Del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Google Bookmarks
Newsvine
Propeller
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Technorati
Yahoo! Buzz
RFF Home
|
Weathervane
|
RFF Press: An Imprint of Earthscan
Terms of Use
|
Privacy Policy
|
Copyright Notice
1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
·
(202) 328-5000
Site Map
|
Feedback
|
Contact Us