Common Resources

Common Resources

• Blog Post

  Truth in Advertising: Will the Trump Administration’s Proposed Methane Rule Deferral Save on Costs?

  Oct 5, 2017 | Alan J. Krupnick, Isabel Echarte
  Climate Change Energy and Electricity

  The cost savings advertised by the BLM’s methane rule delay are less compelling than they first appear.

• Blog Post

  New Issue of Resources Magazine: Fall 2017

  Oct 5, 2017 | Peter Nelson
  Climate Change Energy and Electricity Transportation
  

  Read the latest from RFF experts on the prospects for harmonizing energy policy across North America, US federal standards and state policies for new vehicle emissions and fuel economy, the future of self-driving cars, and other topics.

• Blog Post

  Climate Hawks in the Trump Administration

  Oct 2, 2017 | Joel Darmstadter
  Climate Change

  Not for the first time in this administration, a downgrading of scientific expertise—especially as it relates to climatic issues—has become evident. A recent case involves the reassignment of dozens of Interior Department senior executive personnel responsible for such topics within their research portfolio.

• Blog Post

  Introducing the E3 Carbon Tax Calculator: Estimating Future CO2 Emissions and Revenues

  Sep 25, 2017 | Marc Hafstead
  Energy and Electricity
  

  The new E3 Carbon Tax Calculator allows users to choose various carbon tax policy design options—including the initial tax rate beginning in 2018 and the growth rate of the tax over time—to provide estimates of future CO2 emissions and revenues.

• Blog Post

  New RFF Vice President for Land, Water, and Nature: Ann M. Bartuska

  Sep 25, 2017 | Peter Nelson

  Dr. Ann M. Bartuska, a senior official at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), will join RFF as Vice President for the newly formed Land, Water, and Nature Program.

• Blog Post

  How Should We Adapt to a Changing Climate?

  Sep 25, 2017 | Peter Nelson
  Climate Change

  While the links between climate change and increased storm intensity remain uncertain, this hurricane season has prompted a new focus on extreme weather. Now many, including former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Craig Fugate are calling additional attention to climate adaptation.

• Blog Post

  Why Don’t More People Buy Flood Insurance?

  Sep 6, 2017 | Andrew Royal, Margaret A. Walls
  Risk and Uncertainty
  

  Homeowners in high-risk flood areas exhibit both rational and biased optimism about flood risks. Understanding how these outlooks factor into flood insurance take-up rates can help determine the best policy options for increasing coverage.

• Blog Post

  Managing Invasive Species with the Help of Public Participation

  Aug 31, 2017 | Rebecca Epanchin-Niell

  Managing invasive species requires a multifaceted approach. Public participation in surveillance, monitoring, and control may help mitigate the harm that nonnative pests can cause to agricultural and natural resources across the United States.

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  How Reliable Is DOE’s Grid Reliability Study?

  Aug 28, 2017 | Alan J. Krupnick, Daniel Shawhan, Paul Picciano
  Energy and Electricity

  DOE’s new report is a helpful addition to the debate over how to improve the reliability and resilience of the US power grid as the industry continues to evolve—but it lacks discussion of two key issues, cybersecurity and environmental sustainability.

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  A Bad Idea: Subsidizing Coal

  Aug 11, 2017 | Alan J. Krupnick
  Energy and Electricity

  A $15 subsidy on every ton of eastern coal burned was recently proposed by WV Governor Jim Justice. However, although the coal industry may experience some benefits from this subsidy, it will not improve national security as the governor says.