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Energy ’
Apr 15th, 2013 |
By Matthew Smith
The Obama campaign’s chief pollster discusses his current role in the White House.
Posted in Law & Justice, Policy in Practice |
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Tags: American Politics, Barack Obama, Benenson Strategy Group, Climate Change, Energy, Gun Control, Joel Benenson, League of Conservation Voters, Newtown, Obama Administration, politics, polling, public opinion, State of the Union
Feb 21st, 2013 |
By Lindsay Haymes
A Russian official discusses her mission to create a more transparent government
Posted in Energy & Environment, International Affairs, Labor & Finance, Law & Justice, Policy in Practice, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: accounting, civil society, corruption, Energy, financial disclosure, Freedom of Information Act, monopolies, Moscow, political activism, Russia, transparency, utilities
May 18th, 2012 |
By Marisa O'Donnell
New York’s failed plan for congestion pricing has lessons for policymakers everywhere.
Posted in Energy & Environment, Research in Brief, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: carbon, Chicago, Cities, Climate Change, CO2, congestion, Congestion Pricing, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Los Angeles, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, NYC, PlaNYC, Traffic, Transport Policy, transportation, Urban, Urban Affairs, urban transportation
May 4th, 2012 |
By Rebecca Lordan
A new study finds that Clean Air Act regulations reduce productivity in the manufacturing sector.
Posted in Energy & Environment, Research in Brief |
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Tags: Booth School of Business, Census Bureau, Chad Syverson, Clean Air Act, Clean Air Act Amendments, Climate Change, Energy, Energy Policy Institute of Chicago, Environmental Regulations, EPA, EPIC, John List, Manufacturing, Michael Greenstone, Survey of Manufacturers, Total Factor Productivity
Apr 27th, 2012 |
By Danielle Wrobel
China’s insatiable thirst for energy means climate change is inevitable.
Posted in Energy & Environment, Research in Brief |
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Tags: China, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, emissions, Energy, International Development, Million Tons of Oil Equivalent, Minqi Li, oil, Sustainability
Mar 19th, 2012 |
By Aman Chitkara
GDP-linked carbon intensity targets lure wary parties to the climate negotiating table. But are these targets any more than a tease?
Posted in Energy & Environment, International Affairs, Research in Brief |
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Tags: carbon, carbon market, carbon tax, China, Development, emmision reduction, emmision targets, Energy, Environment, ETS Cap and Trade, fossil fuels, India, intensity targets, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Development, IPCC, Ottmar Edenhofer, Robert Marchinski, Sustainability
Mar 8th, 2012 |
By Danielle Wrobel
Wind farms create jobs in small communities. But are the economic benefits enjoyed mostly by city slickers?
Posted in Energy & Environment, Research in Brief |
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Tags: Becky L Johnson, Economic Impact, Energy, Energy Policy, Environmental Economics, Eric Lantz, JEDI, Jobs, Jobs and Economic Development Impacts, Manufacturing, Michael Slattery, Texas, Turbines, Wind Energy
Feb 27th, 2012 |
By Evan Johnson
A chief engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy wants a “world without subsidies.”
Posted in Energy & Environment, Policy in Practice |
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Tags: ARRA, CSP, Department of Energy, DOE, Energy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Green Energy, Minh Le, PV, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Solar, Solar Energy, SunShot Initiative, Sustainability