Energy
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If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Design a Better Study: Insights into Residential Energy Conservation
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Carefully designed randomized trials could help to assess which low-cost efficiency measures have the most notable effect on heating related energy consumption.
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Ethanol’s Mixed Benefits and Crippling Costs
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New research suggests corn ethanol mandates are having minimal success in achieving their goals while contributing to massive increases in food prices in the United States and across the world.
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Short-Circuiting: Budgeting Instability Reduces Alternative Energy Innovation
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Instability in federal alternative energy investment is shown to reduce innovation in the sector.
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China: Progress without Partnership
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China’s reliance on economic growth is the primary reason it has remained so obstinate to world pacts on climate change.
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Policy Radio | Sheikh Abdul Aziz al Nuaimi, the “Green Sheikh,” on Environmentalism in the Middle East and Around the World
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This week, we speak with the Green Sheikh, Abdul Aziz al Nuaimi, about his work as an environmentalist and the importance of direct personal engagement for promoting a sustainable future.
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To Export or Not to Export: Benefits and Consequences of Exporting US Natural Gas
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Allowing exports of America’s natural gas: DOE says yes, but what does research say?
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Polling and Policy: Pollster Joel Benenson Discusses the Role of Polling in Setting Presidential Agendas
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The Obama campaign’s chief pollster discusses his current role in the White House.
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Russian Intelligence: Government Transparency in Moscow
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A Russian official discusses her mission to create a more transparent government
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Risk or Reward? Assessing the Economic Impact of Fracking
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Authors examine the economic impact of natural gas extraction on local economies.
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Failure to Launch: New York City and Congestion Pricing
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New York’s failed plan for congestion pricing has lessons for policymakers everywhere.
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Cleaner at a Cost
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A new study finds that Clean Air Act regulations reduce productivity in the manufacturing sector.