Michael Greenstone
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Does Fracking Put Infants at Risk?
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The emergence and development of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” has had a substantial impact on global energy production. In the United States, this process, by which water and other chemicals are forced into buried shale rock to extract natural gas and oil, has boosted energy self-sufficiency, led to…
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Paying Too Much for Energy? The True Costs of Our Energy Choices
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With less than five percent of the world’s population, the United States consumes about one-fifth (21 percent) of the world’s energy. In a working paper for The Hamilton Project published in 2012, Greenstone and Looney find that the true social cost (private costs on energy bills plus external costs) of energy…
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Dreaming of Blue Skies: The Impact of Winter Heating on Air Quality in Northern China
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Winter heating is linked to higher ambient concentrations of total suspended particles (TSP) and a reduction in life expectancy in northern China.
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Enduring the Heat: Could residential air conditioning mitigate the danger of global climate change?
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From the US experience, the adoption of residential air conditioning appears to be a promising way to reduce heat-related mortality rates in developing countries.
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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.