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Questions from Earlier Keystone XL Debates Remain Relevant

Questions from Earlier Keystone XL Debates Remain Relevant

Peter Nelson

Feb. 2, 2017

Assessing Trump’s Promise to Eliminate the Clean Power Plan

Assessing Trump’s Promise to Eliminate the Clean Power Plan

Peter Nelson

Jan. 26, 2017

New Guidance for Calculating Estimates of the Social Cost of Carbon

New Guidance for Calculating Estimates of the Social Cost of Carbon

Peter Nelson

Jan. 18, 2017

Enhancing Resilience to Natural Disasters through Insurance

Enhancing Resilience to Natural Disasters through Insurance

Peter Nelson

Jan. 12, 2017

China’s Renewable Energy Goals

China’s Renewable Energy Goals

Peter Nelson

Jan. 6, 2017

Can Carbon Capture and Sequestration Keep Coal Viable?

Can Carbon Capture and Sequestration Keep Coal Viable?

Peter Nelson

Jan. 5, 2017

Changes to EPA’s Final Report on Fracking and Drinking Water

Changes to EPA’s Final Report on Fracking and Drinking Water

Peter Nelson

Dec. 16, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline Final Permits Denied

Dakota Access Pipeline Final Permits Denied

Peter Nelson

Dec. 6, 2016

Global Oil Production Cuts and US State and Local Fiscal Challenges

Global Oil Production Cuts and US State and Local Fiscal Challenges

Peter Nelson

Dec. 6, 2016

New Rule to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

New Rule to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

Peter Nelson

Nov. 17, 2016

Impacts of a New Presidency on Existing Policies

Impacts of a New Presidency on Existing Policies

Peter Nelson

Nov. 11, 2016

Providing Emissions Reductions Certainty with a Carbon Tax

Providing Emissions Reductions Certainty with a Carbon Tax

Peter Nelson

Oct. 31, 2016

Cross-Border Energy Sector Coordination in North America

Cross-Border Energy Sector Coordination in North America

Peter Nelson

Oct. 27, 2016

Effectively Managing California's Ongoing Drought

Effectively Managing California's Ongoing Drought

Peter Nelson

Oct. 21, 2016

Putting Carbon Tax Revenue to Work in Washington State

Putting Carbon Tax Revenue to Work in Washington State

Peter Nelson

Oct. 19, 2016

Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Oct. 7, 2016

Managing Overcrowded National Parks

Managing Overcrowded National Parks

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Sept. 23, 2016

Increased Driving and Gas Consumption

Increased Driving and Gas Consumption

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Sept. 13, 2016

A Carbon Tax in Washington State

A Carbon Tax in Washington State

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Aug. 11, 2016

Fracking Impacts on Communities

Fracking Impacts on Communities

Shannon Wulf Tregar

Aug. 11, 2016

Charging Motorists to Drive

Charging Motorists to Drive

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 30, 2016

North American Climate Partnership

North American Climate Partnership

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 28, 2016

Drilling in the Arctic

Drilling in the Arctic

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 16, 2016

Flooding in Texas

Flooding in Texas

Shannon Wulf Tregar

June 3, 2016