Winter/Spring 2011 / Magazine Issues

Issue 177: An RFF Special Issue: Deepwater Drilling: Recommendations for a Safer Future

In this issue, we discuss deepwater drilling, stronger safety culture, and containing future spills.

Articles in this issue

Toward a New National Energy Policy

Kristin Hayes

Deepwater Drilling: Recommendations for a Safer Future

Mark A. Cohen

An Economist's View of the Oil Spill from Inside the White House

Joseph E. Aldy

Instilling a Stronger Safety Culture: What are the Incentives?

Joshua Linn and Nathan Richardson

Managing the Risks of Deepwater Drilling

Carolyn Kousky

Managing Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks: A Closer Look at How Three Federal Agencies Respond

P. Lynn Scarlett, Arthur G. Fraas, Richard D. Morgenstern, and Timothy Murphy

The Next Battle: Containing Future Major Oil Spills

Mark A. Cohen, Molly Macauley, and Nathan Richardson

The Role of Oil in the US Economy: Insights from a Veteran Observer

Phil Sharp and Nathan Richardson