Category: Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN)

Montana Policy Institute (MPI) Releases Cap-and-Trade Study - The Montana Economy: How Will Climate Change Legislation Impact Economic & Job Growth

By CostBenefit on Feb 17, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Economic Development and Green Jobs, West, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN) | Send feedback »

The report estimates costs to Montanans of current cap-and-trade legislation being considered in Congress. Key findings include: * Montana coal production would be reduced by 94% - 96% * Montana industrial output would decrease by as much as 13.3% * L… more »

Small Business Impact of the EPA Endangerment Finding

By CostBenefit on Feb 13, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

While Congress continues to debate the merits of climate change legislation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been steadily moving forward with a process to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the ill-suited framework of the Clean Air Act… more »

Reassessing the Oil Security Premium

By CostBenefit on Feb 9, 2010 | In Non-Environmental, Energy, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN), Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Abstract: World oil supply disruptions lead to U.S. economic losses. Because oil is fungible in an integrated world oil market, increased oil consumption, whether from domestic or imported sources, increases the economic losses associated with oil suppl… more »

Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Asian Nations Set to Dominate Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States

By CostBenefit on Jan 16, 2010 | In General, Energy, U.S., Asia, Transportation, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

"Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Asian Nations Set to Dominate Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States," a report released November 18, 2009 by the Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation benchmarks the… more »

Not Saving Salmon Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

By CostBenefit on Nov 3, 2009 | In Water, Land + Water, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Endangered Species, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Washington & Oregon, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN), Free Report at Time of Entry, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

... Representatives McDermott (D-WA) and Petri (R-WI) have introduced H.R. 3503, the Salmon Solutions and Planning Act, to help save billions of taxpayer dollars by ensuring that the best available science and economics are used to recover salmon to the… more »
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 18 >>