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Cost-effective species conservation in exurban communities: A spatial analysis

By CostBenefit on Mar 3, 2010 | In Land, Academic Study/Journal Article, Wetlands, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Northeast, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database, Methods, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: Exurban areas have increasingly become zones of conflict as conservation and development compete for the same finite land resources. Conversion of natural areas to land dominated by human use results in loss, degradation, and fragmentation of w… more »

Energizing New York's Small Businesses

By CostBenefit on Feb 26, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, New York City, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

This report reveals that only a fraction of the city's small businesses have taken steps to become energy efficient, a missed opportunity given that commercial electricity costs here are among the highest in the country and since even the smallest firms… more »

Environmental Defense on the Effects of Clean Energy Legislation that Limits Carbon Pollution in Maine

By CostBenefit on Feb 19, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Northeast, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Clean energy already provides many thousands of Maine workers with good jobs during hard times. This fact sheet collects several sources of information showing how accelerating the clean-energy transition will benefit Maine’s economy – and, conversely, t… more »

9,000 NYC Buildings Burning Dirty Heating Oil Identified in New Report - Some of NYC's most iconic buildings polluting the air - Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) calls for dirty heating oil phase out by 2020

By CostBenefit on Feb 17, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Health, New York City, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Eighty-seven percent of the city's heating oil soot pollution is created by burning the dirtiest heating oils available in only one percent of all buildings in New York City, according to a new report released on December 17, 2009 by Environmental Defens… more »

New Study: Cape Wind Will Reduce Regional Electricity Prices by $4.6 Billion

By CostBenefit on Feb 16, 2010 | In Energy, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Massachusetts, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

BOSTON, MA, February 10, 2010 -- Cape Wind will reduce wholesale electric prices for the New England region by $4.6 billion over 25 years, according to a new report published February 11, 2010 by Charles River Associates, an ... economic consulting firm.… more »
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