Category: Pennsylvania

Can the land tax help curb urban sprawl? Evidence from growth patterns in Pennsylvania

By CostBenefit on Feb 11, 2010 | In Land, Pennsylvania, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: Urban sprawl has become a policy concern of national prominence. One tool that has been suggested for combating sprawl is the land or split-rate tax. In theory, such taxes can raise the ratio of housing capital to land. This in turn can raise t… more »

Industry Built From Scratch

By CostBenefit on Oct 24, 2009 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Pennsylvania, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Waste & Recycling, South, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

According to Matthew L. Wald writing in the October 14, 2009 issue of the New York Times On one side of a factory [in Madison Pennsylvania], workers dump 500-pound sacks of pine chips into a hopper, ... an 8,000-degree blow torch [processes] ... the c… more »

Philadephia to convert all traffic lights to LEDs

By CostBenefit on Aug 28, 2009 | In Energy, Pennsylvania, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Savings, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

According to Andrew Maykuth writing in the Philadelphia Inquirer: The city plans to replace 55,000 green and yellow... incandescent traffic signals with efficient light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, said Andrew Stober, director of strategic initiatives in… more »

Penn State Study: Marcellus Shale Development Expected to Create 98,000 Pennsylvania Jobs by 2010, $14.17 Billion Impact - Proposed Severance Tax Would Hurt Jobs, Investment, and Result in $1.4 Billion in Less State and Local Tax Revenue

By CostBenefit on Aug 7, 2009 | In General, Energy, Pennsylvania, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Input/Output, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

Marcellus Shale development will pump $14.17 billion into the state’s economy in 2010 and create more than 98,000 jobs, while generating $800 million in state and local tax revenues, according to an economic study completed by the Pennsylvania State Univ… more »

New Report: Green Buildings Could Save $500 Billion by 2030, Cut Global Warming Pollution 30% by 2050

By CostBenefit on May 21, 2009 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Green Buildings, U.S., Pennsylvania, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Green Roofs, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

A comprehensive plan to make our nation’s buildings more efficient could save enough energy by 2030 to power all of the nation’s cars, homes and businesses for a year and a half, while saving Americans more than $500 billion, according to a new repor… more »
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