New approaches on energy and the environment : policy advice for the president / edited by Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morgenstern, Richard D.

Portney, Paul R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--United States.

Energy policy.

United States.

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

Environmental protection--United States.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

xiv, 154 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, [2004]

Contents:

Part I Energy and Climate

1 Taking the Lead on Climate Change / Robert W. Fri 9

2 Stimulating Technology to Slow Climate Change / Raymond J. Kopp, Richard D. Morgenstern, Richard G. Newell, William A. Pizer 14

3 A Carbon Tax to Reduce the Deficit / Dallas Burtraw, Paul R. Portney 19

4 Slaking Our Thirst for Oil / Ian Parry, Joel Darmstadter 23

5 Stimulating Renewable Energy: A "Green Power" Initiative / Joel Darmstadter 28

6 Rewarding Automakers for Fuel Economy Improvements / Carolyn Fischer, Paul R. Portney 34

7 Making Electricity Markets Competitive: How Fast and by Whom? / Timothy J. Brennan 38

Part II Environment, Health, and Safety

8 Cleaning Up Power Plant Emissions / Dallas Burtraw, Karen L. Palmer 47

9 Pay-As-You-Drive for Car Insurance / Winston Harrington, Ian Parry 53

10 State Innovation for Environmental Improvements: Experimental Federalism / Winston Harrington, Karen L. Palmer, Margaret Walls 57

11 Pay as You Slow: Road Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion / Ian Parry, Elena Safirova 63

12 Focus on Particulates More Than Smog / Alan J. Krupnick 68

13 A New Approach to Air Quality Management / Alan J. Krupnick, Jhih-Shyang Shih 73

14 Redirecting Superfund Dollars / Katherine N. Probst 78

15 A Broader View of Brownfield Revitalization / Kris Wernstedt 82

16 Modernizing the Food Safety System / Michael R. Taylor 87

17 Performance Standards for Food Safety / Sandra A. Hoffmann, Alan J. Krupnick 92

Part III Natural Resources

18 Streamlining Forest Service Planning / Roger A. Sedjo 101

19 Smarter Budgeting for Space Missions / Molly K. Macauley 106

20 Getting Serious About Antibiotic Resistance / Ramanan Laxminarayan 110

21 Zoning the Oceans: Changing the Focus of U.S. Fisheries Management / James N. Sanchirico 114

Part IV Information Decision Frameworks

22 Combatting Ignorance About U.S. Water Quality / James Boyd, Leonard Shabman 123

23 Create a Bureau of Environmental Statistics / H. Spencer Banzhaf 129

24 Treading Carefully with Environmental Information / Thomas C. Beierle 134

25 Better Evaluation of Life-Saving Environmental Regulations / Maureen L. Cropper 139.

Notes:

"An RFF Press book"--Verso t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1933115009

1933115017

OCLC:

56198553