Center for Resource Solutions / by James Fine, Chris Busch, and Remy Garderet http://www.resource-solutions.org/publications.php [From press release] California’s clean energy and clean air standards could save the average household up to $670 in 2020 if oil and natural gas prices spike, according to a new study by three economists…. The study, Shockproofing Society: How California’s … Continue reading »
Posted on September 22, 2010 …
Aviation and the Environment: Systematically Addressing Environmental Impacts and Community Concerns Can Help Airports Reduce Project Delays
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-50?source=ra The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that the number of flights in the United States will increase 20 percent by 2024. It also has identified numerous airports that will need to expand to handle more flights. However, increasing airport capacity and operations poses potentially significant impacts on the environment and … Continue reading »
Estimating the Economic Effects of the Deepwater Drilling Moratorium on the Gulf Coast Economy
Interagency Economic Report, RestoreTheGulf.gov http://tinyurl.com/2wjk6ye [Executive Summary] The BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, situated about 50 miles off the coast of southern Louisiana, exploded on April 20, 2010, resulting in 11 deaths, 17 injuries, and one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. In response, the Secretary of the Interior exercised his authority to … Continue reading »
Nutrient Trading in S. 1816: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009
U.S. Senate http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-1816 [From Tim Haab at Env-Econ.net] Did you know that Benjamin Cardin of the Sen. Environment and Public Works Committee introduced an amendment to put nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay Program? The way I understand it S. 1816, “To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake … Continue reading »
