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Shale Gas: Time to Look Before We Leap Any Further

By Janet Ranganathan and Kevin Kennedy on December 20, 2011
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Shale gas is a game-changer for global energy supply. It is already transforming the U.S.

EPA Mercury and Air Toxics Rules for Power Plants: 20+ Years in the Making

By Nicholas Bianco on December 14, 2011
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As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares to release new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), some people may be wondering about the history and timeline for these standards.

EPA Mercury Rules: Keeping the Lights on While Removing Toxics from Our Air

By Nate Aden and James Bradbury on December 8, 2011
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Next week the U.S.

Report Finds Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Creates Jobs and Stimulates Economic Growth

By Nicholas Bianco on November 21, 2011
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A new report finds that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has had a positive economic impact on the region.

With Federal Climate Policy Stuck in Neutral, California Moves Ahead

By Kevin Kennedy on November 15, 2011
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While there has been little progress on national climate policy this year, California has quietly continued to make strides in implementing its comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction

Fact Sheet: The Power of Innovation: Meeting our Energy Challenges through Accelerated Innovation

By Micah Ziegler on November 14, 2011

With contributions from Letha Tawney and Lutz Weischer

Innovation can close the gap between the low-carbon technologies of today and the low-cost, high performance technologies the world needs.

An Extreme Summer Shows Why We Need to Get Real About Climate Change

By Kevin Kennedy on September 15, 2011
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A version of this piece originally appeared in a special energy section of The Hill.

California Cap-and-Trade: Taking the Time to Get the Details Right

By Kevin Kennedy on July 15, 2011
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff is holding a workshop today on additional details that were recently announc

The “Social Cost of Carbon” and Climate Change Policy

By Ruth Greenspan Bell on July 13, 2011

Economist Frank Ackerman has called the “social cost of carbon” the most important number you never heard of. What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come from, and why should policymakers take care when using them?

Old Roads to a New Destination

By Nicholas Bianco and Franz Litz on April 29, 2011

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2011 edition of The Environmental Forum (www.eli.org), and is reposted with permission.

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