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February 2004 News Coverage

September 2005 News Coverage

Date

News Source

Headline

Summary

9/28/2005 The New Yorker Pump Pressure A study by RFF Senior Fellow Ian Parry suggests that a tax that took ?externalities? into account would come to $1.01 for every gallon of gas.
9/23/2005 SpaceRef.com Senate Hearing Provides Further Insight on Prospects for Climate Change Legislation Richard Morgenstern testified about the economic and environmental impacts of different proposals to control greenhouse gases.
9/22/2005 Clean Air Report Oil Prices May Force Administration to Strengthen Fuel Economy Plan A recent assessment by Resources For the Future (RFF), an environmental think tank, suggests the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may need to improve CAFE standards by 4-5 mpg above what it has proposed.
9/17/2005 Food Consumer.org Diet & Dioxins: The Need to Cut Back Michael Taylor stresses that individuals can reduce their own dioxin intake by selecting lean cuts of meat and poultry, trimming visible fat and selecting low-fat dairy products.
9/15/2005 Christian Science Monitor

Also appeared on:
Natural Resources Defense Council?s website
Katrina Lays Bare Superfund Woes Kate Probst weighs in on the effects of hurricane Katrina.
9/12/2005 AllAfrica.com

Also appeared in: Checkbiotech.org
U.S. Support for African Agricultural Development Lagging A new report by the Partnership to Cut Poverty in Africa and Resources for the Future says that U.S. financial support for African agriculture has been stagnant since 2000 and lags far behind substantial increases in foreign aid for other purposes.
9/12/2005 Washington Examiner On the Move Resources for the Future appointed Phil Sharp as its new President.
9/9/2005 The National Journal In the Tanks Resources for the Future appointed Phil Sharp as its new President.
9/9/2005 The Energy Daily Sharp to Lead Resources for the Future Resources for the Future appointed Phil Sharp as its new President.
9/9/2005   Howey Political Report Sharp Heads D.C. Think Tank Resources for the Future appointed Phil Sharp as its new President.
9/7/2005 

U.S. Newswire

Also appeared in:
WebWire
ArriveNet

Phil Sharp is new President at Resources for the Future Resources for the Future appointed Phil Sharp as its new President.
9/7/2005  The Hill Phil Sharp is new President at Resources for the Future Resources for the Future appointed Phil Sharp as its new President.
9/6/2005

Wired News

The Next Mother Lode: Mars

Molly Macauley says 4Frontiers' settlement plan faces some challenges, namely the harsh Martian environment, with its nasty chemicals and radiation. Macauley said she would not support any government funding for the startup.
9/1/2005 

Foreign Policy

Commentary Joel Darmstadter reacts to a previous article by Bjorn Lomborg and Carl Pope
9/1/2005

Scientific American

 

 

How Should We Set Priorities?

Ruth Greenspan Bell cautions that the carbon market is a high-risk experiment that has yet to face its most serious tests, such as fraud.

9/1/2005

Choice

 

Book Reviews A Review of Robert A. Young's Determinging the Economic Value of Water: Concepts and Methods

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