Reference Materials

The RFF Haiku Electricity Market Model
Anthony Paul and Dallas Burtraw| Model Development by: Dallas Burtraw, Ranjit Bharvirkar, David Evans, Karen Palmer and Anthony Paul | June 2002

The RFF Haiku model is a simulation model of regional electricity markets and interregional electricity trade in the continental United States. The model can be used to simulate changes in electricity markets stemming from public policy associated with regulation of the industry to promote competition and environmental benefits.

Public Access to Environmental Information and Data Practice: Examples from the United States, the European Union, and Central and Eastern Europe
Ruth Greenspan Bell, Marianna Bolshakova, Issac Flattau, Jurgen Lefevere, Magdolna Toth Nagy, Stephen Stec, and Jane B. Stewart
November 2001
(Published by Resources for the Future in conjunction with the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe and the New York University School of Law.)

This reference manual provides a practical overview of how the United States and European countries implement systems that grant the public access to environmental information. The initial audience consists of governments and stakeholders in Central European countries seeking to develop their own systems, but environmental advocates in many other parts of the world will find the information useful.

The Weathervane Archive
In 1970 Allen Kneese from Resources for the Future (RFF) observed that "residual carbon from the combustion of fossil fuels could lead by the end of the century to adverse weather changes on a global scale."

Since that time, RFF scholars have been at the forefront of research on the environmental and economic aspects of climate change. From 1997 until 2002, Weathervane provided a specialized and focused means of sharing findings from this RFF research. A majority of this work is archived within Research Spotlight. The Features section contains web-only articles.

Understanding Risk Analysis: A Short Guide for Health, Safety, and Environmental Policy Making (Internet Edition)
October 1998

A booklet published jointly by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Resources for the Future (RFF) provides a brief, readable guide to risk analysis. The booklet is written by Mark Boroush, formerly of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. The compilation of the publication was supervised by ACS's Ray Garant and RFF's Terry Davies.

The booklet is the output of a research project that sought to educate legislators about risk issues and facilitate communication among the three branches of government about risk. As part of the project, Garant and Davies hosted a number of monthly presentations on various topics related to environmental risk for members of Congress and their staff. Participating speakers included a noted federal appeals court judge, the chairman of EPA’s Science Advisory Board, and two Nobel Prize winners.

Understanding
Risk Analysis

The booklet's chapter titles include:

Why the Attention to Risk Analysis?
Analyzing, Managing, and Communicating Risk: An Overview
Risk Analysis in Regulatory Decision Making
Risk Assessment Methods
Engaging the Public in Risk Decisions
Evolving Efforts To Compare and Rank Risks

A single copy of Understanding Risk Analysis is available free of charge from the ACS Office of Society Services.

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American Chemical Society
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