Date
Oct. 31, 2003
Authors
Virginia McConnell and Winston Harrington
Publication
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Virginia McConnell
Senior Fellow Emerita
Virginia McConnell is a senior fellow at RFF. Her recent research is on policies to reduce greenhouse gases from the transportation sector, focusing primarily on the role of electric vehicles.
Winston Harrington
Senior Fellow Emeritus
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