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Rare Earths: A China Syndrome?
(Image: Images of Elements) In the fall of 2009 in the South China Sea a maritime territorial dispute involving Japan’s arrest of a Chinese trawler captain prompted China, in retaliation, to suspend...
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Tax exemptions, industry rebates, and border tax adjustments can help protect the competitiveness of industries affected by a carbon tax, but they are not equally efficient at achieving economic and...
View ArticleSolving Carbon Tax Competition Issues
Whether you’re designing a carbon tax or experimenting with a cap-and-trade policy, carbon pricing affects all participants differently. Potential inequality under a carbon tax has been a particular...
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Ivory Stockpiles: Will Destroying Them Really Help Stop Poaching?
Source: Megan Coughlin / flickr Just over five years ago, sanctioned auctions of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe raised more than $15 million for elephant...
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On Proposed Regulations for Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling
This entry previously appeared as a comment on the National Journal’s Energy Insiders forum “Can Arctic Drilling Be Done Safely?”. Kulluk Drilling Rig (credit: U.S. Pacific Command / flickr) On August...
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Projected Reductions in Drilling Activity Do Not Undermine the Argument for...
In early 2014, the case for lifting the crude oil export ban, which has been in place since the 1970s, started to gain traction—and with good reason. Doing away with the ban would result in lower US...
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