New Approaches on Energy and the Environment [[electronic resource] ] : Policy Advice for the President

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459476503321
• Autore: Morgenstern Richard D. Professor
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-68707-X; 9786613664013; 1-136-52795-8; 1-936331-03-9
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PortneyPaul Professor
• Disciplina: 333.79/0973/09051; 333.79097309051
• Soggetti: Energy policy - United States; Energy policy -- United States; Environmental policy - United States; Environmental policy -- United States; Environmental protection - United States; Environmental protection -- United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; New Approaches on Energy and the Environment:Policy Advicefor the President; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; About the Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Energy and Climate; Chapter 1. Taking the Lead on Climate Change; Chapter 2. Stimulating Technology to Slow Climate Change; Chapter 3. A Carbon Tax to Reduce the Deficit; Chapter 4. Slaking Our Thirst for Oil; Chapter 5. Stimulating Renewable Energy; Chapter 6. Rewarding Automakers for Fuel Economy Improvements; Chapter 7. Making Electricity Markets Competitive; Part II: Environment, Health, and Safety; Chapter 8. Cleaning Up Power Plant EmissionsChapter 9. Pay-As-You-Drive for Car Insurance; Chapter 10. State Innovation for Environmental Improvements; Chapter 11. Pay as You Slow; Chapter 12. Focus on ; Particulates More Than Smog; Chapter 13. A New Approach to Air Quality Management; Chapter 14. Redirecting Superfund Dollars; Chapter 15. A Broader View of Brownfield Revitalization; Chapter 16. Modernizing the Food Safety System; Chapter 17. Performance Standards for Food Safety; Part III: Natural Resources; Chapter 18. Streamlining Forest Service Planning; Chapter 19. Smarter Budgeting for Space MissionsChapter 20. Getting Serious About Antibiotic Resistance; Chapter 21. Zoning the Oceans; Part IV: Information Decision Frameworks; Chapter 22. Combatting Ignorance About U.S. Water Quality; Chapter 23. Create a Bureau of Environmental Statistics; Chapter 24. Treading Carefully With Environmental Information; Chapter 25. Better Evaluation of Life-Saving Environmental Regulations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by economists and policy analysts at Resources for the Future, a Washington, DC, think tank with a tradition for independent, objective research, this collection of twenty-five 'memos to the President' offers constructive policy options for the elected administration on critical challenges related to energy, the environment, and natural resources. Each contributor to New Approaches on Energy and the Environment was asked to address the question: 'Based on your research and knowledge, what policy recommendation would you like to make to the next U.S. president?' Writing in advance of t