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Buying Green
Consumers, Product Labels and the Environment
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The Decline in Deaths from Extreme Weather, 1900
Aggregate mortality attributed to all extreme weather events globally has declined by 98% since the 1920s
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Weathering Global Warming in Agriculture
Population growth, world food supplies and minimizing climate change's impact on crops
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How the IPCC Reports Mislead the Public, Exaggerate the Negative Impacts of Climate Change and Ignore the Benefits of Economic Growth
Study finds climate change panel ignores its own findings and pushes plans that will prolong poverty for developing nations
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Smart on Sentencing, Smart on Crime: Reforming Louisiana
How to safely reduce Louisiana's nonviolent prison population, implement fairer sentencing and reduce corrections spending
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How Green Is that Grocery Bag Ban?
An assessment of the environmental and economic effects of grocery bag bans and taxes
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Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions
New analysis finds carbon emissions may have a net beneficial effect, recommends setting social cost of carbon at zero
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The Vapour Revolution: How Bottom Up Innovation is Saving Lives and Prospects for India
The vapour revolution has the potential to improve and extend tens of millions of lives in India.
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Climate Change, Catastrophe, Regulation and the Social Cost of Carbon
Existing federal regulations predicated on a positive SCC should be re-evaluated, with the appropriate comparator being regulations that specifically address any co-benefits identified.
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Evidence-based policies to slow climate change
Top-down policy approaches to control emissions may not be as effective as bottom-up approaches that harness the natural tendency of entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Working Paper: An Evidence-Based Approach to Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic
"A realistic plan for unlocking society must be found. Urgently. This brief seeks to offer elements of what such a plan might look like, based on evidence from actions taken in many jurisdictions."
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The Environmental Impact of Soil Contamination
Bioavailability, Risk Assessment and Policy Implications
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Key Issues in Environmental Risk Comparisons
Removing Distortions and Insuring Fairness
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Cleaning Up Superfund
The Case for State Environmental Leadership
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Redesigning CERCLA Liability
An Analysis of the Issues