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61. Petroleum Conservation in the United States

    An Economic Analysis

    By Stephen Macdonald

    Series: RFF Energy Policy Set

    The author develops an economic framework for analyzing state regulation of oil and gas and concludes that existing regulations fall short of assuring optimum well spacing, production rates, use of associated gas, and exploration. Originally published in 1971....

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
62. RFF Energy Policy Set

    By Various

    Series: The Resources for the Future Library Collection

    While media and public attention to energy issues tends to wax and wane, energy security and the environmental implications of energy use have always been a core component of RFF's research agenda. Key concerns include protecting the economy from price shocks and exploring the connections between...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
63. The Leasing of Federal Lands for Fossil Fuels Production

    By Stephen Macdonald

    Series: RFF Energy Policy Set

    Stephen McDonald offers a basic understanding of the goals and practices by which the federal government leases its fossil fuel resources and how these practices affect the economy. Originally published in 1979...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
64. Foreign Investment in the Petroleum and Mineral Industries

    Case Studies of Investor-Host Country Relations

    By Raymond F. Mikesell

    Series: RFF Global Environment and Development Set

    Raymond F. Mikesell deals with sources of conflict between private foreign investors and the governments of developing countries. He concludes that government ownership and control will expand and that foreign investors are most likely to become sellers of their special services rather than remain...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
65. Unitization of Oil and Gas Fields in Texas

    A Study of Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Policies

    By Jacqueline Lang Weaver

    Series: RFF Energy Policy Set

    By 1985, every oil and gas-producing state but Texas had passed a 'unitization' statute requiring cooperation among the various owners of oil and gas reserves. Using interviews, legislative transcripts, and statistical data, Jacqualine Lang Weaver attempts to explain why Texas failed to enact such...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
66. Limiting Oil Imports

    An Economic History and Analysis

    By Douglas R. Bohi, Milton Russell

    Series: RFF Energy Policy Set

    Originally published in 1978...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
67. Energy, Economic Growth, and the Environment

    By Sam H. Schurr

    Series: RFF Energy Policy Set

    Authors with widely different perspectives consider two important social objectives: assuring future energy supplies and protecting the natural environment. Contributors include Kenneth Boulding, Glenn Seaborg, and Barry Commoner. Particularly useful to students and interested non-specialists....

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
68. Economic Aspects of Oil Conservation Regulation

    By Wallace F. Lovejoy, Paul T. Homan

    Series: RFF Energy Policy Set

    This book traces the history and implementation of regulation programs for state crude oil production. Originally published in 1967...

    Published January 18th 2011 by RFF Press
69. Renewable Energy for Residential Heating and Cooling

    Policy Handbook

    By International Energy Authority Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (IEA-RETD)

    Heating and cooling represent significant energy loads around the world, with the associated high level of carbon emissions. Many countries have commitments in place to derive an increasing proportion of the energy they use for heating and cooling from renewable sources; some are seeing greater...

    Published January 17th 2011 by Routledge
70. Energy 2050

    Making the Transition to a Secure Low-Carbon Energy System

    By Jim Skea, Paul Ekins, Mark Winskel

    The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least eighty per cent by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used. At the same time there are anxieties about the security of energy provision in terms...

    Published December 20th 2010 by Routledge