New Approaches on Energy and the Environment Policy Advice for the President

Foreword Robert E. Grady and Frank E. Loy Introduction Richard D.Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney Part I. Energy and Climate 1. Taking the Lead on Climate Change Robert W. Fri 2. Stimulating Technology to Slow Climate Change Raymond J. Kopp, Richard D.Morgenstern, Richard G.Newell, and William A. Pizer 3. A Carbon Tax to Reduce the Deficit Dallas Burtraw and Paul R. Portney 4. Slaking Our Thirst for Oil Ian Parry and Joel Darmstadter 5. Stimulating Renewable Energy: A 'Green Power' Initiative Joel Darmstadter 6. Rewarding Automakers for Fuel Economy Improvements Carolyn Fischer and Paul R. Portney 7. Making Electricity Markets Competitive: How Fast and by Whom? Timothy J. Brennan Part II. Environment, Health, and Safety 8. Cleaning Up Power Plant Emissions Dallas Burtraw and Karen L. Palmer 9. Pay-As-You-Drive for Car Insurance Winston Harrington and Ian Parry 10. State Innovation for Environmental Improvements: Experimental Federalism Winston Harrington, Karen L. Palmer, and Margaret Walls 11. Pay as You Slow: Road Pricing to Reduce Traffic Congestion Ian Parry and Elena Safirova 12. Focus on Particulates More Than Smog Alan J. Krupnick 13. A New Approach to Air Quality Management Alan J. Krupnick and Jhih-Shyang Shih 14. Redirecting Superfund Dollars Katherine N. Probst 15. A Broader View of Brownfield Revitalization Kris Wernstedt 16. Modernizing the Food Safety System Michael R. Taylor 17. Performance Standards for Food Safety Sandra A.Hoffmann and Alan J. Krupnick Part III. Natural Resources 18. Streamlining Forest Service Planning Roger A. Sedjo 19. Smarter Budgeting for Space Missions Molly K. Macauley 20. Getting Serious About Antibiotic Resistance Ramanan Laxminarayan 21. Zoning the Oceans: Changing the Focus of U.S. Fisheries Management James N. Sanchirico Part IV. Information Decision Frameworks 22. Combating Ignorance About U.S. Water Quality James Boyd and Leonard Shabman 23. Create a Bureau of Environmental Statistics H. Spencer Banzhaf 24. Treading Carefully with Environmental Information Thomas C. Beierle 25. Better Evaluation of Life-Saving Environmental Regulations Maureen L. Cropper Index

Biography

Richard D. Morgenstern focuses on the costs, benefits, and design of environmental policies. His research interests include conventional types of pollution as well as global climate change. He has served in senior policy posts in both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of State. Paul R. Portney is president of Resources for the Future and is the author or coauthor of ten books, including Public Policies for Environmental Protection. He is former chief economist at the Council on Environmental Quality.

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