Policy & Issue Analysis Papers and Publications
The Role of Multinational Corporations in Third World Countries
Analysis prepared for a United Nations Conference on the impact of constructing and operating a large industrial plant in Ghana on the economy and society of that nation.
Ozone Depletion
A brochure assessing the role of fluorocarbons in destroying ozone, and of regulatory initiatives to address the issue.<
Water Resource Planning
Report to Congress on plans to increase the yield of California’s Central Valley Project.
U.S. Antitrust Law
Brochure analyzing whether large companies in industries where there are a limited number of firms are competitive and beneficial to the economy and society.
Electricity Pricing
Brochure assessing the economic and political ramifications of various methods of pricing electricity.
Beverage Container Legislation
Brochure assessing the solid waste problem in the U.S. and legislative initiatives to address this problem through resource recovery, source reduction, and consumer recycling programs.
Clean Coal Technologies
Report to the U.S. Secretary of Energy on economic incentives to spur deployment of clean coal technologies.
Estuary Analysis
A summary of efforts by the CALFED Bay-Delta Program to develop a long-term solution to environmental problems affecting the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary.
The Value of Energy Efficiency
Quantification of the economic, environmental, and social benefits of energy efficiency activities in Sacramento, California.
Central Valley Project Yield Increase Plan
Report to the U.S. Congress proposing actions to increase the yield of the Central Valley Project water storage and delivery system in California.
World Energy Supply
Condensation of a technical report prepared by the World Energy Conference projecting world supplies of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, geothermal, hydraulic, solar, and hydrogen in the year 2020.