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Edward D. LaFehr, “The Effects of Section 29 Tax Credit on Energy and the Environment: A Cost-Benefit Analysis.” Section 29 was a tax credit initi...
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Edward D. LaFehr, “The Effects of Section 29 Tax Credit on Energy and the Environment: A Cost-Benefit Analysis.” Section 29 was a tax credit initiated in 1980 to promote natural gas drilling in the United States. Many supporters of Section 29 have asserted that this tax credit has been vital in quickly developing U.S. natural gas reserves; the tax credit’s critics say it has caused an oversupply condition that reduced gas prices to some of their lowest levels. This paper attempts to quantify the costs and benefits of Section 29, including its net effect on society and the environment.
Angus Campbell, Ricardo Ganoza, and Jeffrey Johnson, “Economic Evaluation of the Grand Junction Uranium Industry: Unrealized Social Costs.” This paper reviews the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRAP) in Grand Junction, Colorado, including a presentation of the history and policies related to uranium mining, the hypothetical internalization of remediation costs and its implications, and the cost effectiveness of this project based on cost per statistical lives saved. The authors attempt to measure and internalize the costs associated with the health risks caused by the improper disposal of uranium mill tailings at Grand Junction.
George H. Wayne, Jr., “Possibility Theory and Fuzzy Sets: Theory of Applications to Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis.” This article looks at the issue of how the U.S. government should deal with uncertainty with respect to energy policy and develop standards with socially optimal results. The concept of using possibility theory is applied to the case of energy and environmental policy making in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Jeffrey B. Jennings, “Economic and Environmental Impacts of California Outer Continental Shelf Oil Development.” This paper provides a cost-benefit study of the economic and environmental impacts of offshore oil exploration and development of California Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Ronald Reed and Terence D. Stevens, “Electric Utility Sulfur Dioxide Emission Compliance: Strategic Alternatives and Marketable Permits.” This study explores: (1) the efforts within the United States to correct market deficiencies in assessing and addressing the harmful externalities due to sulfur dioxide emissions and acid rain, with emphasis on marketable permits; (2) specific policy instruments implemented; and (3) economic and environmental implications from intervention. The focus is on electrical utility power generation.
Jon H. Weisel and Jon E. Kelly, “U.S. Energy and the Impact of Acid Rain Legislation.” This study considers whether earlier U.S. government policies enacted to promote increased use of abundant U.S. coal resources will be adversely affected by the 1990 Amendment to the Clean Air Act.
Ralph A. Cantafio and Thomas C. Graves, “Economic and Environmental Implications of Utility Fuel Selection: Public Service Company of Colorado.” The focus of this article is the study of fuel selection by the Arapahoe and Cherokee power plants owned by the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSC). The authors conclude that the company’s decision to use low-sulfur coal and clean coal technology in the Arapahoe and Cherokee power plants, instead of converting them to natural-gas fired facilities, is a sound strategy.
Joseph G. Kostka, “The Transmission, Distribution, and Consumption of Natural Gas: A Colorado Case Study.” This article focuses on the transmission, distribution, and consumption of natural gas in the Colorado Springs metropolitan area.
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