VNF Articles

Why the U.S. Had to Challenge Arizona on Immigration

Jim Ziglar co-authored an op-ed in The Washington Post discussing immigration law in Arizona.

Hydorpower: A Renewable We Can Believe In

In March 2010 three federal agencies, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and Army Corps of Engineers signed a Memorandum of Understanding that signals strong federal support for hydropower modernization and growth in the United States.

International Offsets and U.S. Climate Legislation

The United States has a complicated relationship with international offsets. During the Kyoto Protocol negotiations, the United States was a forceful advocate for integrating offsets into the international regime—ensuring that market-based mechanisms and an international trade in emission reductions became a part of the Kyoto framework.

Second-best world

Kyle Danish and Tomas Carbonell consider how regulations on US carbon emissions could look under the Clean Air Act.

The Intersection of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Energy Companies: An Uncertain Crossroad

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was enacted in 1918 to implement a 1916 treaty signed between the United States and Great Britain to protect migratory birds. Although the statute appears largely to be directed at hunters, it has been used to impose strict, misdemeanor liability on energy companies and has had repercussions on energy companies that intend to build new infrastructure.

Effective and Empowered Collaborative Institutions for Multi-State Decisions on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

Power System Balancing Authority Innovation

Was The Copenhagen Summit a Failure? What Will The International Climate Change Regime Look Like In The Next Three To Five Years?

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Take Center Stage in the Obama Era

The Public Interest Jurisdictionally and Extra-Jurisdictionally: Toward Effective and Empowered Collaborative Institutions for Multistate Decisions on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Regulation

Carbon taxes are fine, but a cap-and-trade program is better

Stimulating the Economy, One Green Job at a Time

How Long Should Obama Wait for Congress to Act on Climate Change?

Bob Nordhaus responds to the question,"How Long Should Obama Wait for Congress to Act on Climate Change?"

Is the Price-Anderson Act an Appropriate Model for the Railroads?