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Cost Benefit News covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. We apprise the reader about ways in which costs and benefits are measured, and the results of empirical studies. We hope that this information will allow public and private organizations to comprehend the risks and benefits of various actions, help disputants to resolve conflicts equitably and efficiently, and improve the quality of public policies. We will only discuss issues related to the empirical quantification of private and social costs and benefits and damages, and summarize information from daily newspapers, academic journals, legal publications, court decisions, professional newsletters commissioned studies, and on-line services. This newsletter is dedicated to the principle that all policies place values upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that more information, explicit specification of assumptions, and rigorous analysis can help our society to better meet these ends. This site will increasingly serve, in conjunction with others, as a valuation database. We will include a wide range of studies, including non-environmental reports, because omission of a factor effectively values it at zero, and biases decisions. Heavy traffic has caused several site crashes. We are attempting to correct these problems. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Innovative State Energy Efficiency Policies Promote Job Creation and Investment in New Industries

By CostBenefit on Sep 21, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Pennsylvania, West, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

On August 3, 2010 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, PG&E Chief Executive Officer Peter Darbee, Chair of Energy Resource Management Bill Campbell and Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund joined to discuss a… more »

Pennsylvania Elementary School Learns Energy Efficiencies Pay Great Dividends

By CostBenefit on Jul 9, 2010 | In Energy, Pennsylvania, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased)

While Fortune 500 corporations race to lower energy costs, an elementary school in Pennsylvania could teach them a thing or two about efficiency. Candlebrook Elementary, in King of Prussia, reduced its district’s energy bill by more than $300,000 and now… more »

Conference: Sustainable Property Transactions: Retooling the Business of Contaminated Site Redevelopments: April 14, 2010 - April 16, 2010

By CostBenefit on Mar 24, 2010 | In Contaminated Properties, Pennsylvania, Real Estate Construction Housing, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Brownfield Redevelopment, Conference/Meeting/Seminar, Costs and Benefits

The Concept:...In the wake of this slow to recover economy, the continued credit and liquidity crisis is driving practitioners to incorporate more rigorous environmental risk management and due diligence techniques and sustainable development practic… more »

Can the land tax help curb urban sprawl? Evidence from growth patterns in Pennsylvania

By CostBenefit on Feb 11, 2010 | In Land, Pennsylvania, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Urban sprawl has become a policy concern of national prominence. One tool that has been suggested for combating sprawl is the land or split-rate tax. In theory, such taxes can raise the ratio of housing capital to land. This in turn can raise t… more »

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