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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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New Study Linking Mileage to Risk Makes Case for Pay-as-You-Drive Auto Insurance - Insurance Pricing that Rewards Car Owners for Driving Less Reduces Burden on Insurers, Consumers and the Environment

By CostBenefit on Dec 31, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Transportation, Massachusetts, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

A new study, commissioned by the Conservation Law Foundation and the Environmental Insurance Agency, has found a significant correlation between miles driven and risk and confirms that mileage is an accurate predictor of risk, laying the groundwork for… more »

Oceana: Offshore Wind Power Will Create More Jobs and Produce Cheaper, Cleaner Energy off the U.S. Atlantic Coast than Offshore Oil & Gas

By CostBenefit on Oct 11, 2010 | In General, Water, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, South, Northeast, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN), Press Release (May be biased), VA,WV,MD,DE, Free Report at Time of Entry

As the high costs of heavy U.S. reliance on fossil fuels become clear, Oceana urges policymakers to invest more in the development of cheaper renewable energy choices. An Oceana analysis released on September 28, 2010 finds that offshore wind potential… more »

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 »

The Value of Land Use Patterns and Preservation Policies

By CostBenefit on Aug 15, 2010 | In Land, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Preservation & Open Space, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Massachusetts, Regulatory Analysis, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: In many communities, land-use and open-space preservation have become important concerns. Using a large dataset containing every home sale in the state of Massachusetts over 8 years, this paper simultaneously measures the impact of the mix of l… more »

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