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Reliable and timely research on the environment, economics, society and government

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Results: 45 Studies on Sustainability (of 54 total)
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Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Gestational Age and Birthweight

U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics

Oil Revenues for Public Investment in Africa: Targeting Urban or Rural Areas?

The Water Footprint of Humanity

U.N. Report: Findings on e-Waste Problems in Africa

Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from U.S. Cities

Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector

Do Health Benefits Outweigh the Costs of Mass Recreational Programs? An Economic Analysis of Four Ciclovía Programs

Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels

Role of Microfinance in Promoting Women’s Social Capital and Normative Influence

Structure of Scientific Opinion on Climate Change

Fragranced Consumer Products: Chemicals Emitted, Ingredients Unlisted

Consumer Gadgets Wipe Out Gains in Energy Efficiency

Genomic and Physiological Footprint of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Resident Marsh Fishes

Final Report on the Causes of the Macondo Well Blowout

Food Crises and Political Instability in North Africa and the Middle East

Economic Impacts of Non-Native Forest Insects in the Continental United States

Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States: 1900–2005

Influences of Wolf Predation, Habitat Loss, and Human Activity on Caribou and Moose in the Alberta Oil Sands

United Nations IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change

Civic Associations, Leadership Quality, and Political Presence

Population of Gray Catbirds in the Suburban Matrix

Energy Efficiency Limits by Housing Location, Type

Traffic Congestion, Infant Health, and E-ZPass

Residential Construction Trends in America’s Cities

Food Packaging, Diet and BPA Chemical Exposure

Impacts of Biofuel Targets on Land Use and Food Supply

Genetically Modified Corn and Effects on Nearby Crops

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crashes with Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Peak Travel? Trends in Passenger Transport

Impact of Whaling on the Ocean Carbon Cycle

Relationships Between Streetcars and the Built Environment

Evaluating the Relative Environmental Impact of Countries

Sustainable Water Management in the U.S. Southwest

Global Phytoplankton Decline Over the Past Century

Direct and Indirect Costs of Food Safety Regulation

Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race?

What Drives Land-Use Change in the U.S.?

Global Versus Local Conservation for Endangered Bird Species

Offshore Wind Power and Transmission Grid Expansion

Emissions and Costs of Electricity from Coal, Natural Gas, Wood Pellets

Greenness of Cities

Comparing Price and Non-price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation

Mountaintop Mining Consequences

Global Potential for Wind-generated Electricity

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