In this Scientific American story, associate professor of agricultural and resource economics Meredith Fowlie weighs in on the Obama administration's proposed Clean Power Plan.
Innovation Gives Users A Say In Energy Consumption
Individual users and organizations will now be able to know where their electricity comes from and choose sources they support, thanks to a new technology developed by a team led by ARE graduate student Gavin McCormick.
Corporate-Funded Academic Inventions Spur Increased Innovation, Analysis Says
Academic research sponsored by industry has a strong track record of leading to innovative patents and licenses, challenging assumptions that corporate support skews science toward inventions that are less useful to society than publically funded research, a new analysis says.
Why Are Climate Change Experts Worried About The Future?
ARE economists consider the worldwide human and economic toll of climate change. Their outlook makes them worry for their kids' future.
Yelp Ratings Give Restaurants A Boost
Every wonder whether those crowd-sourced reviews online actually make a difference in a business’s bottom line? For restaurants, the answer is an unequivocal yes, according to a new study by UC Berkeley economists.
Remaking America’s Urban Water Systems
With a budget of nearly $40 million over five years, Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure, or ReNUWIt, is the largest project on urban water ever funded by the NSF.