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UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioPlug-In Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington?

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Washington, DC

Reuters/Gus RuelasOn June 11 and 12, the Brookings Institution and Google.org will host a conference on electric vehicles, their potential to reduce oil dependence and the role of federal policy in promoting them. Read More

Climate Change, Energy, Environment

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioEnergy Challenges for the Next President

Monday, May 12, 2008
10:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

ReutersEnergy issues are among the most important strategic challenges facing America and the world. On May 12, the Opportunity 08 project at Brookings hosts a discussion on the big energy questions facing the next president. From ethanol subsidies to trade policy, energy may well dominate policy and political discussions this summer. Read More

Climate Change, Energy Security, Taxes, Trade, Energy

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioThe Gas Tax "Holiday"

William G. Gale, May 02, 2008

The Gas Tax The idea of a gas tax "holiday" is now prominent in the presidential race but is gaining little traction in Congress. William Gale says that giving drivers a summer break from gas taxes may have political legs but will not help consumers at the pump. What is needed, Gale says, is a serious debate about the real issues.

U.S. Politics, Taxes, Energy, Elections

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S. is One of the ‘Central Pillars’ of Indian Foreign Policy

Bruce Riedel and Bernard Gwertzman, April 29, 2008, Council on Foreign Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance: A Simple Way to Reduce Driving-Related Harms and Increase Equity

Jason E. Bordoff and Pascal J. Noel, April 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Concept of Neutrality in Tax Policy

Jason Furman, April 15, 2008, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Monday, March 03, 2008
Washington, DC

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit

Carlos Pascual, Warwick J. McKibbin, James Connaughton and Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, March 03, 2008

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAdvancing Sino-U.S. Energy Cooperation Amid Oil Price Hikes

Richard Weixing Hu, March 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance

Jason E. Bordoff, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8, Spring 2008

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAmerica’s Energy Future: Carbon, Competition, and Kilowatts

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDiving in the Deep End: Help Water Agencies Address Climate Change

Patricia Mulroy, February 07, 2008, Opportunity 08

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEthanol: Law, Economics, and Politics

Robert Hahn, January 2008, AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCandidate Issue Index: Climate Change

William J. Antholis, January 29, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHow the Next President Can End Our Oil Addiction

David B. Sandalow, January 09, 2008, Wired.com

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Geopolitics of Energy: From Security to Survival

Carlos Pascual, January 2008, The Brookings Institution

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioEnergy Security, Energy Urgency: Key Issues Facing the Next President

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Washington, DC

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David B. Sandalow

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David Sandalow is an expert on energy policy and global warming.  He is a former assistant secretary of state and senior director on the National Security Council staff and the author of Freedom from Oil. 
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