CEPR monitors budget and tax issues related to energy and the environment.

Reports

Oil Drilling and Automobile Fuel Economy: The Relative Impact on Oil Prices
September 2008, Dean Baker and Matthew Sherman

Oil Drilling in Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The Role of the Media
September 2008, Mark Weisbrot and Nichole Szembrot

The Distribution of Bolivia's Most Important Natural Resources and the Autonomy Conflicts
July 2008, Mark Weisbrot and Luis Sandoval

Slow-Motion Recession: What Congress Can Do to Help
July 2008, Eileen Appelbaum, Dean Baker and John Schmitt

Offshore Drilling and Energy Conservation: The Relative Impact on Gas Prices
June 2008, Dean Baker and Nichole Szembrot

Op-Eds & Columns

After Four Decades, Finally: The Beginning of the End
Mark Weisbrot
Common Dreams, November 5, 2008

John McCain Wants to Drill in Your Toilet, II
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, September 1, 2008

Let's Get Down to Gas Tax
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 11, 2008

The Compromise "Drill Anywhere" Plan
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 4, 2008

Offshore Drilling Won't Help But "Green Stimulus" Can
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, July 31, 2008

Press Releases

Analysis: Myth That Offshore Drilling Would Lower Gas Prices Gets Boost from Major Media
September 4, 2008

New Paper Suggests Bolivian Conflict Revolves Around Lopsided Control Over Land and Natural Gas
July 30, 2008    En español

New Report Raises Doubts About IMF Growth Projections
April 4, 2007

New Book Explains Right Turn in US Politics Since 1980
April 3, 2007

Long U.S. Work Hours Are Bad for the Environment, Study Shows
December 20, 2006

Other Resources