Portney

Paul R. Portney is dean of the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona.

On Leadership: Tea party - No leader, no problem? Post 2010

Allison Portney of Rockland County, N.Y., was walking just outside the station to catch a New Jersey Transit train home when she saw many people slowly emerging from the station.

34 injured after train crashes at N.J. station 2011

Most of the injured were walking, but they all looked pretty shaken, Portney said.

34 injured after train crashes at N.J. station 2011

Then Portney/Pearlstein adds to the confusion by saying Waxman-Markey uses a mix of all three policies, but that's not right either.

David Roberts: Washington Post Columnist Steven Pearlstein Gets Climate Bill Wrong 2009

Not sure if Portney said exactly that, but if he did, he's mixed up too.

David Roberts: Washington Post Columnist Steven Pearlstein Gets Climate Bill Wrong 2009

Portney finds that this is most likely to be the case if firms pursuing CSR strategies are doing so because it is good business -- that is, profitable.

Robert Stavins: Straight Talk about Corporate Social Responsibility 2009

What needs to be done, Portney says, takes place at the federal, state, city and individual level: governments need to focus on increasing public transportation and creating incentives for people to drive fuel-efficient vehicles — or no vehicle at all — as well as provide residents with options to purchase electricity from renewable sources.

The Greenest Cities 2008

Experts like Portney think the Environmental Protection Agency spends too little time comparing the cost of regulations with benefits.

Muddying The Waters 2008

Portney estimated that the overall benefits from the emissions reductions would be in the range of $2-9 billion annually.

Markets and Majorities Steven M. Sheffrin 1993

Portney estimates that the urban air pollution amendments will add approximately $20 billion a year in costs.

Markets and Majorities Steven M. Sheffrin 1993