From red to green?

Environment

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 32-45

  Liu, John ^a   Leiserowitz, Anthony ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73849138254     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/ENV.51.4.32-45     Document Type: Article

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