Richard L. Gordon is professor emeritus of mineral economics at Pennsylvania State University. He is an expert on energy policy, public lands, and long-term contracts. He is the author of Regulation and Economic Analysis: A Critique over Two Centuries.
"Two Cheers for the 1872 Mining Law," by Richard L. Gordon and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 300, April 4, 1998.
"Power Outage," Cato.org, June 5, 2001
"The Electricity Blame Game," Cato.org, December 28, 2000