CEI Weekly: John Kerry's Climate Change Alarmism

March 01, 2013

FEATURE: John Kerry's Climate Change Alarmism

Wall Street Journal Live interviewed CEI Chairman Fred L. Smith, Jr. this week about Secretary of State John Kerry's dedication to fighting the "dramatic" changing climate. Smith talks about how Kerry will use his office to advance climate change alarmism and what Kerry really should be working on instead. Watch the video here [1].

SHAPING THE DEBATE

Government Office, Government Pay ... Union Duties? [2]

Trey Kovacs's op-ed in U.S. News & World Report

Sequester This! President Obama's Colossal Media Blunder [3]

Bill Frezza's column in Forbes

Countdown to Sequester [4]

John Berlau's op-ed in National Review

Google Strikes Again? [5]

Ryan Radia's interview on RT

Cut Spending: Permanently Furlough 'Official Time' Workers [6]

Matt Patterson & Trey Kovacs's op-ed in The Washington Times

Beer Market Needs Liberty, Not Lawsuits [7]

Michelle Minton's op-ed in The Daily Caller

At Minimum, a Big Loser [8]

Ryan Young's op-ed in The American Spectator

Chicago Adults Could Be Forced to Give Up Energy Drinks [9]

Michelle Minton's op-ed in Human Events

The Return of the Euro Crisis [10]

Matthew Melchiorre's citation in The Washington Post

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CEI PODCAST

February 28, 2013: Italy's Troubling Election Results [14]

The results of Italy’s general election were announced this week, setting markets on edge across the Eurozone. For all intents and purposes, Italy is without a government. There is no clear majority in the parliament’s upper house, and former comedian Beppe Grillo’s populist Five Star Movement captured a quarter of the vote. Warren Brookes Fellow Matthew Melchiorre [15] finds the outcome surprising, as well as troubling [16].

BEST OF THE BLOGS

The Real Dangers of Crying Wolf Over BPA [17]

By Angela Logomasini

VAWA Likely to Pass Congress This Week, Despite Violating the First Amendment [18]

By Hans Bader

EPA Cuts 2012 Cellulosic Blending Target to Zero [19]

By Marlo Lewis

Immigration Restrictions Violate Americans' Liberty [20]

By David Bier

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