Ethanol, Human Achievement, and Technology
The Green campaign for the development of corn ethanol may be increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
On March 27, people all over the world will turn off their lights in observance of Earth Hour.
Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews testifies before the House Committee on Science and Technology.
1. ENVIRONMENT
The Green campaign for the development of corn ethanol may be increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Strategy Iain Murray on the irony of these unexpected consequences.
“Promotion of technologies based on theory rather than practice has been a hallmark of the green movement. Every indication seems to be that their foolish promotion of ethanol has been written out of their history, rather than being treated as a cautionary tale to learn from.”
2. HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT
On March 27, people all over the world will turn off their lights in observance of Earth Hour.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Policy Analyst Michelle Minton on why people should instead celebrate human inventions with Human Achievement Hour.
“For the second annual celebration of Human Achievement Hour we are highlighting some of the best innovations, discoveries, and improvements humans have made throughout the last year via our facebook group and twitter feed. Vote for human ingenuity and freedom by celebrating Human Achievement Hour on March 27th at 8:30pm local time by turning your lights on.”
3. TECHNOLOGY
Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews testifies before the House Committee on Science and Technology.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Wayne Crews on why free-market competition is the best condition for technological innovation.
“Markets maximize output in tangible products and intangible services. But what we forget is that markets maximize the production of useful information economy-wide—including scientific information. It’s important for Washington to recognize free markets in knowledge-creation as the source of true and more objective “information wealth” and the resulting advances in manufacturing.”