The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. ENVIRONMENT

Global warming alarmism debuts on the big screen courtesy of former Vice President Al Gore.

CEI Experts Available to Comment: CEI launches a national global warming ad campaign today.

2. TRADE

Congressmen Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) plan to propose legislation to repeal taxpayer subsidies to sugar growers.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Fellow Fran Smith and allies on the need for sugar subsidy reform.

3. TECHNOLOGY

Activist groups petition the Food and Drug Administration to more heavily regulate consumer products created with nanotechnology.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Brooke Oberwetter on the exciting promise of new nanotechnology applications for consumers.

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