The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. ENERGY

Hawaii abandons its price caps on gasoline.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on the bunk behind allegations of gasoline price gouging.

2. ENVIRONMENT

The Environmental Protection Agency sponsors a “sustainable design” exposition to feature green building methods and energy technologies.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Todd Myers on why mandating green building technologies is bad policy.

3. TRADE

The Canadian province of Quebec acquires special status with the United Nations’ cultural agency.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Isaac Post on why Quebec’s new role could lead to trade protectionism against American products.

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