The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. CONGRESS

The Senate passes a budget resolution which includes provisions allowing oil and gas exploration in the Alaskan Arctic.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Energy Policy Myron Ebell on the importance of the Senate’s vote.

2. BUSINESS

A conference on business ethics sparks controversy over the idea of “corporate social responsibility.”.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Editorial Director Ivan Osorio on the conflicting definitions of CSR.

3. INTERNET

A Canadian University president refuses to deploy wi-fi Internet access on his campus because of worries over low levels of radiation.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Isaac Post and Assistant Editorial Director Peter Suderman on the flawed reasoning behind such an overly cautionary approach.

4. ENVIRONMENT

The United Nations reports record high level of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy refutes the implication that global warming is spiraling out of control.

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