The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. AUTOMOTIVE

Ford Motor Co. CEO Bill Ford announces his company’s plans to focus on developing alternative powered vehicles, such as hydrogen and gas-electric hybrid cars.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on why hybrid-electric cars don’t live up to their hype.

2. FINANCE

Bowing to pressure from the Rainforest Action Network, Goldman Sachs announced yesterday that it will lobby for restrictive regulations on global warming.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy on what concerned investors can do about Goldman’s cave-in to activist pressure.

3. INTERNET

The U.S. movie industry and the developer of the popular file-sharing network BitTorrent reach an agreement to discourage piracy of films online.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Adjunct Analyst James Plummer on the advantages of expanding the market’s role in advancing intellectual property.

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