The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. GLOBAL WARMING

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in his state.

From CEI: Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on California’s previous attempt to regulate the global climate.

2. HEALTH & SAFETY

Canada’s National Post reminds readers of the global epidemic of malaria, and the role that the wrongly-maligned insecticide DDT can play in saving millions of lives.

From CEI: Adjunct Fellow Roger Bate on DDT and public health in the developing world.

3. FINANCE

California Congressman Chris Cox has been nominated to be the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From CEI: Journalism Fellow John Berlau on lessons the SEC can learn from the Internet.

4. ENERGY

A new report from the Business Roundtable projects slower than expected economic growth because of high energy prices.

From CEI: Adjunct Fellow Steven Milloy on why environmental alarmism is contributing to the problem.