The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

1. AUTOMOBILITY

Many states are attempting to encourage ownership of hybrid powered vehicles by allowing owners driving alone to use carpool commuter lanes.

From CEI: Senior Fellow Iain Murray on why hybrids don’t measure up to their highway exemption.

2. TRADE

Business Week weighs the pros and cons of the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

From CEI: Adjunct Scholar Frances B. Smith comes out in favor of CAFTA ratification in a new study.

3. HEALTH & SAFETY

A prominent animal rights organization has launched a campaign against a medical research laboratory in Virginia.

From CEI: Adjunct Analyst Steven Milloy on the agenda behind the attack.