Inside Sources
Consumer Choice Is Not Elitist
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, thinks it’s fine that your new dishwasher takes more than 2 hours to complete a cycle — we think consumers…
Blog
Evils of ‘Craving Engineering’
America is a decidedly liberal (in the sense of being tolerant) nation comprised of people with different—often competing—worldviews. As a culture, we value the ability to…
Forbes
Will the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act Ever Be Enforced?
For the past two years there's been a big production made of the Trump Administration’s year-end Status Report on the “one-in, two-out” regulatory reduction program. These…
Inside Sources
Consumer Choice Is Not Elitist
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, thinks it’s fine that your new dishwasher takes more than 2 hours to complete a cycle — we think…
Blog
The Millionaires and Billionaires of Environmental Politics
There’s a story that’s told in newspapers, on news networks, and in the buzzing of Twitter. In this story, there’s a clear good guy, a…
Blog
Nipping at Big Tech’s Heels: Competition in Social Media
There has much bemoaning and hand-wringing by members of Congress on the alleged dangers of social media.
Florida Daily
Green New Deal Will Cost Florida Households $73,000 in First Year, Study Finds
Florida Daily cites CEI’s recent study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” The Competitive Enterprise Institute and Power…
The Spokesman-Review
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to Appear at Town Hall Wednesday at Gonzaga University
The Spokesman-Review cites CEI’s recent Green New Deal study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.”…
Blog
Response to State Lawsuit against T-Mobile/Sprint: Mergers Signal Dynamic Markets
The end of the first blog post in this series warned that the real result of a successful lawsuit to block the merger of Sprint…
Blog
Guidance Documents of the Week: Agriculture, Housing, Management
Guidance documents are statements of policy issued by your favorite alphabet soup of agencies, which more often than not translate into law, despite rarely going…
Fox News
Daniel Turner, Kent Lassman: Green New Deal is No Deal at All – We Know because We Studied It
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., unveiled the Green New Deal in February, they instantly changed the conversation on environmental policy. What in times past…
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Except Those with Eating Disorders)
The goal of the government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans is to provide simple advice that promotes nutritional health, but for millions of Americans it may do…
Blog
State Lawsuit against T-Mobile/Sprint Counterproductive for Consumers
State attorneys general from fourteen states and the District of Columbia have sued to block the merger of mobile phone and Internet service providers T-Mobile…
News Release
Federal Reserve’s FedNow Payments Processing System Illegal and Misguided
The Federal Reserve today announced plans to set up a payment processing system called “FedNow.”…
The Wall Street Journal
Death by Accounting?
The likelihood of a flu pandemic this season may be remote, but many in Washington don't want to take chances. Agencies from the Centers for…
CEI Planet
CEI Planet Spring 2019
Washington Examiner
FDA Can Save Lives by Rejecting Scott Gottlieb’s Lies
E-cigarettes have proven effective at helping people quit smoking, a massive potential public health gain, considering nearly half a million people die every year from…
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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
In a pre-recess Parthian shot, the Senate passed a massive new spending bill that would increase federal spending by $320 billion over two years and…
The Blue Swan Daily
US Act on Airport Passenger Facility Charges Could Pave the Way to Faster Airport Modernization
The Blue Swan Daily cites CEI and other liberty-oriented organizations for their support of legislation removing the federal cap on airport passenger facility charges.
PJ Media
Washington D.C. Conference Exposes ‘Climate Delusion’
PJ Media cites CEI’s Myron Ebell following a climate conference hosted by the Heartland Institute. Finally, Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise…
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Advocacy Journalism Gears up to Promote UN Climate Conference
The Columbia Journalism Review reported on July 26th that more than 60 news organizations have signed up to devote “one week of focused coverage” to the international…
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Judge Rejects Climate Suit to Establish ‘Right to Wilderness’
Oregon District Court Judge Michael McShane on July 31st rejected a petition by two nonprofit groups—Animal Legal Defense Fund and Seeding Sovereignty—and six individuals who allege the…
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Climate Change Gets 21 Minutes in Five-Hour Presidential Debate
CNN hosted the 2nd Democratic presidential candidates’ debate this week on two consecutive nights (July 30th and 31st). Twenty of the 24 Democratic candidates participated, with 10…
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Senate Highway Bill with First-Ever Climate Title Unanimously Clears Committee
On July 30th, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) passed S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. The vote was 22-0.
Blog
VIDEO: Green New Deal’s Bad Science
This week the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a new study by CEI President Kent Lassman and Power the Future Executive Director Daniel Turner on the costs of the…
The Heartland Institute
Supreme Court Allows Fast Tracking of Property Rights Case
The Heartland Institute cites Attorney Devin Watkins on the Knick decision. The Knick decision should help ensure states play fair with takings claims, says Devin Watkins, an…
The Daily Signal
How Faulty Assumptions in Climate Predictions Could Mean Big Costs for Americans
The Daily Signal cites Director of the Center of Energy and Environment Myron Ebell’s comments on the Green New Deal. Other conference speakers…
The American Spectator
Fake Science on Climate Change Threatens Economic and Civil Freedoms
The American Spectator cites CEI’s recent study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” The Competitive…
The Hill
Democratic Moderates Only Fuel the Conservative Case Against Socialism
The Hill cites CEI’s new study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” The “wishlist economics”…
News Release
Tariffs Fail to Move China, Congress Should Revoke President Trump’s Trade Authority
Tariffs fail to move China, Congress Should Revoke Pres. Trump’s Trade Authority…
Newsmax
Study: Green New Deal Costs ‘More Than They Can Afford’
Newsmax cites CEI’s recent study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” In an interview on Fox…
CNSNews
Report: Green New Deal Would Cost More Than $70,000 Per U.S. Household in First Year
CNSNews cites CEI’s study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” A new study by the Competitive Enterprise…
The Washington Times
AOC Miffed After Hickenlooper Calls Green New Deal a ‘Distraction’
The Washington Times cites CEI’s study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” A report by the free-market…
Fox News
Fox News The Five Discuss CEI’s Green New Deal Study
Fox News’ The Five discusses CEI’s study, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household,” conducted with Power the Future.
Yahoo Finance
DoJ Okays T-Mobile/Sprint Merger: Winners & Losers
Yahoo Finance cites Associate Director for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger. Dish Network aims to reach out 70% of…
BizPac Review
New Study Shows Green New Deal Would Cost Households at Least $70K Just in First Year
BizPac Review cites CEI’s recent study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” A new study…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter in in Support of FCC Actions on 621 of the Cable Act
We write in support of the draft Third Report and Order on the implementation of Section 621 of the Cable Act and urge its adoption…
Morning Transportation
Surface Bill Lands in the Senate
POLITICO‘s Morning Transportation cites Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on highway funding legislation in the Senate. VMT pilot: The bill would authorize $12.5 million per…
Fox Business
How Much AOC’s Green New Deal Could Cost the Average American Household
Fox Business cites CEI’s study “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” with Power the Future. A new study released by…
News Release
CEI Applauds EPA Decision to Withdraw Preemptive Veto of Pebble Mine Project
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it intends to withdraw the Obama Administration's preemptive rejection of the Pebble Mine project in Alaska and…
The Daily Caller
Study: Green New Deal Would Suck More Than $70K From Households In Five States In Year One
The Daily Caller cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. A new study released Tuesday…
The Washington Examiner
Green New Deal to Cost up to $100,000 per Home in First Year
The Washington Examiner cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. The liberal Green New…
The Daily Wire
STUDY: Green New Deal Would Cost Some States More Than $1,000,000,000,000
The Daily Wire cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. A new study released jointly…
The Blaze
New Study Reveals the Crippling Economic Burden of the Green New Deal on Average American Households
The Blaze cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. The study by libertarian…
The Washington Free Beacon
Study: ‘Green New Deal’ Would Cost $75-K Per Household in Year 1
The Washington Free Beacon cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. The report…
The Washington Times
AOC’s Green New Deal Would Cost $70K-Plus per Household in First Year: Study
The Washington Times cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. In five model…
Roll Call
Road Bill Would Hike Spending by 25 Percent, Speed Permits And Add Climate Title
Roll Call cites Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on highway funding legislation in the Senate. “Given that Congress has already bailed out the Trust…
Blog
Environmental Red Tape Could Roadblock Green New Deal
The Green New Deal reads like a progressive’s letter to Santa, a wish list that is, by the admission of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) chief of staff,…
Blog
Department of Justice Creates Frankenstein Imitation of Market Competition
The Department of Justice’s long-awaited merger approval for T-Mobile and Sprint is good news for consumers on balance, but the conditions required for the agency’s blessing are…
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Is White House ‘Guidance on Compliance with the Congressional Review Act’ Restraining Agency Rulemaking?
At a time of trillion dollar runaway peacetime deficits, big-spenders can take smug comfort knowing that regulation is even less disciplined, especially where ostensibly sub-regulatory…