News Release
CEI’s Myron Ebell Applauds Confirmation of EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Today, the Senate voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator.
The Washington Journal
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Discusses the Green New Deal on the Washington Journal
Competitive Enterprise Institute Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell joined the Washington Journal to discuss the "Green New Deal" with Greenpeace…
Comment
Myron Ebell Testimony on the Green New Deal for Congressional Western Caucus Policy Forum
Chairman Gosar and Members of the House Western Caucus, Thank you for inviting me to speak today at this forum on the Green New Deal. …
Blog
White House to Create President’s Commission on National Climate Security
The Washington Post obtained leaked Trump administration documents this week that reveal that the White House is preparing an executive order to create a President’s…
Blog
Sen. McConnell Calls for Senate Vote on Green New Deal, Markey Calls ‘Sabotage’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on February 12th that he planned to schedule a vote on the Green New Deal Resolution in the near future using Rule…
Blog
House Republican Committee Leaders Begin Caving on Climate Science and Policies
Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Frank Lucas (R-OK), the ranking Republican members of the two committees with the most jurisdiction over climate science and energy-rationing…
The Los Angeles Times
CON: Green New Deal Will be All Pain and No Gain
The Green New Deal sounds really good. But as the details start to come out, it looks worse and worse. In fact, the costs would…
PowerLine
The Trouble With Solar
PowerLine cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on the Green New Deal: Via InstaPundit, Myron Ebell points out that if…
Blog
Green New Deal Launched with Support from Democratic Presidential Candidates
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) held a press conference outside the Capitol building on February 7th to introduce their House and Senate resolutions for a…
News Release
So-Called ‘Green New Deal’ Costs Would Be Stupendous, Implementation Catastrophic
Today, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a legislative outline of the so-called “Green New Deal.”…
News Release
America’s Economic Revival Has Been Based on Environmental Deregulation and Increased Energy Production
Tonight, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address from the well of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, focusing on topics including…
The Washington Times
Conservatives Want More Permanent Exit from Paris Climate Accord
The Washington Times cited Director of Global Warming and Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on the Paris climate treaty: “The Paris climate treaty is clearly a…
The Washington Times
Goodbye to a Misguided War on Coal
The unexpected departure of Dr. Jim Yong Kim as president of the World Bank gives President Donald J. Trump the perfect opportunity to reverse the anti-fossil fuel, energy poverty…
Blog
Green New Deal: 626 Groups Send Congress a Back-to-Dark Ages Manifesto
Six-hundred twenty-six organizations, some of them major environmental groups, sent a letter to Members of the House of Representatives on January 10th that details their demands for…
News Release
CEI: Pro-Energy, Deregulatory Policies Lead to Economic Growth
In a new report released this morning, the Rhodium Group claims that carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent last year. But that news is…
The Washington Examiner
CEI Warns Lawmakers that a ‘Green New Deal’ Would Risk a Humanitarian Crisis
The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s latest report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress and Director of the Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell:…
Gas & Electricity
Trump Administration Tells EPA To Freeze All Grants, Contracts
Gas & Electricity cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on EPA freeze. “They’re trying to freeze things to make…
Washington Examiner
Electric-Car Tax Credits Are Popular — And Congress Can’t Decide Whether To Expand Or Abolish Them
Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on electric-car tax credit. “The people who buy these vehicles are…
The Epoch Times
Supreme Court Finds Limits To Endangered Species Act
The Epoch Times cited CEI’s Center For Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on Supreme Court ruling on ESA. A unanimous Supreme Court overruled…
News Release
2018 National Climate Assessment Report Is Full of Dubious and Junk Science
Late last week, the Trump Administration released the 4th National Climate Assessment report, as required by law. Media headlines have breathlessly reported on the “chilling”…
Liberty Unyielding
New York Governor Violated First Amendment Through Political Harassment
Liberty Unyielding cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell in reference to Attorney General Claude Walker’s subpoena case. New York Governor…
Blog
UN Special Report: Turning the World’s Energy Economy upside down Is a Good Idea
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on October 6th released a “Special Report (SR15) on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C.” The…
Blog
David Henderson (1927-2018), RIP
We are sad to note the death of our good friend and strong ally, David Henderson, on September 30th in London. After a career as…
The Daily Caller
Senate Confirms Trump’s Head Environmental Attorney After Sitting On The Nomination For 16 Months
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on Jeff Clark’s nomination. “The Senate’s confirmation of Jeff Clark…
Citation
CEI Praises Senate for Confirming Jeff Clark to lead DOJ’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division
Today, the Senate voted to confirm Jeff Clark to be Assistant Attorney General heading up the Department of Justice’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division.
Environmental Law Institute
Pruitt’s Gone, But Wheeler Carries on Agenda
Scott Pruitt’s 16-month tenure as EPA administrator turned out to be a mixed bag. When President-elect Trump nominated Pruitt, he thought he was getting exactly…
U.S. News
Carbon Tax Gets Renewed Attention But Still Faces Resistance
U.S. News cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on carbon taxes. Prominent opponents of the carbon tax also believe that…
News Release
IPCC Report Reaches Dire Conclusions Based on Models that Overstate Rate of Warming
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report Monday related to the issue of climate change.
The New York Times
Major Climate Report Describes A Strong Risk Of Crisis As Early As 2040
The New York Times cited CEI’s Director, Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on carbon taxes. Americans for Prosperity, the political advocacy…
Blog
Five Western States Will Vote on Energy Questions on November Ballots
Five western states have initiatives or referendums on energy issues. They include increasing renewable energy mandates, instituting a carbon tax, restricting oil and gas production,…
Comment
CEI Comments on Revision of the Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat
The Endangered Species Act has proven bad for wildlife because it is bad for people. The Act’s legislative language as passed by Congress is largely…
Comment
CEI Comments on ESA Proposed Revisions of the Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants
The Endangered Species Act has proven bad for wildlife because it is bad for people. The Act’s legislative language as passed by Congress is largely…
AZ Big Media
What Could Scrapping Mineral Withdrawals Mean For Arizona?
AZ Big Media cited Director Myron Ebell on Arizona mining withdrawals. In a release published by the Arizona Mining Association, Myron Ebell, director…
Blog
Bangkok Climate Talks Make Little Progress on ‘Roadmap’ for Paris Climate Treaty
International climate negotiators meeting in Bangkok, Thailand this week have apparently made little progress on agreeing to a “roadmap” or “rule book” for implementing…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Environmental Protection Agency Veto Power over Development Projects
In 2013, organizations from coast-to-coast called on then-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to reject an unprecedented decision on Pebble Mine and warned…
Blog
Australia Dumps Another Prime Minister for Pushing Climate Policies
Climate policy has once again toppled a prime minister in Australia. After Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton threatened to challenge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership over…
Blog
EPA Proposes Rule To Replace ‘Clean Power’ Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency on August 21st released its proposed rule to replace the “Clean Power” Plan (CPP). The rule, which is called the …
News Release
CEI: EPA’s Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule “Huge Improvement” Over Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency today released a proposed replacement for the Obama Administration’s “Clean Power Plan,” which was finalized in August of 2015. CEI opposed…
The Hill
Wildlife has little to show for staggering cost of Endangered Species Act
The Department of the Interior recently proposed significant changes to the rules implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). As welcome as these changes…
Arizona Daily Star
More Realistic Fuel Economy Rule Would Cut Traffic Fatalities and Lower Gas Prices
The Trump administration has proposed to halt the steady increases in auto fuel economy standards that were part of backroom deals made by the Obama…
The Newburgh Gazette
19 States Vow to Sue Over Proposed Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks
The Newburgh Gazette cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on fuel economy standards. Myron Ebell, a senior energy scholar…
The Daily Caller
‘Make Cars Great Again’: Trump is Rolling Back Obama’s Vehicle Emissions Standards
The Daily Caller cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on fuel economy standards. “The administration’s announcement that it will…
The San Francisco Chronicle
Brown Vows to ‘Fight this Stupidity’ as EPA Unveils Fuel-Economy Freeze
The San Francisco Chronicle cited Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy Myron Ebell on the EPA and the fuel economy. The administration’s announcement…
The American Spectator
Carbon Tax Bill Finds Few Friends
The American Spectator cited Director of Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on carbon tax. In a joint op-ed, Myron Ebell of…
Blog
Carbon Taxers in Full Retreat in Canada
New Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on August 2nd his government was filing suit in Ontario’s Court of Appeal challenging the Canadian federal government’s…
Blog
Massachusetts Passes Scaled-Down Green Energy Bill
A massive green energy and climate bill passed by the Massachusetts Senate was scaled back considerably in negotiations with the House before being passed…
The New York Times
Pruitt’s Successor Wants Rollbacks, Too. And He Wants Them to Stick.
The New York Times cited CEI’s Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on EPA’s change in leadership and changing standards.
The Sacramento Bee
PRO: More Realistic Fuel Economy Rule Would Cut Traffic Fatalities and Lower Car Prices
The Trump Administration has proposed to halt the steady increases in auto fuel economy standards that were part of backroom deals made by the Obama…
News Release
CEI: Proposed Changes to CAFE Standards Are Good News for Consumers
Today, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency released proposed revisions to future fuel economy standards set under the Obama Administration.
The Hill
Top Conservative Groups Urge Trump to Reject Climate Change Agreement
The Hill cited CEI’s Myron Ebell on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. In a letter sent Monday to President Trump, the…