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Climate Talks Open Amid Uncertainty
Monday 7/16 Horner Dispatch on the Bonn Climate Negotiations U.S. Sends Team to Negotiate “Dead” Treaty …
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Schundler Should Be New Jersey’s Next Governor: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Jersey City, ''The City of New Beginnings,'' is probably the most diverse city in America: 41 percent of its citizens speak a…
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Warming to Bush: The Political Complexities of Suppressing Global Energy Use
Those concerned that the Bush administration might have miscued on Kyoto will be reassured by a careful reading of the new boo Smith…
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U.S. Prepares For World Climate Controversy – Bonn, Germany – July 16-24
Washington, DC, July 13, 2001 — The upcoming UN global warming negotiations in Bonn, Germany will be a vital test of United States…
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Vol. V, No. 14
Politics Uncertainty Abounds Before Bonn As negotiations resume in Bonn next week, it is not clear what will become of…
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Energy Commission Expands California’s Crisis
Washington, DC, July 9, 2001— After only a few weeks of expanded price caps, what was once the California energy crisis is already spreading…
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Second Wind for the Global Economy: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Copyright 2001 Copley News Service Kemp Column Distributed by Copley News Service July 9, 2001 Even as the…
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Massachusetts: Go Slow on Disconnecting Drivers
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Environmentalist Tampering with Our Children
Logomasini Op-Ed Distributed by Knight Ridder July 6, 2001 Environmental activists won’t stop until they silence ABC newsman John Stossel. Last…
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Cost of Government Day
The Deadly Cost of Fuel Economy Regulations Statement of Sam Kazman, General Counsel Competitive Enterprise…
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Warming Diplomacy…At What Cost?
Kemp Op-Ed in The Washington Times Kemp Op-Ed in The Washington Times President Bush has rejected the…
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An Interest-rate Target With No Bull’s-eye: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Nationally Syndicated Column Copley News Service Distributed by Copley News Service July 2, 2001 It's disconcerting to hear calls for…
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More Energy Or A Better Energy Diet?
High energy prices and rolling blackouts have finally sparked a national debate on energy policy Ebell Op-Ed in Heartland Intellectual Ammunition High…
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Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual Policymaker’s Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State (2001 Edition)
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Automobility and Freedom
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White House Listening on Regulatory Reform
Washington, DC, June 29, 2001 — With the fight over taxes over for now, the Bush Administration may soon be taking a hard…
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Statements on the Microsoft Appeals Court Decision
James L. Gattuso<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Vice President for Policy Competitive Enterprise Institute …
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Vol. V, No. 13
Politics Informal Talks Hit Early Snags Informal talks are being held this week in the Hague in preparation for the resumption…
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CEI Criticizes FDA Delay In Approving New Heart Valve
Washington, DC, July 27, 2001—The Food and Drug Administration acted far too slowly in approving the Omnicarbon heart valve, the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Federal Court Dismisses Alcohol Advertising Case
Washington, DC, June 26, 2001— A federal district court last week dismissed a challenge to a federal agency’s ban on advertising the medical…
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CEI Criticizes Environmental Mis-Education Bill
Washington, DC, June 26, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a study today revealing how pending legislation will continue federal funding of environmental activism. …
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Fatal Mileage Rules
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New Study of Consumer Privacy and Survey Data Available
Competitive Enterprise Institute scholar Solveig Singleton and Privacilla.org editor James Harper today released the final version of their new study on consumer privacy surveys containing…
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Houston, Beware Bite of Mosquito Control Ruling
Copyright 2001 The Houston Chronicle Publishing Company Zambone Op-Ed in The Houston Chronicle In the aftermath of Tropical Storm…
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Environmental Experts Criticize Legislation that Threatens Private Landownership
Washington, DC, June 20, 2001 – The House Natural Resources Committee is today hearing testimony on a bill that would massively increase government…
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Little-Known Regulations Contribute to Cost of Government
Washington, DC, June 19, 2001 — Many American know that they must work, on average, from January 1 to May 3 (Tax Freedom…
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Inhofe-Clinton Enviro Miseducation Bill
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Energy Commission Proposal to Expand California’s Crisis
Washington, DC, June 15, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider its plan to set…
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Public Interest Group Welcomes CDC StarLink Report
Washington, DC, June 14, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes a report by the Centers for Disease Control that finds…
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Lieberman Testimony Before Congress on Gas Prices
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CEI Energy Expert to Testify Before Congress on Gas Prices
Washington, DC, June 13, 2001—Competitive Enterprise Institute senior policy analyst Ben Lieberman will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform Thursday,…
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Vol. V, No. 12
Politics<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Bush Reaffirms Opposition to Kyoto, Proposes Alternatives President George…
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Benefits of Moderate Alcohol Consumption to Get Their Day in Court
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute and Consumer Alert will present their case for freedom of speech in alcohol labels…
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CEI Praises President Bush’s Commitment To Science on Global Warming
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes President Bush’s recognition that a great deal of scientific uncertainty remains over questions surrounding…
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CEI Praises President Bush’s Commitment To Science on Global Warming
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes President Bush’s recognition that a great deal of scientific uncertainty remains over questions surrounding…
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Despite the Hype, NAS Report Confirms Uncertainties in Global Warming Science
Washington, DC, June 7, 2001— The National Academy of Sciences report, released today, has already been characterized as offering further confirmation of…
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Despite the Hype, NAS Report Confirms Uncertainties in Global Warming Science
Washington, DC, June 7, 2001— The National Academy of Sciences report, released today, has already been characterized as offering further confirmation of…
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The Answer to High Summer Gas Prices
Washington, DC, June 4, 2001— With the nation’s energy crisis deepening and summer travel season beginning, many Americans are asking themselves what…
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An A For Alarmism And An F For Facts: The American Lung Association’s Phony War on Smog
From the June 2001 CEI UpDate Every year, the American Lung Association (ALA) releases its annual report card on smog,…
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IPCC Report Criticized by One of Its Lead Authors
Georgia Op-Ed in Heartland Environment and Climate News Georgia Op-Ed in Heartland Environment and Climate News Politics, not science, drives the United…
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The Perils Of Precaution
Miller and Conko Article Published In Policy Review<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Environmental and public health activists have clashed with scholars…
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With a Grain of Salt: What Consumer Privacy Surveys Don’t Tell Us
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The Ongoing Clean Air Debate: The Science Behind EPA’s Rule on Soot
Full Document Available in PDF The Environmental Protection Agency’s 1997 standard for fine particulate matter is perhaps the most controversial environmental…
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Economics As Religion
Nelson, CEI senior fellow in environmental studies, continues the discussion begun in his 1991 book, “Modern Economic Theology.” He begins by examining the…
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A Real Bill Of Rights For Passengers
Well, the sure signs of summer are upon us once again. The temperature is rising, there are tourists everywhere, and things are slowing down to…
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Odds & Ends: Springtime for Castro; Ag Dept. Picking Losers; Saddam Caught Stealing; On the Dole in Michigan
Odds & Ends: Springtime for Castro; Ag Dept From the June 2001 CEI UpDate AIDING AND ABETTING “Rachel Carson…
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Sustainable Development? How About Sustainable Growth?
The economic news out of Europe is bad — again. The euro is trending lower. German business confidence is down. Once-optimistic growth forecasts are being…
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Big Green is Big Mean: Radical Environmentalism Has a Dark Side
What crisis? If one dedicates his professional existence to dramatic lifestyle modification, as many have, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />California's…
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CEI Weighs In On Drycleaning Zoning Proposal
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> TESTIMONY OF THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE…
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Public Interest Group To Testify At Fairfax Hearing On Discount Drycleaning
Click here to Read Sam Kazman’s Testimony<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Washington, DC,…