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Public Interest Group Hails Supreme Court Snuff-Out of FDA Tobacco Regs
Washington, DC, March 21, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute applauded today’s Supreme Court invalidation of the Food and Drug Administration’s attempt to regulate…
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Institute Proposes ‘Golden Rule’ of E-Commerce
Washington, DC, March 20, 2000 – “I urge the Advisory Commission of Electronic Commerce to do the right thing this week and oppose taxation…
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EPA Follows CEI Advice…7 Years Late
Washington, DC, March 20, 2000 – In January 1993, the Competitive Enterprise Institute warned the Environmental Protection Agency that the plan to increase the…
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Rocket Fuel for Tech Stocks
Delong Op-Ed in Tech Central Station Last week, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair harrumphed about ownership rights in human genetic research, and biotech…
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Al Gore Gets His Way
“Higher taxes on fossil fuels…is one of the logical first steps in changing our policies in a manner consistent with a more responsible approach…
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What On Earth Is Going On? CEI vs. Worldwatch, Round 1
Ron Bailey, science correspondent for Reason magazine and a former CEI Warren Brookes Fellow in Environmental Journalism,…
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CEI Invites Norway to Join Cooler Heads Coalition
Washington, DC, March 10, 2000 – “The Norwegian Parliament’s decision yesterday to proceed with natural gas-fired power plants is a major setback for the…
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Vol. IV, No. 5
Politics Carbon Tax in England Great Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that his country will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent…
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Inside Track–Cloudy Horizons in a Brave New World: Miller and Conko FT Op-Ed
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New Article Blasts Environmental Myths
Washington, DC, March 6, 2000 – Environmental journalist Ronald Bailey proved Al Gore and his radical Green friends wrong today with his new article…
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Only Smart Air Bag Mandate is No Mandate at All
By the time you receive this newsletter, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) either will have issued its “smart” air bag mandate, or will…
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Agencies release a lot of air on bags
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Keep Internet Privacy Privatized
The Federal Trade Commission announced to some fanfare recently it would be investigating various health care Web sites, along with Internet advertising agency DoubleClick,…
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Say It Ain’t So, Andy!
The Sobering Scope of EPA’s Total Maximum Daily Load The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not allow California farmers Guido…
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The Counterproductive Clean Air Act
Both the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that implements it are now almost thirty years old. A flawed approach from…
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EPA in Need of Adult Supervision
After Carol Browner was confirmed as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, one of her first actions was to promulgate new rules governing reformulated gasoline.
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The Heat is On
Does America Have the Energy to Weather $2-Per-Gallon gas Prices? This winter’s spell of cold weather doesn’t tell us anything about whether…
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The Gore Report: Leo the Lip; Neglected Tuna; Altoids, Anyone?
Lock Up the Gore Girls! Leonardo DiCaprio came out of the political closet last month and announced he is a passionate supporter of Al…
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Odds & Ends: Eunuchs & Soybeans on the March; Bloody Valentines; USPS Down for the Count
Cut Them Off at the Halls of Power Wire reports recently indicated that the latest political story out of India is the entrance…
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CEI, CSE Petition FCC on Bell Atlantic-GTE Deal
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CEI, CSE Petition FCC on Bell Atlantic-GTE Deal
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Don’t Tax the Net: Fred Smith in Economic Affairs
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CEI’s Fred Smith is Marketing the Market
Full article available in pdf format.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Navigator: CEI was founded in…
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Jump, Jive an’ Reform Regulation
Full Document Available in PDF Cost-benefit analysis has long been a centerpiece of regulatory…
News Release
Sea Levels Have Been Rising Since End of Last Ice Age
Washington, D.C., February 29, 2000 – “The Pew Center on Global Climate Change continued their mythmaking campaign today with the release of their latest…
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New Study Provides “How-To” Guide for Regulatory Reform
Washington, DC, February 29, 2000 –A new report released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) called for congressional approval of all major regulations…
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Melting Polar Ice Caps Most Likely Caused By Natural Changes
Washington, DC, February 28, 2000 – The U.S. Global Change Research Program is holding a public seminar today on Capitol Hill, “Climate Change in…
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Global Warming Scare Tactics in Maine
Washington DC, February 28, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today accused Physicians for Social Responsibility of releasing a misleading and politically motivated report…
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Opération Déclubage Management of Recreational Fisheries in the Province of Québec
Full Document Available in PDF In the 1974 movie The Apprenticeship…
Newsletter
Vol. IV, No. 4
Politics More Backdoor Implementation The Clinton-Gore Administration has publicly stated on several occasions that it has no intention of implementing the Kyoto Protocol…
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CEI Criticizes ATF’s Proposed Ban On Alcoholic Beverage Health Statements
Washington, D.C., February 23, 2000 – CEI today filed comments urging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) to withdraw its proposed…
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I Want My Antitrust! MTV Experiences Government’s Peculiar View of the Real World
I Want My Antitrust! MTV Experiences Government’s Peculiar View of the Real World In December, the antitrust…
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ATF Hears CEI Comments on Alcoholic Beverages
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CEI Files Amicus Curiae In The Case of Trans Union Corporation vs. The Federal Trade Commission
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League of Conservation Voters “Scorecard”: Most Americans Are “Dirty”
Every year, the League of Conservation Voters issues a “Congressional Scorecard.” Supposedly, this Scorecard tells the American public which members of Congress support…
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The Dangers of Precaution
Full Document Available in PDF Has Europe, long the home of so…
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Most Americans Are “Dirty,” Says Enviro Group
Washington, DC, February 14, 2000 – “According to the League of Conservation Voters’ (LCV) Congressional Scorecard, most Americans are ‘anti-environmental,’” said Angela Logomasini, Director of…
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Testimony Before The House Subcommittee On Transportation in 2000
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Vol. IV, No. 3
Politics Clinton Releases Global Warming Budget The Clinton-Gore Administration’s FY2001 budget is laden with global warming pork and flouts the Knollenberg provision that prohibits implementation…
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Bias May Taint Lesson Materials
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Air Bag-Related Recalls Demonstrate The Need For Real-World Testing As A Prerequisite For Any Air Bag Mandate Whatsoever
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Kyoto Lite: Credits for Early Action to Reduce CO2
(REPRINTED FROM THE JUDICIAL/LEGISLATIVE WATCH REPORT OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST) An old joke tells of a young…
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Clinton Budget Is Not The Full Story
Washington, DC, February 7, 2000 – President Clinton’s new fiscal year 2000 budget proposes to spend $1.84 trillion. While that enormous amount would absorb…
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EPA Takes CEI Comments on Drinking Water Regulations
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Clinton Proposal Will Waste Taxpayer Dollars
Washington DC, February 3, 2000 – Today the Clinton-Gore Administration has proposed adding billions of dollars to that already wasted on failed energy and…
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High Tech Expert Joins CEI
Washington, DC, February 2, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute announced today that Jessica Melugin has joined the staff as a Policy Analyst. Prior…
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AOL Time Warner? Not Big Enough for Tomorrow’s Internet
The America Online-Time Warner alliance is important not just for its size nor for the synergy it may create. It demonstrates in the real…
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OSHA: The 1970s Meet the 21st Century
The reaction certainly wasn’t what anybody expected, least of all at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was a simple letter in…
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Kemp: The Triumph of Democratic Capitalism
Every victory brings new risks. The biggest risk today is a statist counterrevolution being engineered by the architects of a "Third Way…
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Why the Buffalo Roam
Contrary to popular myth and legend, the fabled American plains buffalo were not saved by the US government. They are not even true buffalo.