Patricia Patnode

Patricia Patnode is a Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Patricia is a regular contributor for The Cedar Rapids Gazette and The Conservator, and has also been featured in USA Today, the Washington Examiner and Discourse Magazine. She received a BA from Loras College in her home state of Iowa. Patricia is also a Junior Fellow for the Independent Women’s Forum.

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Blog

Biden taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve more than any other president

By: Patricia Patnode
09/26/2023

Instead of actually addressing the root causes of high gas prices, President Joe Biden is depleting the …

Energy

‘On a crash course with energy reality’: Study finds EPA’s Blackout Rule will hurt the US grid

By: Patricia Patnode
09/26/2023

Center of the American Experiment recently published a study modeling the impact of the Biden administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule regulating…

Energy

Biden admin blocks oil and gas leases in Alaska, hurting Alaskans and all Americans

By: Patricia Patnode
09/12/2023

The Biden administration took two aggressive steps in its war on energy last week. The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the cancellation…

Lands and Wildlife