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Myths and facts about the PROVE IT Act
Myth: Supporting the PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) does not mean support for carbon taxes.Fact: Many bill supporters readily acknowledge that it will…
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Why the PROVE IT Act would result in carbon taxes
The PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) is not a benign information collection bill on the carbon intensity of domestic and foreign goods. Instead, it…
Daily Caller
Biden’s EPA Says Sweeping Power Plant Regs Won’t Harm America’s Grid — Experts Are Saying The Exact Opposite
CEI’s Marlo Lewis is cited in an article in Daily Caller on the on power plant regulation: “The final rule differs from the EPA’s May…
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Bjorn Lomborg and John Christy Shred Climate Alarmism
The latest talking point of progressive politicians, pundits, and activists is that America cannot afford not to spend trillions of dollars to “solve the climate…
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VIDEO: Just Say No to a Carbon Tax
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has a new video out today featuring Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis which explains why adopting a carbon tax in the United…
E&E News
Wheeler: Trump Admin Might ‘Re-examine’ Climate Science
E&E News cites Director of the Center of Energy and Environment Myron Ebell after a recent meeting with White House officals. Myron Ebell,…
Politico
Bernhardt Commits to Hill Hearing
Politico cites CEI led coalition letter in opposition of H.R. 9 A letter to lawmakers signed by conservative groups including…
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Study Confirms China Cheating on United Nations Environmental Agreement
A study published in the journal Nature provides further confirmation of illegal production of trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) from China.
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California Leads Nation in Gas Prices, Climate Policies a Growing Contributor
The large gasoline price disparity between California and the rest of the country has jumped to nearly $1.20 per gallon. High fuel taxes and stringent clean…
News Release
Court: EPA Failed to Let Public Weigh in on Waters of the United States Rule
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has remanded the controversial ‘waters of the United States’ rule back to the Environmental Protection…
Fox News
Models of Misinformation — Climate Reports Melt under Scrutiny
A last-ditch effort to refute climate “skeptics”—people unconvinced that we need to spend trillions to reshape our economies to halt or slow “climate change”-- has…
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Climate Issues Decide Australian Election
Australian voters stunned the pollsters and the experts in the general election on May 18th by returning the ruling coalition of conservative parties to office. Votes are…
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CEI Petitions EPA to Correct 2009 Endangerment Finding
The Competitive Enterprise Institute on May 13th filed a request for correction under the Information Quality Act (IQA) that asks the Environmental Protection Agency to stop using or…
Daily Caller
LIEBERMAN: Trump May Adopt An Obama-Era Climate Policy
Believe it or not, the Trump administration is seriously considering entering into a global environmental treaty that was a key part of the Obama climate…
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Can Trump Save Your Air Conditioner from the Deep State?
It happens every spring—on the first hot day, homeowners switch on their air conditioners that have sat idle since September, cross their fingers, and pray…
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‘Forefront of Opportunity and Abundance’—Sec. Pompeo’s Remarks to Arctic Council
On May 7th in Finland, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in the eleventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. The meeting “ended without…
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Extinction Rebellion Heats Up UK Climate Ambition (or Rhetoric)
Spurred by David Attenborough’s global warming documentary, Extinction Rebellion protests, and homilies by teen activist Greta Thunberg, the United Kingdom became the first nation on Earth to…
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House Passes Bill to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Treaty
The House of Representatives on May 2 passed a bill that would prevent President Donald Trump from withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate treaty. Eighteen…
News Release
Free-Market Groups Oppose House Attempt to Reinstate Harmful Paris Treaty
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), joined by 16 organizations—including Heritage Action, FreedomWorks, and Americans for Limited Government—sent a letter today to the House of Representatives…
Letters
CEI Leads Coalition Urging Members of Congress to Oppose H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act
The undersigned organizations strongly urge you to oppose H. R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which if enacted would reverse President Trump’s wise decision…
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New York City Enacts Its Own Green New Deal
New York City’s council passed the Climate Mobilization Act, a set of six bills, by a 45 to 2 vote on 18th April. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed…
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On Climate, Lindsey Graham Says GOP Ready to ‘Cross Rubicon’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told reporters yesterday at an Earth Day event in Dallas that congressional Republicans are “ready to cross the Rubicon” on climate…
Inside Sources
Ideology Undermines Earth Day Goals
April 22 is the 49th anniversary of Earth Day as well as the former communist dictator Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s 149th birthday. Is it a coincidence…
The New York Times
Trump’s World Bank Nominee Tries to Distance Himself From the President
The New York Times cited Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on David Malpass and the World Bank. Conservatives…
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Carbon Tax Not a Conservative Policy
Yesterday’s E&E News ran an article titled “Inside conservatives’ disarray on climate.” E&E reporter Mark Matthews was inspired to write the piece by an email…
The Washington Times
Feds’ Climate ‘Propaganda’ Boosts Support for Trump Panel: ‘It’s the Deep State that Says this’
The Washington Times cited CEI lead coalition letter to President Trump backing his proposed climate change review panel. Among the signers are right-of-center…
Politico
Conservatives Back White House Climate Panel
Politico cited CEI Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on a recent coalition letter to President Trump regarding a climate change…
The Washington Examiner
Energy Agenda, Stalled
The Washington Examiner cited Director of the Center for Energy and Environment on President Trump’s planned climate change review panel. The administration is…
The Daily Caller
Dozens of Scientists, Orgs Rally Behind Trump’s Planned Climate Change Panel
The Daily Caller cited Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on President Trump’s planned climate change review panel. “If the alarmists…
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Proposed Climate Science Review Continues to Attract Support and Opposition
The proposal by Dr. William Happer of the White House’s National Security Council staff to create an independent panel of experts to do a critical…
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Support Builds for EPA to Reconsider Endangerment Finding
In the 2007 case Massachusetts v. EPA, the Supreme Court held that Environmental Protection Agency had the power to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant…
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On Climate Policy, ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ May Not Be So Tasty
On Wednesday, April 10, the House Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing called Investing in America's Energy Infrastructure: Improving Energy Efficiency and Creating a Diverse…
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House Has No Jurisdiction over Paris Agreement
If you have ever wondered whether Democratic leaders understand the U.S. Constitution when they bash President Trump for allegedly violating it, or just use “unconstitutional”…
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Despite Green New Deal Complaints, House Democrats Rush Vote on New Climate Bill
On Thursday April 4th, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which was introduced only the week…
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Senate Votes Down Green New Deal, Alternatives Proliferate
The Senate voted on March 26th on a variant of the Green New Deal resolution. No Senators voted yes, 57 voted no, and 43 voted present. The…
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Response to Conservative Supporter of Kigali Amendment
The Kigali Amendment is a United Nations environmental measure proposed by the Obama administration, and that ought to be reason enough for conservatives to be…
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Profiles in Courage: McConnell Video Mocks Green New Deal Advocates
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted against advancing Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) Green New Deal resolution to the Senate floor for debate…
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News Media Go Along with Greenpeace’s Attempt to Pretend Patrick Moore Not a Founder
For years Greenpeace has pretended that Patrick Moore was not one of the original co-founders of the radical environmental pressure group. More recently, a number of…
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Senate Democratic Sponsors of Green New Deal Heroically Plan to Vote ‘Present’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled a floor vote on the Green New Deal resolution for the week of March 24th. Democrats were caught…
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Ignorance Is Strength, Dissent Is Stalinist
In an op-ed published yesterday in the UK Guardian, Michael Mann and Bob Ward warn Americans not to be “fooled by the Stalinist tactics being…
Daily Caller
Dozens of Scientists, Orgs Rally Behind Trump’s Planned Climate Change Panel
The Daily Caller cited Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on CEI led coalition letter to President Trump on his proposed…
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Washington Post’s Climate Alarmism Reaches the Sports Page
The news and opinion pages of the Washington Post have for years been filled with climate alarmism, but now it is spreading to the sports…
Legal Newsline
Virginia Doesn’t Want One of Bloomberg’s Environmental Prosecutors Sent to its AG’s Office
Legal Newsline cited Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner on the AG climate scheme: Chris Horner, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise…
The Washington Times
Motivated or Manipulated? Rise of Youth Climate Activism Fuels Alarm over Exploitation
The Washington Times cited Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner on youth climate activism. Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow Christopher C. Horner, who obtained…
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Defense Establishment Blasts Proposal for Trump Climate Review
In a letter released earlier this week, 58 “former national security leaders” urge President Trump not to approve the formation of a panel to review…
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Three Reasons Kigali Amendment Favors China over America
Beginning in the 1970s, many policymakers became concerned that the refrigerants used in most air conditioners and refrigerators were leaking into the air and depleting the…
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McCarthy Picks Republicans for Select Committee on Climate Crisis
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on February 28th announced the names of the Republicans he has chosen to serve on the Select Committee on the Climate…
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Virginia Legislature Restricts Privately-Funded State Legal Staff
As revealed in detail in “Law Enforcement for Rent: How Special Interests Fund Climate Policy through State Attorneys General,” former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg…
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How Much Will the Green New Deal Cost Your Family?
The American Action Forum (AAF) yesterday posted a preliminary analysis of the scope, implications, and costs of the Green New Deal (GND). I can’t wait…
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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…
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California’s Gov. Newsom Slams Brakes on California Bullet Train
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on February 12th unexpectedly slammed the brakes on the state’s high-speed rail project. The project “as currently planned, would cost too…
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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…
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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…
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Carbon Capture and Storage Not ‘Best System’ to Reduce Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday held an all-day “listening session” at its Washington, D.C. headquarters on its proposal to revise the Obama administration’s new…
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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…
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Kids Climate Litigants Petition Court to Stop Fossil Fuel Development
Kelsey Juliana and her fellow litigants are the youngsters who, since 2015, have been suing the federal government to “prepare and implement an enforceable national remedial plan to…
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House Climate Hearing off to Bad Start
The newly-minted environment and climate change subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing today titled “Time for Action: Addressing the Environmental…
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EPA’s Andrew Wheeler Appoints John Christy to Science Advisory Board
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler on January 31st announced the appointment of some 29 experts to serve on the agency’s Science Advisory Board…
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Chuck Todd’s ‘Daily Show’ Comments Got It Wrong on the Climate Debate
Last night Chuck Todd went on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and was asked about his announcement on a recent episode of “Meet the…
Liberty Headlines
Ad Campaign Calls Out NBC’s Blacklisting of Climate-Change Dissent
Liberty Headlines cited CEI’s NBC Climate Debate ad campaign: The Competitive Enterprise Institute has taken issue with the network’s decision to…
The Daily Caller
DC Think Tank Calls on NBC to Stop Blacking Out Climate Skeptics
The Daily Caller cited CEI President Lassman on CEI’s NBC Climate Debate ad campaign: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) created an ad campaign…
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Supreme Court Should Review Oregon’s Discriminatory Fuel Pricing Rules
Last week, American fuel manufactures filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking them to review a lower court decision upholding an Oregon law…
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Oregon Court Rebuffs Kids’ Climate Lawsuit
Oregon’s Court of Appeals ruled on 9th January that the public-trust doctrine does not impose a “fiduciary obligation” on the state to develop and implement…
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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…
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Year in Review 2018: Climate Policy
The Trump administration this year took additional steps to dismantle key components of President Obama’s climate policy “legacy.” Supporting and guiding those efforts is a…
The Wall Street Journal
The Senate Cedes Its Authority on Climate
Washington’s environmental establishment determined that no future agreement would be acknowledged as a treaty.
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Attacks on Trump Administration Environmental Federalism Fall Short
Today’s Energy & Environment News (subscription required) has an article titled “Wheeler preaches federalism on water, not cars.” The gist is that various critics claim…
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Infrastructure Bill Should Attack Climate Red Tape, Not Increase It
Enacting legislation will be more difficult in next year’s divided Congress, but an infrastructure bill is something that could get done. Democrats and Republicans may be…
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Report from United Nations Climate Conference: Heckling the Hecklers
Katowice, Poland—“Le temps est mauvais,” an African delegate told a colleague as they wrapped themselves up against the early evening chill. The weather wasn’t as…
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How Realistic Is National Climate Assessment’s Worst Case Scenario?
How realistic is the National Climate Assessment’s worst-case emissions scenario? A report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Tuesday sheds some interesting…
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Latest Bipartisan Carbon Tax Folly
On Tuesday, November 27th, Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL), John K. Delaney (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced H.R. 7173,…
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National Climate Assessment Still Needs a Reset
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released Volume II of its Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report last week on November 23rd. Volume I,…
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Air Conditioning—Treating a Public Health Benefit As a Threat
A study by the International Energy Agency predicts that billions more people around the world will own an air conditioner by 2050. This is great…
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”…
Watts Up With That?
Environmental Collusion
Wattsm Up With That? cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s Law Enforcement for Rent report. Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…
Rapid City Journal
Theirs: State AGs Should Eschew Privately Funded Litigators
Rapid City Journal cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on privately funded Attorney Generals. With the courts and Trump Administration rolling back federal…
Inside Sources
Virginia AG Sued For Records About Bloomberg Funded Attorney Promoting Green Agenda
Inside Sources cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. Michael Bloomberg’s plan to use an environmental law…
The American Spectator
Blaming An Evil Corporation For Conspiring With Mother Nature
The American Spectator cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s Law Enforcement for Rent report. George Soros-funded government attorney in Texas has been leading…
Reflector
Funding From Green Activists Raises Ethical Questions
Reflector cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on 2017 draft agreement between the Center and the New York AG. In August 2017 the…
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The Montreal Protocol—Did it Really Make a Difference?
An executive summary of the latest scientific compendium on ozone depletion, the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018 is now out. The report was released in…
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Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
Montana federal judge Brian Morris ruled on November 8th that the State Department and TransCanada Corporation must discontinue all efforts to construct or operate the Keystone XL…
Long Room
University Of California Sued Over Stonewalling Of ‘Climate Litigation’ Documents
Long Room cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner in relation to the California Board of Regents climate litigation suit. The University of California…
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What Do the Midterms Mean for Carbon Taxes?
Washington State’s Initiative 1631 to establish a “carbon emissions fee” went down in flames Tuesday with opponents outvoting supporters by 56 to 44 percent.
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U.S. Officials Wary of United Nations Ozone Treaty Negotiations in Ecuador
The 30th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) is being held in Quito…
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Infrastructure in Divided Congress Must Include Regulatory, Permitting Reforms
Even before the results were in, the election-night talking heads were speculating on what, if anything, congressional Democrats and Republicans can agree on and get…
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Hole in the ACE: Legal Flaws in EPA’s Proposed ‘Clean Power Plan’ Replacement
The comment period closed this week (October 31st) for the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed replacement for the so-called…
Northern California Record
California, Other States Grapple Over Climate Change Litigation
Northern California Record cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on climate change litigation. Into this charged debate comes Chris Horner, a senior fellow…
Washington Examiner
The Russians Are Meddling In Our Politics – And Michael Bloomberg Is Helping Them
Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on environmental SAAG scheam. Then there is the work of Michael Bloomberg. Money from Bloomberg…
One News Now
Climate Change Activists Making Energy The New Tobacco?
One News Now cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on Attorney General lawsuit against Exxon. Chris Horner of the …
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New York State Latest to Sue Over Climate Change
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood launched a lawsuit on October 24th against ExxonMobil Corporation over the company’s treatment of climate change-related risks and costs. The…
Breitbart
New York Sues Exxon Mobil Over Climate Change — Four Months After California Suit Tossed
Breitbart cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement for Rent” report. In a curious twist, one of the attorneys who signed the…
Watts Up With That?
Collusions Ahoy! Law Enforcement For Rent…Because Climate
Watts Up With That? cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement for Rent” report. A new CLW video, citing to a…
The Daily Caller
Bloomberg-Funded Fellow Signed NY AG’s Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s open record AG request. Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum also raised alarms in June after her office hired environmental lawyer…
The Daily Caller
Report: Attorneys General Hold ‘Secret’ Meeting With Donors To Discuss Future Climate Lawsuits
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement for Rent” report. Attorneys associated with various attorneys general offices across the…
Watts Up With That?
Weekly Climate And Energy News Roundup #332
Watts Up With That? cited Benny Peiser’s global warming talk at CEI. A Crack Developing? Last week, Benny Peiser of the Global Warming Policy…
Overlawyered
State AGs For Hire On Environmental Activism
Overlawyered cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Government for Rent” report. My new Cato post looks at a low-profile program in which a…
Cato Institute
Bloomberg/NYU Center Embeds Lawyers In AG Offices To Pursue Green Causes
Cato Institute cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement for Rent” report. The spotlight on backstage doings at state AG offices arises…
The Daily Caller
Study Supports Trump’s Claims That Vehicle Regulation Rollback Will Save Lives
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Adjunct Scholar Steve Milloy’s “Will the Trump Fuel Economy Reform Proposal Create Deadly Air Pollution?” study. Critics of…
Energy Central
Business Groups Ask SCOTUS to Shut Down Massachusetts #ExxonKnew Shakedown
Energy Central cited CEI’s Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement for Rent” report. If Healey’s far-fetched investigation is upheld as legitimate, the decision will present companies…
Hoover Institute
Our Latest Global Warming Scare
Hoover Institute cited Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on “Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, and Human Well Being” article. The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on…
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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…
The Daily Caller
Exclusive: Court Memos Shed Light On Michael Bloomberg’s Role In NYC’s Climate Crusade
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement for Rent” report. “Are we sure it is correct to refer to him…
Investor's Business Daily
Billionaire Bloomberg’s Radical Green ‘Fellows’ Use States To Sue Corporations
Investor’s Business Daily cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s “Law Enforcement For Rent” report. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) first revealed this scheme…
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Marlo Lewis, Jr.
Senior Fellow
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Ben Lieberman
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Fred L. Smith, Jr.
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Kevin D. Williamson
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