Climate change is not a hoax, but as a political matter, it is a persistent pretext for expanding government control over the economy, redistributing wealth, and empowering unaccountable elites at the expense of voters and their elected representatives.

There is also the constant conflating of climate policy with climate science in order to make subjective and ideological policy choices seem as if the science dictates those choices. But science informs policy, it does not provide objective answers to policy questions. However, those who disagree with the climate policy choices favored by extremists are labeled with offensive terms like deniers.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute rejects climate policies that assume Americans and humans all over the world must sacrifice their quality of living, be guilted into radical life changes, and give up on improving their standard of living in the name of fighting climate change. Even if the United States no longer existed, there would be little to no meaningful impact on global temperatures. Therefore, the myriad of extreme policies are all costs and no gain.

Using the force of government to impose policies that severely hurt humans today, especially the poor, without any meaningful benefits is not just foolish but indefensible. And when such policies are advanced, the proponents of those policies should always be expected to explain how their policy choices would meaningfully affect global temperatures. When they are unable to provide answers, which will be the case, their policy choices should be quickly dismissed.

The best way to deal with any genuine climate concerns is to remove government obstacles that hinder innovation, reduce wealth, and undermine prosperity and opportunity. Economic liberty benefits Americans generally, and at the same time, it is also the world’s best climate policy. After all, the wealthiest and most prosperous nations are far more likely to develop solutions to such problems than other nations.

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Lewis Letter to DOE

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Vol. VII, No. 20

  Politics   Moscow Conference Casts Doubt over Kyoto’s Future   The United Nations’ World Climate Change Conference, which concluded in…

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Russia Buries Kyoto ‘Consensus’

The most momentous event in the politics of climate change since <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />America's decision to shelve the Kyoto…

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Global Warming Shakeup in Moscow

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Vol. VII, No. 19

Politics Energy Conference Steers Clear of Climate Change So Far   House and Senate conferees working to produce a comprehensive energy bill…

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Are We All “Damn Fools”?

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Hurricane Isabel a Byproduct of Industry?

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” /> Washington, D.C., September 22, 2003—Upon learning of the World Watch Institute’s claim that Hurricane Isabel…

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Fixing the Game

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CEI Does Cancún

From September 10 through September 14, the World Trade Organization will hold its fifth Ministerial meeting in Cancún, Mexico. The Competitive Enterprise Institute will be…

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Vol. VII, No. 18

EPA Refuses to Label CO2 a Pollutant Attempts by environmental groups to circumvent congressional authority and achieve their goals through the back door were set…

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Greenhouse Hot Air

“Can This Man Save the World?” (Aug. 11, p. 54) first assumes there is a problem associated with greenhouse gas emissions that…

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ABOGADO GIGANTE!

In the October 2000 stretch run for the presidency, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Representatives Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)…

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EPA Decision on CO2 Regulation Cheered

Contact for Interviews: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., August 29, 2003—The Competitive Enterprise Institute cheers the Environmental Protection Agency’s acknowledgement this week that they do…

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Vol. VII, No. 17

  Politics   Blackouts Mean Uncertainty for Energy Bill   The massive power outage that affected much of the northeastern…

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Environmentalists for Enron

CERES, the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies, is terribly concerned about corporate governance. Worried by the recent corporate scandals, this coalition of environmental groups and…

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Pots and Kettles

“The Administration's political interference with science has led to misleading statements by the President, inaccurate responses to Congress, altered web sites, suppressed agency…

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Vol. VII, No. 16

Politics Return of the Living Dead Energy Bill   In an extraordinary turn of events, on July 31, the Senate ceased debate…

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Group Sues to Enforce Sound Science Law

Contact for Interviews: Jody Clarke, 202.331.2252 Washington, D.C., August 6, 2003—The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed suit in federal court against the White House Office of Science…

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Thank You, Pew!

You've got to hand it to the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Pew Center on Global Climate…

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Energy Legislation End Game in Senate

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Vol. VII, No. 15

Politics   Senate Ready to Debate Climate Amendments to Energy Bill   Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has scheduled all…

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Vol. VII, No. 14

Politics   Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate Environment   The Democratic contenders for the White House focused on health issues at an…

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Tackling Junk Science

Environmental activists and their allies in the media, like The New York Times, are up in arms over the Bush Administration’s latest outbreak of good…

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Junking Junk Science

The term “junk science” has been one of the most powerful tools in ensuring that political and legal decisions are taken based on…

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Vol. VII, No. 13

Politics   NY Times Accuses White House of Censoring EPA Report   In a front-page story on June 19 and an…

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Vol. VII, No. 12

Politics   Scientists Revive Debate in Canada   An open letter published in Canada’s National Post on June 4 urges Paul…

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Common Sense

Recently, the House International Relations Committee approved a “Sense of Congress” resolution, introduced by Rep. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), that embraces the Kyoto Protocol's…

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Energy Rationing Coupon

Coupon available in pdf format This transferable coupon may be redeemable for ONE valuable lump of coal or equivalent amount of other…

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Vol. VII, No. 11

Politics Energy Bill Prompts Rash of Proposals The Senate energy bill, S. 14, when published in draft form contained a climate change title.  Three…

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Who Killed Kyoto?

We've heard it now for so long that it's drummed into our heads. President George W. Bush soured relations with the EU by refusing…

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Vol. VII, No. 10

Politics   Menendez Amendment Threatens State Department Bill   On May 7, the House International Relations Committee approved an amendment to the…

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