Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/05/2008

A new report by unions and environmental groups predicts a rosy future for “green collar” jobs. The American Civil Liberties Union campaigns against reform of…

Climate

• Richard Morrison
• 06/05/2008

The Competitive Enterprise Institute urges Senators to vote no on a motion to end debate on the global warming legislation sponsored by Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/04/2008

Time Warner begins metering its customers’ Internet usage. The Senate continues debate on major global warming legislation. International officials debate the causes of soaring food…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/30/2008

The Washington Examiner editorializes on how environmental policies expand the scope of government power. Merck wins two appeals in lawsuits related to its painkiller Vioxx.

Climate

• By: Myron Ebell
• 05/30/2008

Full Document Available in PDF A tax Cap-and-trade can only work by raising…

Climate

• Christine Hall
• 05/30/2008

The U.S. Senate on Monday will likely start debate on energy-rationing legislation that would raise energy prices dramatically for American consumers, while benefiting big business…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/22/2008

Oil company executives are grilled on high gas prices by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Congress prepares to override President Bush’s veto of the…

Energy

• By: William Yeatman
• 05/20/2008

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who says that global warming "demands aggressive action," last week signed an agreement with the United Kingdom "to…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/14/2008

Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/13/2008

Momentum builds in Congress to repeal the mandate for use of corn-based ethanol in motor fuels. Comcast considers capping monthly Internet downloads and charging overage…

Energy

• By: Eli Lehrer, Iain Murray
• 05/13/2008

The Consumer-First Energy Act, intended to address the energy crisis, fails to achieve its stated purpose.

Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/12/2008

The White House announces plans to veto the recently-passed $300 billion farm bill. Debate continues over the safety of plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA.

Chemical Risk

• By: Ryan Radia, William Yeatman
• 05/12/2008

Ryan Radia and William Yeatman argue that support for bio-fuels is drying up as food costs rise and commodities markets destabilize.

Climate

• By: Christine Hall
• 05/02/2008

Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/30/2008

A federal judge orders the Department of the Interior to determine whether the polar bear is a threatened species. More than 100 million people are…

Climate

• By: Iain Murray
• 04/30/2008

American grocery stores are starting to introduce food rationing.  Wal Mart is restricting the amount of rice customers can buy.  In Mexico and Yemen,…

Energy

• Richard Morrison
• 04/24/2008

In the new book The Really Inconvenient Truths, Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Iain Murray brings to light an especially inconvenient future: environmental activists…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/23/2008

Senators probe the relationship between climate change and forests. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin tells a congressional hearing that there is no need for new Internet…

Climate

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 04/23/2008

RAIL Solution’s David Foster (Letters, April 21) claims Europe’s transport system is increasingly “beyond petroleum” because Europe uses high gas taxes not only to discourage…

Climate

• By: William Yeatman
• 04/22/2008

Subsidies for ethanol production helps inflate the price of food, making it harder for poor families to eat.

Energy

• Richard Morrison
• 04/22/2008

Activists who fear catastrophic effects from global warming have long predicted that deforestation would be one of the many impacts. As the Senate Foreign Relations…

Climate

• By: Iain Murray
• 04/22/2008

From the Inside Flap Al Gore is bad for the planet… Talk about really inconvenient truths–that's one of the many you'll find in Iain Murray's…

Chemical Risk

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/21/2008

Dramatically rising food prices are linked to the expanded use of biofuels. Natural gas prices in the U.S. rise 93% in eight months. Political wrangling…

Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/17/2008

President Bush outlines a new plan for national climate policy. A new study raises concerns about a connection between plastics and cancer. Democratic leaders in…

Chemical Risk

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 04/17/2008

Food riots caused by rising food prices have erupted around the world. Five people died in uprisings in Haiti, perhaps the first of…

Climate

• By: Iain Murray
• 04/17/2008

Proposed measures to achieve "energy independence" have the potential to inflict significant economic damage on America.

Energy

• Richard Morrison
• 04/16/2008

President Bush's speech on global warming today lays out a blueprint for slow motion economic decline. It legitimizes global warming alarmism and undermines opposition…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/14/2008

New York state judge Judith Kaye sues to have the salaries of state judges increased by 20%. The head of the International Monetary Fund warns…

Climate

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 04/12/2008

In Europe, consumers pay up to $9 a gallon for gasoline, in part because European Union governments tax gasoline at rates of $2 to $3…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/09/2008

Demonstrators disrupt the Olympic torch ceremony in Paris to protest China’s human rights record. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi objects to the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement negotiated…

Climate

• By: William Yeatman
• 04/09/2008

If lawmakers in Olympia are serious about global warming, there is a simple solution that economists agree is the easiest, most efficient…

Climate

• Richard Morrison
• 04/09/2008

This week committees in both the Senate and House of Representatives will be holding hearings on whether global warming will cause future harm to…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/03/2008

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and more than a dozen other conservative groups filed an amicus brief March 21 against a Sierra Club…

Climate

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/02/2008

Al Gore launches a $300 million ad campaign to promote his global warming agenda. The Maryland legislature moves to mandate “cultural diversity” programs at all…

Climate

• By: Thomas Tanton
• 04/01/2008

Full Document Available in PDF Global warming policies championed by former Vice President…

Climate

• By: William Yeatman
• 03/31/2008

Republican nominee for president John McCain recently returned from a whirlwind tour of Europe meant to promote his global statesmanship. In Europe,…

Climate

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 03/21/2008

Before the Environmental Appeals Board United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC In the matter of:…

Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/14/2008

Politicians debate the possibility of requiring Americans to purchase health insurance. Ethanol mandates continue to raise prices on agricultural producers around the country. Internet experts…

Energy

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/13/2008

Climate

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/13/2008

Climate

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/12/2008

Climate

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/11/2008

Climate

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/11/2008

Climate

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/09/2008

Climate

• By: Cord Blomquist
• 03/05/2008

Climate

• By: William Yeatman
• 03/01/2008

Rising energy costs threaten the U.S. economy, and the GOP doesn’t seem to care. Last December, Congressional Republicans joined a Republican president in support of…

Climate

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 02/21/2008

The speeding freight train carrying toxic waste liability for makers, sellers and purchasers of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, or CFLs, was only faintly audible in the…

Chemical Risk

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 02/06/2008

The lights may soon go out in Washington, D.C. — and it could happen where you live, too. "Electric power has already…

Energy

• By: William Yeatman
• 01/17/2008

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Colorado, beware: An army of well connected lobbyists has persuaded Congress to adopt an ethanol policy that's…

Climate

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 01/12/2008

Energy

• By: Sam Kazman
• 12/20/2007

A New Yorker cartoon from several years ago shows a vast, cubicle-filled office, with a manager explaining that the "dim fluorescent lighting is meant to…

Climate

• By: Steven J. Milloy
• 12/19/2007

“No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” That comment by New York State Surrogate Court Judge…

Energy

• By: Angela Logomasini
• 11/19/2007

In his HGTV show “Living with Ed,” actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. shows his viewers how to live green. Begley certainly more…

Chemical Risk

• CEI Staff
• 11/07/2007

Washington, D.C., November 8, 2007—This morning the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will meet to hear testimony on legislation that would severely restrict…

Climate

• Christine Hall
• 09/12/2007

Contact: Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 Washington, D.C., September 12, 2007— Congress today is debating plans for forcing costly "energy efficient" lighting standards on…

Energy

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 07/30/2007

  A Joint Letter to the U. S. House of Representatives on H. R. 6 and Other Legislation to Raise Energy Prices Washington,…

Energy

• By: Myron Ebell
• 06/19/2007

As part of comprehensive legislation to raise energy prices, the Senate is once again considering proposals to set a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) for electric…

Energy

• CEI Staff
• 06/18/2007

Washington, D.C., June 18, 2007—CEI’s campaign against the U.S. Department of Energy’s disastrous washing machine efficiency rules has gone virtual. Rather than physically mailing underwear…

Energy

• By: Fran Smith
• 06/14/2007

A boom in ethanol production is taking place today for variety of reasons. Undoubtedly, the most significant factor is government support and subsidies for biofuel…

Energy

• CEI Staff
• 05/22/2007

Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., May 22, 2007—The Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-MI)…

Energy

• Sam Kazman
• 05/16/2007

Sending real underwear to the Undersecretary can be a bit of a hassle, so we've provided a way for you to email a "virtual…

Energy

• CEI Staff
• 05/16/2007

Contact: Sam Kazman, 202-331-2265 Washington, D.C., May 16, 2007—The federal government’s new energy efficiency standards for washing machines have destroyed the ability of many top-loaders…

Energy

• By: Iain Murray
• 01/02/2007

  The electric Reliability Organization (ERO), established with statutory authority after the widespread blackouts of 2003, has issued its first report. It makes for…

Energy

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/22/2005

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY A new report by the Centers for Disease Control finds dramatically lower levels…

Climate

• By: Sam Kazman
• 06/21/2004

Climate

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 06/01/2002

Economists sometimes gets confused—specially when the real world doesn't fit into their…

Energy

• By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
• 02/04/2002

Politicians of all stripes are rushing into the Enron fray, eager to use this event as the pretext for enacting new regulations and…

Energy

• By: Paul J. Georgia
• 11/04/2001

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have raised fears about U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil. It seems that nearly everyone believes that if the United…

Climate

• By: Paul J. Georgia
• 10/13/2001

The Sept. 11 attacks have raised an old idea: By reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil, can we reduce America’s vulnerability to oil shocks that…

Energy

• CEI Staff
• 07/09/2001

Washington, DC, July 9, 2001— After only a few weeks of expanded price caps, what was once the California energy crisis is already spreading…

Energy

• By: Thomas Pearson
• 01/18/2001

The Golden State has power problems; rolling blackouts began yesterday. Many, including Governor Gray Davis, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and several consumer groups, blame the state’s…

Energy

• 12/04/2000

I. SUMMARY The proposed clothes washer energy conservation standards will impose a substantial and unnecessary burden on American consumers. These proposed rules are in violation…

Energy

• By: Peter Huber
• 09/07/2000

It takes electrons to move bits Published in the Wall Street Journal September 6, 2000   It takes electrons to move bits. The…

Energy

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 07/22/1999

When policymakers embark upon restructuring as opposed to deregulating a heavily regulated industry, they risk creating more regulation than existed before. This is…

Energy

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 07/22/1999

Executive Summary ·Deregulation of telecommunications, natural gas, and transportation saved American consumers billions of dollars, created new choices among sellers and spurred numerous…

Energy

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/13/1999

View Full Document as PDF The local electric power monopoly is the only game in town for consumers, something reformers have…

Energy