For decades, CEI has opposed regulatory overreach from the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies that put undue costs on energy industries and consumers. These include President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which would have increased consumer electricity prices without having any discernible effects on climate change. CEI’s research and policy proposals were instrumental in President Trump’s repeal of the CPP.
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Daily Caller
Biden’s Regulatory Blitz On Appliances Figures To Make Life More Expensive, Policy Experts Say
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited in Daily Caller on Biden’s blitz on appliance figures: “If these ultra-efficient appliances make sense, homeowners would choose them…
Wall Street Journal
Biden Is Coming for Your Air Conditioner
Your next new home air conditioner could set you back $12,000 or more, with federal regulators contributing to the rising cost of staying cool. Before…
Blog
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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News Release
Obama Treasury Dept Still Hiding Info on Global Warming ‘Cap-and-Tax’ Costs
Obama Treasury Dept Still Hiding Info on Global Warming ‘Cap-and-Tax’ Costs Admissions of Job Losses & Hundreds of Billions in Cost Insufficient; CEI to…
Washington Times
Solutions: How to Reduce Unemployment
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke recently said the recession is probably over, as third-quarter growth in gross domestic product will likely be positive. But…
Study
The Geopolitics of Climate: Cutting Through the Spin on International Climate Agreements
Full Document Available in PDF With the G20 group in Pittsburgh discussing global warming negotiations at President Obama’s insistence, the public needs to…
Washington Times
The Military-Industrial-Environmental Complex
President Obama, speaking to the United Nations this week, cast climate change unequivocally as a threat to national security. He told the General Assembly,…
Washington Times
Inhofe Pans Obama Climate Speech
Washington Times
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