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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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…
News Release
House Poised to Vote on Legislation to Reverse Biden’s Attacks on Oil and Gas Lease Sales
The House is expected to vote this week on legislation to reverse the Biden administration’s cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife…
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Why policymakers should reject the PROVE IT Act: It’s a pro-tax, anti-energy bill
The PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) requires the collection and regular updating of the carbon intensity of domestic and foreign goods. It establishes the…
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Fox News
Why gas stove owners should still be worried
In response to a strong public backlash, the Biden administration Department of Energy (DOE) has decided to backtrack on its proposed new energy efficiency regulation of stoves…
The Center Square
Will the cap-and-trade repeal initiative succeed? The markets might think so
CEI’s Stone Washington was cited in The Center Square on the repeal of cap-and-trade: Stone Washington, research fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for…
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CEI’s The Surge: Carbon tariffs, Natural Asset Companies, and weird emissions math
If you are interested in analysis and perspective on current energy and environmental issues, then we encourage you to subscribe to this new publication…
Reason
Bipartisan Tax Credit Bonanza
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on Reason on bipartisan tax credit bonanza: The Energy Department’s final rule “is less stringent than the initial proposal that…
E&E News
DOE scales back stove rule. Republicans still hate it.
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on E&E News about government scale down in effort to limit consumer appliances: “While the Department of Energy’s…
Fox News
Biden admin backs off gas stove crackdown after widespread pushback
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited on Fox News addressing the gas stove crackdown: “A reasonable regulation is better than an unreasonable regulation,” Ben Lieberman,…
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Sam Kazman
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Senior Fellow
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