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Department of Energy Planning Costly New Rules for Clothes Washers
A Bad Deal For American Consumers A Bad Deal For American Consumers Washington, DC, December 4, 2000 –…
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Department of Energy Planning Costly New Rules for Clothes Washers
Washington, DC, December 4, 2000 – CEI today filed regulatory comments with the Department of Energy (DOE) in opposition…
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FDA’s Pediatric Rule Challenged in Federal Lawsuit
A physicians’ association and two public interest groups today filed suit in federal court challenging the validity of the Food and Drug Administration’s “Pediatric Rule.”…
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CEI Statement on United Nations Climate Change Negotiations in the Hague (COP-6)
Statement of Myron Ebell, Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policyat the Competitive Enterprise Institute, on the breakdown in talks at the…
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CEI Statement on United Nations Climate Change Negotiations in the Hague (COP-6)
Washington, DC, November 30, 2000 – The lack of any agreement at the United Nations’ recently concluded negotiations on climate change in the…
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If Auto Safety Defects Are Criminalized, Shouldn’t Ralph Nader Be in Jail?
Washington, DC, October 2, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today charged that congressional proposals to criminalize auto safety defects failed to…
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No Passing the Bucks to Consumers: CEI Letter to Hastert on Fuel Surcharges
September 21, 2000 The Honorable…
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Gattuso/Singleton Letter to Rep. Tauzin on Reciprocal Compensation
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Kemp on Clinton and Global Warming
June 15, 2000 – With gas prices surging, and EPA responsible for up to 40 cents of the record-high price in the Midwest…
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Global Warming Study Filled With Junk Science, Political Biases
Washington, DC, June 12, 2000 – The so-called National Assessment on Climate Change (NACC) formally released today by a federal government panel is a…
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CEI Comments to USDA on Proposed Organic Rules
COMMENTS OF THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE,…
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Capitol Hill Briefing on Forest Policy
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EPA Limits Consumer Options in Control of Pests
Washington, DC, June 8, 2000 – “Today, EPA has begun its effort to regulate away the public’s ability to protect itself from disease-carrying…
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CEI Statement on the Microsoft Case
Washington, DC, June 7, 2000 – Today’s Microsoft verdict represents an unjustified assault on the information revolution and the welfare of consumers, in favor…
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NEW CEI BOOK: Free Market Environmental Reader Now Available
Ecology, Liberty & Property: A Free Market Environmental Reader Jonathan H. Adler, Editor Publication Date: Spring 2000Price: $16.95ISBN #1-889865-02-8 Click here to order Ecology, Liberty…
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EPA Rule Places Americans at Risk
June 1, 2000 – “Americans may face increased risks of contracting potentially deadly and debilitating diseases under a recently proposed rule,” said Jennifer…
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Climate Change Panel Produces Unlawful Report
Washington, DC, June 1, 2000 – A meeting today of the U.S. Global Change Research Program should raise concerns among global warming and legal experts,…
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Proposed EPA Rule Would Assist Terrorists
Washington, DC, June 1, 2000 – Activist groups will likely post information on the Internet that would help terrorists select targets and maximize…
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Institute Blasts Global Warming Misinformation
Washington, D.C., May 25, 2000 – The claims that global warming would harm agricultural productivity are contradicted by a wealth of scientific and…
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Global Warming Briefing: What’s Wrong with UN Climate Science?
What:<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> A 1-day conference on global warming science during which climate experts from around the globe will…
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Fueling Los Alamos: Longstanding Federal Land Mismanagement Coupled with Recent Timber Restrictions Create Combustible Mix
Washington, DC, May 11, 2000 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute charged that fires like the one raging at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in…
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House Passes Massive Land-Grab Bill: Majority of Republicans Abandon Private Property and Balanced Budget for Pork
Washington, D.C., May 11, 2000 – In the same week the national laboratories at Los Alamos were evacuated due to out-of-control wildfire on government…
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10,000 Commandments — New Report Details REAL Cost of Government
Washington, DC, May 9, 2000 – As last minute filers rushed to finish their taxes and write their checks to the government recently, Congress…
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Shadow Insurance Regulation Committee Statement on Regulatory Restructuring
Washington, DC, May 5, 2000 – The Shadow Insurance Regulation Committee concludes that the two main objectives of any restructuring of insurance regulation…
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New Smart Air Bag Rule as Bad as the Original Mandate
WASHIGNTON, DC, May 5, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today charged that NHTSA’s new smart air bag rule could be a potentially deadly replay…
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Thumbs Down On FDA Rules For Biotech Food
Washington, D.C. May 3, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today issued a strong condemnation of proposed new regulations for genetically-engineered foods expected…
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New Earth in the Balance; Same Old Muddled Thinking
May 1, 2000 — Ah, how the time flies. It’s been 30 years since Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and company sponsored the first Earth…
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George Allen Gives Keynote Address at CEI Annual Dinner
Former Virginia Governor George Allen gave the keynote address at the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual Warren Brookes Dinner on April 27, 2000.
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Bust Up Microsoft? CEI Weighs In
Statement of James L. Gattuso, Vice President, and Clyde Wayne Crews, Director, Competition and Regulation Policy, April 28, 2000 “The extreme plan…
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EPA Issues Worst Case Scenario Regulations
Washington, DC, April 26 – “Congress scored only a limited victory for public safety by ensuring that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not…
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Dinner To Honor Memory Of Legendary Writer
Washington, DC, April 24, 2000 – Former Virginia Governor George Allen is scheduled to give the keynote address Thursday at the 6th annual…
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Earth Day 2000—A Time For Celebrating Successes
Washington, DC, April 21, 2000 – There will be a lot to celebrate tomorrow when millions of people around the world gather on the 30th…
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Shadow Insurance Regulation Committee issues statements on Commercial Insurance Deregulation, Workers’ Comp, and Electronic Comm
Washington, DC, April 19, 1999 – The Shadow Insurance Regulation Committee issued three statements of consensus today, concerning commercial insurance deregulation, workers’ compensation…
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Developing World Scientists Condemn Anti-Biotech Chefs
Tuskegee, Alabama, April 10, 2000—A group of agricultural scientists from the developing world today condemned the Chef’s Collaborative, a group of celebrity chefs…
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U.S. PIRG Report Distorts Science of Global Warming
Washington, D.C., April 6, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today accused the U.S. Public Interest Research Group of misleading the American public about…
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Microsoft Stands Up for Consumers and Innovation
Washington, DC, April 3, 2000 – Consumers and the Competitive Enterprise Institute today praised Microsoft for refusing to sell out consumers’ interests by settling…
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CEI/Chamber of Commerce Environmental Summit 2000 slated for April 7
The gloves come off April 7. That’s when Ron Bailey, adjunct scholar at CEI and the editor of Earth Report 2000, squares off…
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Debate: Should The Kyoto Protocol Be Ratified?
Debate: Should The Kyoto Protocol Be Ratified? *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** CEI Scholar…
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The Sun Also Warms: Harvard Scientist to Address Capitol Hill on Friday
*** MEDIA ADVISORY*** The Cooler Heads Coalition Invites you to A Global Warming…
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Public Interest Group Hails Supreme Court Snuff-Out of FDA Tobacco Regs
Washington, DC, March 21, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute applauded today’s Supreme Court invalidation of the Food and Drug Administration’s attempt to regulate…
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Institute Proposes ‘Golden Rule’ of E-Commerce
Washington, DC, March 20, 2000 – “I urge the Advisory Commission of Electronic Commerce to do the right thing this week and oppose taxation…
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EPA Follows CEI Advice…7 Years Late
Washington, DC, March 20, 2000 – In January 1993, the Competitive Enterprise Institute warned the Environmental Protection Agency that the plan to increase the…
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Al Gore Gets His Way
“Higher taxes on fossil fuels…is one of the logical first steps in changing our policies in a manner consistent with a more responsible approach…
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CEI Invites Norway to Join Cooler Heads Coalition
Washington, DC, March 10, 2000 – “The Norwegian Parliament’s decision yesterday to proceed with natural gas-fired power plants is a major setback for the…
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New Article Blasts Environmental Myths
Washington, DC, March 6, 2000 – Environmental journalist Ronald Bailey proved Al Gore and his radical Green friends wrong today with his new article…
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Sea Levels Have Been Rising Since End of Last Ice Age
Washington, D.C., February 29, 2000 – “The Pew Center on Global Climate Change continued their mythmaking campaign today with the release of their latest…
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New Study Provides “How-To” Guide for Regulatory Reform
Washington, DC, February 29, 2000 –A new report released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) called for congressional approval of all major regulations…
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Melting Polar Ice Caps Most Likely Caused By Natural Changes
Washington, DC, February 28, 2000 – The U.S. Global Change Research Program is holding a public seminar today on Capitol Hill, “Climate Change in…
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Global Warming Scare Tactics in Maine
Washington DC, February 28, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today accused Physicians for Social Responsibility of releasing a misleading and politically motivated report…
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CEI Criticizes ATF’s Proposed Ban On Alcoholic Beverage Health Statements
Washington, D.C., February 23, 2000 – CEI today filed comments urging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) to withdraw its proposed…