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Joint letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
04/04/2003

Dear Chairman Domenici: The undersigned organizations write to share our views on the climate title in the draft comprehensive energy legislation prepared…

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Comments on CPSC’s Analysis of Cancer Risk to Children from Contact with CCA-treated Wood Products

By: Kenneth Brown, Ph.D.
03/28/2003

Full Document Available…

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Written Comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Regarding the use of Chromated Copper Arsenate in Playground Equipmen

By: Angela Logomasini
03/28/2003

Written Comments of Angela Logomasini Director of Risk and Environmental Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute…

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Comments to the Consumer Products Safety Commission On Pressure-Treated Wood

By: Jody Clarke
03/18/2003

My name is Jody Clarke. I am vice president of communications at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., but today I am here speaking…

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CEI’s Angela Logomasini Testifies Before The Consumer Product Safety Commission On The Use Of Chromated Copper Arsenate In

By: Angela Logomasini
03/17/2003

Comments of Angela Logomasini, Director of Risk and Environmental Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute Before the Consumer…

Chemical Risk

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Dr. Kenneth Brown Testifies Before The Consumer Product Safety Commission On The Use Of Chromated Copper Arsenate In Playground

By: Kenneth Brown, Ph.D.
03/17/2003

My name is Kenneth Brown. I hold a Ph.D. in mathematical statistics from Johns Hopkins University. I have published numerous articles on…

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An Open Letter To The Bush Administration On Its Plan To Unbundle Local Phone Networks

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
03/10/2003

Dear Ms. Victory: The FCC has announced its plans for unbundling local phone networks, and as Chairman Powell pointed out to Congress…

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Comments Of CEI And Consumer Alert To The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Concerning Its Proposed Light Truck Fue

By: Sam Kazman
02/26/2003

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Consumer Alert hereby submit these comments on NHTSA’s proposal to increase its light truck CAFE standards. In…

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CEI Letter To CPSC Requesting Extension On Arsenic-Treated Wood Comment Deadline

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
02/24/2003

Dear Chairman Stratton: We respectfully request that you extend the comment periods (The February 28 deadline for presentation materials, the March 17…

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CEI’s Petition To The Office Of Science And Technoogy Policy To Cease Dissemination Of The National Assessment On Climate C

By: Christopher C. Horner
02/20/2003

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CEI’s Petition To The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration To Cease Dissemination Of The National Assessment On

By: Christopher C. Horner
02/19/2003

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CEI’s Petition Against Further Dissemination Of EPA’s “Climate Action Report 2002”

By: Christopher C. Horner
02/10/2003

Re: Request for Response to/Renewal of Federal Data Quality Act Petition Against Further Dissemination of ‘Climate Action Report 2002’” (“RFC”) Dear Administrator…

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CEI’s Fred Smith and Marlo Lewis Send Coalition Letter To President Bush On The Proposed Greenhouse Gas Registry

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
01/27/2003

Dear Mr. President: We are writing to reiterate our concerns about the Administration’s plan to award regulatory offsets (“transferable credits”) to companies that reduce…

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CEI’s Comments on National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration/U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s “Strategic Plan for

By: Christopher C. Horner
01/17/2003

Full Comments Available in PDF Format Executive Summary Overview…

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CEI Files Comments With The Securities And Exchange Commission On Its Proposed Rulemaking On Proxy Vote Disclosures By Managemen

By: Braden Cox
01/15/2003

COMMENTS OF THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONCONERNING ITS PROPOSED RULEMAKING REQUIRING PROXY VOTE DISCLOSURES BY MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES …

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CEI Comments On The Department Of Energy’s Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Proposal

By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
12/16/2002

Full Comments Available in PDF Format Executive Summary…

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CEI Files Amicus Curiae Brief Against Excessive Air-Conditioner Regulations

By: Ben Lieberman
11/15/2002

Full Document Available in PDF United States Court of Appealsfor…

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CEI’s Solveig Singleton Comments On The IRS’s Proposed Guidance on Reporting Of Deposit Interest Paid To Nonresident A

By: Solveig Singleton
11/12/2002

Summary of Comments Proposed IRS regulations (REG 133254-02, REG 126100-00) would require financial institutions to report interest on deposits paid to nonresident alien individuals that…

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The Tempting Of Switzerland: Financial Confidentiality And Capital Formation

By: Solveig Singleton
11/01/2002

Full Presentation Available In PDF Format Delivered At “Financial Center Switzerland In Its International Environment”A Conference…

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CEI Files Brief In State Of Nebraska’s Arsenic Standard Lawsuit Against The EPA

By: Ben Lieberman
10/25/2002

Full Brief Available In PDF Format…

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CEI Obtains Victory Over FDA In Court Challenge To Its Pediatric Rule

By: CEI Staff
10/18/2002

Full Document Available in PDF FROM…

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CEI’s Request For Comments From The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration On The National Assessment On Climate C

By: Christopher C. Horner
10/18/2002

Dear Admiral Lautenbacher and Dr. Mahoney, I write regarding the US Global Change Research Program’s (USGCRP) “Planning Workshop for Scientists and Stakeholders”, scheduled for…

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An Open Letter To President Bush About His Plan To Award Regulatory Credits For “Voluntary” Greenhouse Gas Reductions

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
10/02/2002

Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on your Administration’s tour de force performance at the Sustainable Development Summit in Johannesburg. We applaud your successful…

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An Open Letter To Selected Senators On Their Support For The Renewable Portfolio Standard

By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
09/25/2002

An Open Letter to Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), James Jeffords (I-VT), Charles Schumer…

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CEI Comments On Telecommunications Market Access In The Free Trade Area Of The Americas Negotiations

By: Solveig Singleton
09/24/2002

Before the United States Trade Representative Interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee Comments of Competitive Enterprise Institute Concerning These comments pertain to non-tariff…

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CEI Comments On The Food And Drug Administration’s Commercial Speech Rules

By: Ben Lieberman
09/13/2002

Full Document Available in PDF Introduction…

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View Of The World Of Breast Cancer From Nassau And Suffolk Counties

By: Sam Kazman
08/19/2002

The Long Island Breast Cancer Study, With Apologies To The Artist Saul Steinberg On August 6, 2002, the National Cancer Institute released…

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An Open Letter To President Bush About The World Summit On Sustainable Development

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
08/02/2002

Dear President Bush, We write to thank you and express our support for the positions you have taken on the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable…

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CEI’s Chris Horner Testifies On The Kyoto Protocol Before The Senate Environment And Public Works Committee

By: Christopher C. Horner
07/24/2002

STATEMENT OF CHRISTOPHER C. HORNER TO THE JOINT HEARING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS Mr. Chairman,…

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CEI Files Amicus Curiae In The Case Of Karen Howsam vs. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

By: James V. DeLong
07/22/2002

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Are Risk Assessment And The Precautionary Principle Equivalent?

By: Andrew Apel
06/20/2002

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following paper was prepared for the June 20-21, 2002 International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology workshop on the Precautionary Principle,…

Energy and Environment

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The Precautionary Principle: Protectionism and Environmental Extremism by Other Means

By: Gregory Conko
06/20/2002

The Precautionary Principle: Protectionism and Environmental Extremism by Other Means …

Chemical Risk

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Joint Letter To President Bush On The EPA’s Climate Action Report

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
06/07/2002

Dear President Bush, We write to share our concerns with Climate Action Report 2002, which your administration recently transmitted to the United Nations Framework…

Climate

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CEI’s Petition to EPA to Cease Dissemination of Climate Action Report

By: Christopher C. Horner
06/04/2002

Re: Petition under Federal Data Quality Act To Prohibit Further Dissemination of “Climate Action Report 2002” Dear Administrator Whitman, For the…

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Open Letter To President Bush On The Climate Action Report 2002

By: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
06/03/2002

Dear President Bush, We are deeply disappointed to read your Administration’s submission to the United Nations, the “Climate Action Report 2002” (“CAR”). …

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Nonprofits Urge Department Of Commerce: Select Internet Address Manager Through Open Competition

By: Solveig Singleton
05/29/2002

Dear Assistant Secretary Victory: The non-profit civic, consumer, public advocacy, and policy organizations listed below respectfully call upon the Department…

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CEI’s Comments On The Office Of Information And Regulatory Affairs’ Report To Congress

By: Angela Logomasini
05/28/2002

Full Document Available in PDF…

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Singleton Letter On California’s Financial Privacy Debate

By: Solveig Singleton
05/09/2002

The changing landscape of information technology means uncertainty about the traditional balance between the free flow of information and privacy. California has become the focus…

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Behind The Headlines: What Laymen Should Know About Everyday Issues In Science And Health

By: Gregory Conko
04/19/2002

Presentation by Gregory ConkoDirector of Food Safety Policy, Competitive Enterprise InstituteInternational Association of Culinary Professionals24th Annual International ConferenceSan Diego, CaliforniaApril 19, 2002 Every…

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