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Chris Horner on Rising Energy Prices

by Richard Morrison on April 6, 2010

in Video, Zeitgeist

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LibertyWeek 85: Health Care in Our Time

by Richard Morrison on March 23, 2010

in CEI Projects, Features, Podcast, Zeitgeist

Richard Morrison, Jeremy Lott, Greg Conko and Michelle Minton bring you Episode 85 of the LibertyWeek podcast. We put the big vote on health care front and center, while also touching on protests over immigration and legal challenges to the EPA’s greenhouse gas rules. We wrap up with a discussion of WWF’s Earth Hour and its scrappy competitor, Human Achievement Hour.

LibertyWeek 63: Suing the Government into Honesty

by Richard Morrison on October 5, 2009

in CEI Projects, Features, Podcast, Zeitgeist

Your host Richard Morrison welcomes guest co-host Jeremy Lott and Editorial Director Ivan Osorio for Episode 63 of the LibertyWeek podcast. We start with CEI’s FOIA fight with the U.S. Treasury, 7-Eleven’s attempt to give consumers a big gulp of government and the solution to a jobless recovery. We then move on to union pension politics, Ireland’s regrettable embrace of EU hegemony and some scantily-clad Olympic News.

Energy Coalition

by Richard Morrison on September 2, 2009

in Environment, Global Warming, Sanctimony, Video, Zeitgeist

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Cap and Trade Round-Up

by Richard Morrison on June 23, 2009

in Energy, Environment, Features, Global Warming, Zeitgeist

Word has it that the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade/energy tax bill is finally hitting the floor of the House, probably this Friday. CEI is decidedly in the “anti” camp. To that end, we released a statement this morning by Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy Myron Ebell on the legislation and its potential impacts:

Waxman-Markey is a 1,201-page economic suicide note. Those Members of the House who vote for it are voting for long-term economic decline and for turning the United States into a second-rate economy.

Take that, Henry and Ed! But there’s more. Yesterday The Hill published an op-ed on cap and trade by Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy and a member of CEI’s advisory council:

Perhaps the most destructive legislation in our country’s history will soon be voted on in the House — the Waxman-Markey tax bill in the guise of addressing climate change. It will have dire consequences for every American. It will raise the cost of energy with little or no environmental benefit. Independent experts estimate that it will cost Americans more than $2 trillion in just over eight years.

CEI and the Cooler Heads Coalition were also mentioned in a story on the Waxman-Markey bill (“Lobbying Frenzy Begins as House Climate Bill Heads for Floor”) by Greenwire reporter Darren Samuelsohn which was republished online by the New York Times:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to bring a major climate and energy measure to the floor Friday has prompted a whirlwind of lobbying.

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Opponents are also readying themselves for the floor battle, with the Cooler Heads Coalition, an ad hoc group of scientific skeptics and legislative critics, planning a special meeting today to organize for the vote. “It’s gonna be fun,” Myron Ebell, director of energy and global warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, wrote in an e-mail announcing the meeting.

That’s CEI for you – we’re merry warriors for freedom. More links and background info below.

6/23/09 -Did the CBO Underestimate the Cost of the Waxman-Markey Energy Tax? by William Yeatman

6/9/09 – Behind the Cap and Trade Curtain by Max Schulz (Manhattan Institute)

6/1/09 – Corporate Welfare on a Vast Scale: Obama’s Cap-and-Trade Scam Threatens Economy by Hans Bader

5/7/09 – CEI Sponsors Anti-Climate Tax Pledge by William Yeatman

5/5/09 – Chris Horner on the White House Energy Summit [TV interview]

4/23/09 – CEI Expert Warns Aginst Central Planning in Testimony Against Cap and Trade, by Kevin Mooney

4/22/09 – Testimony Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce by Myron Ebell

4/6/09 – Myron Ebell on Cap and Trade [TV interview]

3/24/09 – $2 Trillion Tax from Obama: Hidden Costs of “Cap-and-Trade” Scheme by Hans Bader



Chris Horner on the White House Energy Summit

by Richard Morrison on May 5, 2009

in Video, Zeitgeist

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Myron Ebell on Cap and Trade

by Richard Morrison on April 6, 2009

in Video, Zeitgeist

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LibertyWeek 31: What in Dodd’s Name?

by Richard Morrison on February 23, 2009

in CEI Projects, Podcast

This week, host Cord Blomquist and co-host William Yeatman, along with guest commentator Ryan Young (Richard Morrison is off this week) take a whiff of the bank nationalizations floating through the air, and say they stink. Sen. Chris Dodd’s dodgy dealings in real estate come under scrutiny. Rep. John Murtha has a few multi-million dollar skeletons hiding in his own, heavily gilded, closet. Climate czar Carol Browner declares war on the economy. While favoring immigration in general, our hosts question the wisdom of “eco-migration.” Finally, we wish double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius a speedy recovery.

Listen to Episode 31 of the LibertyWeek podcast here.

Private Jet Travel for Me, But Not for Thee

by Richard Morrison on October 14, 2008 · 3 comments

in Environment, Global Warming, Politics as Usual, Sanctimony

Steve Milloy and Neil Hrab, both friends of the Institute, have picked up on the amazing travel opportunity (mentioned in today’s Daily Update) that’s being offered by the World Wildlife Fund to potential donors.


Who cares how much carbon we’re emitting? We’re the good guys!

That’s right, you can join the elite of the international environmental activist class on a “remarkable 25-day journey by private jet.” This luxury trip will enable participants to “Explore natural and cultural treasures in remote areas of South America, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia and Africa.” These remote areas include the Amazon Rain Forest, Easter Island, Borneo, Nepal, Madagascar, Namibia and…Orlando. I’m sure that while visiting these remote and exotic locales WWF’s well-heeled donors will take only photographs and leave only (carbon) footprints.

The price for such eco-vanity? It can all be yours for a cool $64,950. Meanwhile, the WWF website warns readers of the future impact of global warming and the vital need to address our changing climate. Apparently the greatest threat to life on planet earth in human history doesn’t require jet-setting orangutan fans to curb their CO2 emissions. Not when the itinerary is stamped with WWF’s cuddly panda bear seal of approval.

NEW VIDEO: Global Warming and Eco-Imperialism

by Richard Morrison on October 8, 2008

in Environment, Global Warming, Precaution & Risk, Sanctimony

Coming from the UK, CEI Senior Fellow Iain Murray knows a little something about the history of political empires. Today, however, we find ourselves faced with a new era of eco-imperialism, particularly in the field of global warming policy. Iain explains:

“Eco-Imperialism” = efforts by the developed world to impose its environmental priorities on the developing world. Developed countries seek to pressure the Third World into reduce greenhouse gas emissions “for the sake of the planet,” regardless of its impact on the standard of living and prospects for economic growth in those nations. Cost-effective energy use is critical for Third World people, and is the fastest path toward ending poverty.

This, and other great videos, are also available at the new online multimedia destination CEI On Demand.