CEI Weekly: CEI Goes to CPAC

March 15, 2013

Feature: CEI participated in several CPAC events this week and also hosted the above event.

FEATURE: CEI Goes to CPAC This year's Conservative Political Action Conference opened yesterday and continues through Saturday. CEI, a co-sponsor of the conference, is represented on every day of the event. Yesterday, CEI's Myron Ebell spoke at a panel on "Re-energizing America" and Iain Murray spoke at a panel on "Europeanization of America." Also, yesterday evening, CEI used its co-sponsor privileges to host a panel discussion on "Bringing Tolerance Out of the Closet." Today, Angela Logomasini is speaking at a panel about GMOs, plastic, and sodas. Tomorrow, CEI President Lawson Bader is speaking at a panel with the heads of other think tanks on the future of the movement. SHAPING THE DEBATE JOBS Act Successes John Berlau's letter to the editor in The New York Times Internet Sales Tax a Bad Idea Jessica Melugin's op-ed in The Washington Examiner EPA Nominee Gina McCarthy Has History of Misleading Congress Marlo Lewis & Anthony Ward's op-ed in Forbes  A Contentious Generation of Conservatives Brian McNicoll's op-ed in The Washington Times The Semi-Virtue of a Balanced Budget Ryan Young & Wayne Crews' op-ed in The Daily Caller Bee-ing Smart: Regulators Distinguish Activists' Bad Dreams From Good Evidence Henry I. Miller's op-ed in Forbes  CPAC Organizers Confront Critics Over Vision of Mainstream Conservatism Fred L. Smith's citation in The Hill GoProud Chief Agrees With Marco Rubio: Opposing Gay Marriage Doesn't Make you a Bigot CEI's cited in New York Magazine Gay Republicans Find a Venue at CPAC CEI's citation in ABC News CPAC Diary: Showdown on Gay Street CEI's citation in Slate

CEI PODCAST March 12, 2013: Sunshine Week This week is Sunshine Week. According to itsofficial website, Sunshine Week is “a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.” Myron Ebell, Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, is here to talk about CEI’s efforts to increase government transparency. BEST OF THE BLOGS SEC Charges Illinois With Securities Fraud and Lets It Off With a Warning By Ivan Osorio More Censorship to Prevent 'Bullying' By Hans Bader Will Regulators Fail to Learn From Past Mistakes of Raiilroad Regulation? By Marc Scribner EPA Dithers While Ethanol Kills By Adam Sandberg