CEI Weekly: RIP Jack Kemp

>>Shaping the Debate

[VIDEO] Chris Horner on the White House Energy Summit

Chris Horner featured on Fox News

http://ceiondemand.org/2009/05/05/chris-horner-on-the-white-house-energy-summit/

GM Troubles Repeat British Auto Industry Mistakes of the 1970s

Iain Murray featured in The Washington Examiner

http://cei.org/articles/2009/05/04/gm-troubles-repeat-british-auto-industry-mistakes-1970s

Green Jobs: All Pain for No Gain

William Yeatman featured in Townhall Magazine

http://cei.org/articles/2009/05/01/green-jobs-all-pain-no-gain

>>Best of the Blogs

RIP Jack Kemp

by Fred Smith

"He believed—as we do at CEI—that the American people were not predisposed to favor the growth of Leviathan. He worked throughout his career to promote free market ideas to progressives, minorities, and traditional liberals. Jack was a conservative who believed that a more just and egalitarian society could best be achieved by free market policies. Firm in this belief, Jack was a happy warrior, always eager to speak to all and sundry with respect and grace. He will be missed."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/04/rip-jack-kemp/

Eco-sailors rescued by oil tanker

by Marlo Lewis

"'An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth [England] on a 5,000-mile carbon-emission free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker,' BBC News reports. . . The irony of an oil tanker rescuing anti-fossil fuel crusaders was of course not lost on theBBC."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/06/eco-sailors-rescued-by-oil-tanker/

Cockroaches Win

by Angela Logomasini

"If New York regulators get their way, the only other option will be for people to hire an exterminator. So basically, if your income is too low and your kid has allergies and asthma related to cockroaches, you will be out of luck. The cockroaches win, you loose."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/07/cockroaches-win/

So, Mr. Waxman, how much global warming will your bill avert?

by Marlo Lewis

"The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade (energy tax) bill aims to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions . . . by 2050 . . . MAGICC reveals that an 83% reduction in U.S. emissions 'will only produce a global temperature 'savings' during the next 50 years of about 0.05ºC.'"

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/06/so-mr-waxman-how-much-global-warming-will-your-bill-avert/

Destabilizing Afghanistan: the Quagmire Expands

by Hans Bader

"The anti-American Taliban extremists are resurgent not only in Afghanistan, where they once sheltered Osama Bin Laden, but also in neighboring Pakistan (which has nuclear weapons) as well. Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing the Swat Valley, which is dominated by the Taliban."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/05/destabilizing-afghanistan-the-quagmire-expands/

Status Report on International Climate Treaty

by William Yeatman

"There are only seven months until the global community plans to adopt a successor climate treaty to the failed Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen, but negotiators are far apart on the most important issues-binding emissions cuts and paying for a global green energy revolution . . . It is my strongest hope that this deadlock persists, so that we all may be spared the burden of an ill-conceived, economically ruinous climate change mitigation treaty."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/01/status-report-on-international-climate-treaty/

>>CEI in the News

Washington Times--Myron Ebell

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/04/green-lobby-guides-democrats-on-climate-bill/

The Orange Country Register--Iain Murray

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/co-murray-one-2387599-billion-century

The Korea times--Iain Murray

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/05/202_44239.html

National Review Online--Iain Murray

http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NDU3ZGZmMzI5ZDliMjk2OTU1Yzk2MWM5YTJkNmZhNDQ=

The Daily Sentinel--Chris Horner

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/05/01/murdock_carbon.html

HumanEvents--Iain Murray

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31696

Daily Herald--Iain Murray

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/307672/59/

Right Side News--Hans Bader

http://www.rightsidenews.com/200905054664/culture-wars/-hate-crimes-prevention-bill-signals-worse-coming.html

>>Podcast

Episode 41: SCOTUS Scurry

We begin with a farewell to famed quarterback, Republican Congressman and former CEI Distinguished Fellow Jack Kemp. We then move on to China’s flu-related roundup of Mexican nationals, the race to replace Justice Souter and the new opportunity to SuperPoke the President of the United States. We round out the show with Andrew Cuomo’s allegations of scandal and a modest helping of Olympic News.

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NetRight Daily: Today's Top News on NetRight Nation

The First 100 Days: $65 Billion In Debt Every Day: Since his inauguration on January 20, 2009, President Obama has proposed new spending programs that will add over the next 10 years $6.5-trillion (all figures U.S.) to the American national debt. That's $6.5-trillion over and above the debt that would have been incurred had the existing policies been left alone. (Not that those existing policies were so great either.)

Obama's Teleprompter Fail: Obama had a bad day with the teleprompter today...

Back to Market Fundamentals: Not even a down economy, skewered financial system, an incompetent government response, or the propaganda that praises it can or will change fundamental truths about the way markets work.

From around the blogosphere:

Schumer Opposed Flu Pandemic Funding

Bambi Gives Himself a B+ for First 100 Days

White House Freaks Out New York

Money & Power Corrupt. Would They Corrupt You?

Jimmy Carter Wants to Ban Guns that Kill People

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NRN Blog Alert: Kit Bond Discusses November Election Results

Fellow Bloggers,

Here is a must watch video of Missouri Senator Kit Bond discussing the November election results. Not only is his answer stunning, it is very telling of where the conservative movement is today.

Click here to see what Senator Bond said.

Senator Bond was responding to a question about Obama's support for Global Warming when he said, "that's why I campaigned for Sarah Palin and her running mate."

Remember to check out NetRight Nation throughout the day for the latest news from the blogosphere.

NetRight Daily: The SUPER Edition

Rep. Joe Pitts: Cap-and-Tax Is A Wealth Transfer Program: This week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee began consideration of a cap and trade plan that would regulate greenhouse gas emissions. As a member of the Committee, I have serious concerns about the plan we are considering, including the fact that we still don't have actual bill text that we can use to analyze the true cost of the bill.

Obama Hides the Whole Story: Set aside for now the troubling changes in the Obama administration's position on whether former Bush officials should be prosecuted for suggesting tough interrogation tactics against terrorists. Set aside the manifest unfairness of prosecuting lawyers merely for doing their job of giving legal advice. Set aside the raft of other reasonable objections to the proposed prosecutions, including a justifiable aversion to witch-hunts.

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) Supports Ron Sims: Senator Richard Shelby publicly voices support for Obama's appointees in this video shot yesterday.

From the Ron Sims Confirmation Hearing: Yesterday, the Senate is holding a hearing for the confirmation of Ron Sims to become the next Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As we mentioned in an earlier article on Sims, this guy is trouble.

Greatly Depressing: History is written by many people, but those who write government school textbooks tend to hold disproportionate sway.

My Celebration of Earth Day: Yesterday was Earth Day, which I am writing about today. Well, my earth day celebration is pretty purist so I think if you read about my day you will understand. Typically, to celebrate such an important holiday, I try to do nothing that uses energy.

Cato Takes on the NYT: The New York Times recently remarked that Cato remained quiet on topics such as the bailouts. Now I know that is far from the truth. I know that because I have covered a lot of the stuff that they put out on the issue here on NetRight Nation.

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CEI Weekly: Green is the Color of Death

>> New Release From CEI Studios

[VIDEO] Humans Make Earth Day Better

http://ceiondemand.org/2009/04/21/humans-make-earth-day-better/

>>New Study

The Case for Compensating Live Organ Donors

by Jennifer Monti

http://cei.org/issue-analysis/2009/04/23/he-case-compensating-live-organ-donors

>>Regulatory Comments and Testimony

Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Commerce on the draft American Clean Energy and Security Act

http://cei.org/rcandtestimony/2009/04/22/testimony-committee-energy-and-commerce-draft-american-clean-energy-and-se

CEI Comments on Draft FDA Risk-Benefit Assessment of Fish Consumption

http://cei.org/rcandtestimony/2009/04/22/cei-comments-draft-fda-risk-benefit-assessment-fish-consumption

>>Building Coalitions

Letter to New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo

http://cei.org/cletters/2009/04/20/letter-new-york-state-insurance-superintendent-eric-dinallo

>>Shaping the Debate

[VIDEO] Hans Bader on Government Ownership of U.S. Banks

Hans Baderfeatured on Fox Buisiness

http://ceiondemand.org/2009/04/21/hans-bader-on-government-ownership-of-us-banks/

Small Cars Are Dangerous Cars

Sam Kazman featured in The Wall Street Journal

http://cei.org/articles/2009/04/17/small-cars-are-dangerous-cars

The war on mining: Fighting back

Silvia Santacruz featured in The Financial Post

http://cei.org/articles/2009/04/22/war-mining-fighting-back

EPA’s Endangerment Finding: Legislative Hammer or Suicide Note?

Marlo Lewis featured inThe Washington Examiner

http://cei.org/articles/2009/04/22/epa%E2%80%99s-endangerment-finding-legislative-hammer-or-suicide-note

Getting a rise out of us

Chris Horner featured in The Washington Times

http://cei.org/articles/2009/04/21/getting-rise-out-us

State insurance programs flawed

Eli Lehrer featured in The Los Angeles Times

http://cei.org/articles/2009/04/20/state-insurance-programs-flawed

>>Best of the Blogs

Green is the color of death

by Michelle Minton

"When it is broken down, the philosophy of environmentalism is the philosophy of life on earth without humanity at all. Green becomes the color of a forest that grows over unmarked graves."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/04/22/green-is-the-color-of-death/

Torture Prosecutions for Thee, But Not for Me

by Hans Bader

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants Bush Administration officials prosecuted for facilitating torture. Fair enough. But if they get prosecuted, she should get prosecuted, too. She knew of the torture and knowingly funded the very programs that engaged in it. She only objected to it after Bush’s poll ratings went down."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/04/23/torture-prosecutions-for-thee-but-not-for-me/

Enviro-Scare Artists

by Angela Logomasini

"According to a new report released by enviro-scare artists at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, most food packaging still contains the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA). That is supposed to scare you, but I say, who cares . . . My colleague Jonathan Tolman and I have both written on the topic, highlighting the facts about the science and the risks. But these groups don’t seem to care much about the science. Apparently, the hype gets them more media attention and more power."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/04/21/enviro-scare-artists/

Obama credit card meeting — should meet with economists instead

by John Berlau

"Instead of meeting with the executives of credit card issuers and sactimoniously lecturing them about not raising rates, as he is doing today, President Obama would servecard holdersmore effectively by meeting with economists and listening to their concerns about the dangers of price controls on credit card services."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/04/23/obama-credit-card-meeting-should-meet-with-economists-instead/

“We don’t need no stinking baseload,” FERC Chairman

by Marlo Lewis

"Wellinghoff, after all, is a memberofTeam Obama, and when the President was a candidate, he candidly admittedthathis cap-and-tradeplan would cause electricity prices to 'skyrocket' andwould'bankrupt' anyone foolish enough to invest in coal-based power."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/04/22/we-dont-need-no-stinking-baseload-ferc-chairman/

>>CEI in the News

The Wall Street Journal--Myron Ebell

http://cei.org/citation/2009/04/23/sapping-america%E2%80%99s-energy

Los Angeles Times--Eli Lehrer

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/ron-paul-to-pirates-here-come-the-bounty-hunters.html

ABC News--Michelle Minton

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/16/2544056.htm

Breitbart.com--Michelle Minton

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.f518f4e6c90c93ccbc86decf6aca79d4.311&show_article=1

Washington Examiner--John Berlau

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/TimothyCarney/AIG-heads-3M-in-Goldman-stock-raises-apparent-conflict-of-interest-42779802.html

Taipei Times--Eli Lehrer

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/04/17/2003441254

OC Register--Hans Bader

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/epa-environmental-co-2367744-power-cost

The Bulletin--William Yeatman

http://www.thebulletin.us/articles/2009/04/16/news/nation/doc49ddb8862c035949134917.txt

Insurance News Net--Eli Lehrer

http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&innID=958381090

>>Podcast

Episode 39: Party Like It’s 1773

We start by re-capping the anti-tax Tea Party protests, take a look at the status of Earth Day in American society and ponder the White House’s idea of spending cuts. We then move on to the new Technology Czar, and the President’s all-too-friendly treatment of Hugo Chavez. Finally we discuss Jeremy’s proposal to abolish the Vice Presidency and some very personal Olympic News.

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