Daren Bakst is director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment.
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Federal dietary guidance may soon be based on the needs of the environment, not just nutrition. The federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee just released its… Read More
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently held hearings on its new proposed ozone standards. The existing standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb) for ground-level… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It appears the Environmental Protection Agency has inadvertently admitted it is engaging in an end-run around the regulatory process to push through its overreaching water… Read More
LawCommentary
On Friday morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is going to hear an important challenge to the Environmental Protection… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Many legislators complain about the Environmental Protection Agency on various matters ranging from their excessive water power grab in their “Waters of the United States”… Read More
EducationCommentary
The new spending bill, or as it’s been dubbed on Twitter, the #CRomnibus, doesn’t include even a temporary waiver provision to give some schools a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
One of the most controversial power grabs ever by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of the Engineers (Corps) isn’t addressed in the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Environmental Protection Agency just released its proposed new standard on ground-level ozone, which is a component of smog. Every five years, the EPA is… Read More
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Today, the Food and Drug Administration made its final menu labeling rule available and it’s even worse than expected. The mandatory menu labeling requirement comes… Read More
LawCommentary
Congress doesn’t have to take this sitting down. Last week, President Obama announced executive actions on immigration that would defer deportation for millions of illegal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., has introduced a resolution that allegedly would eliminate domestic sugar subsidies after numerous other countries got rid of their subsidies. This… Read More
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Do individuals who claim they avoid GMOs (genetically modified organisms) really know what GMOs are? That’s a question posed by late-night talk show host Jimmy… Read More
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Taxpayers are being forced to pay $300 million to help the cotton industry–the Brazilian cotton industry–in order to resolve a long-standing dispute between the U.S…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
The primary focus of the federal school meal programs should be meeting students’ needs. But for that to happen, there must be recognition that parents… Read More
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The House is expected to vote on legislation as soon as Tuesday that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
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The Environmental Protection Agency has developed detailed maps of waters located throughout the country. These waters include, according to the maps, ephemeral streams that flow… Read More
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Biotechnology once again could play an important role in helping to address a major problem affecting agriculture. The $9 billion Florida citrus industry is being… Read More
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Even bottom dwellers are getting special treatment in D.C. Unlike the joke that makes some lawyers mad, in this case I’m talking about catfish. Buried… Read More
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When I see a headline accusing an author of writing something that was “error-filled,” well, call me crazy, but I expect to see some errors… Read More
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Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to impose a one-year ban on many agricultural imports from the United States and other countries that have… Read More
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Neither the federal government nor state governments should impose mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms in food. Here’s why. For thousands of years, humans have… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) expected ozone standard, expected to come in December, could be the most expensive regulation in U.S. history, according to a… Read More
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Thanks to the federal government, it soon may become far more difficult to use and enjoy private property. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The extreme environmental agenda is popping up everywhere, including in areas that have nothing to do with the environment. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)… Read More
EducationCommentary
Michelle Obama thinks she knows what your children should eat. She’s adamant about promoting her nutrition policies for kids, even the new and disastrous school… Read More
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Just a few months ago, Congress forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to impose the infamous Christmas tree tax on Christmas tree producers and… Read More
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Agriculture policy affects all Americans. From policies that drive up food prices to government control of your dietary decisions, it warrants significant attention. Unfortunately, central… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Dietary Guidelines may soon be based on global warming as much as human nutrition. Currently, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is working on… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Yesterday in an op-ed, First Lady Michelle Obama attacked the House of Representatives for considering giving some schools a one-year reprieve from complying with the new… Read More
EducationAnalysis
“Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?” This Marx Brothers quote from “Duck Soup” is effectively the mantra of the Obama Administration… Read More
