Author: Jeff Stier

If You Liked Mayor Bloomberg, You’ll Love Mayor de Blasio

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The New York Post reported over the weekend that Mayor de Blasio’s new Department of Sanitation commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, has big plans for New Yorkers like myself and our garbage. [Garcia] said she’d expand Mayor Bloomberg’s composting program just after ...
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Should Ecig Ads Be Banned?

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Activist groups want the government to ban advertisements for E-cigarettes. A spot for e-cigarette brand NJOY, which aired in some markets during the Super Bowl, has sparked controversy. In an op-ed in today’s New York Post, the Heartland Institute’s Greg ...
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Will Iowa Be Next To Ban Use of E-cigarettes in Public Places?

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Iowa’s Attorney General wants his state to ban the use of E-cigarettes wherever cigarette smoking is banned. In a guest column on the op-ed page of today’s Des Moines Register, I explain why doing so would be a terrible idea ...
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Less is More for Both Smoking and Regulation

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As the EU considers a back-door ban on snus, the least harmful form of tobacco, a large study from Israel suggests that smokers who reduce their overall consumption of cigarettes do themselves some good. This is good news for those looking ...
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How’s This For Transparency?

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In an op-ed for Politix today, I write that The incompetence, dissembling and lack of transparency at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is already well-established. But the degree to which the mess at HHS jeopardizes our health ...
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Label GMO’s? The Warnings Need a Warning Label

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In a column for Forbes, Dr. Henry I. Miller and I dismantle the arguments behind mandatory GMO labeling initiatives. We conclude, as this NCPPR infographic illustrates, anti-GMO activists' claims fail every test scientific, economic, legal and common sense. Both the op-ed ...
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Anti-Chemical Activists Target French in Battle Against BPA

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What do anti-chemical activists do when they can’t persuade the U.S., the E.U., and other government bodies to ban a safe chemical they’ve been targeting for years? They try France. And the ploy may work. But in a piece for ...
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Massachusetts Considers Ban on E-Cigarettes in Public Places

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Nanny-State Legislators seem like they are trying to one-up each other. Today, the Joint Health Committee of both legislative houses in Massachusetts are deliberating H.B. 3639, a bill that would, among other things, ban the use of e-cigarettes in, workplaces, ...
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Banning Bloomberg Strikes Again

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In a piece for Forbes, I explain how Mayor Bloomberg’s latest ban is bad for consumers and job-creating businesses alike. While it may not be easy being green, New York City will be a much more hospitable place for small ...
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Environmental Activists Politicize Dead Bees

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In a piece for Politix over the weekend, I provide some much needed context to a widely reported “bee memorial” service that took place earlier in the month. An estimated one hundred people braved scorching outdoor temperatures to attend a memorial ...
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