Category: Risk Analysis

Risk Analysis Division’s Comments to Consumer Product Safety Commission on Proposed Chemical Ban

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Below are the comments submitted by RAD to the Consumer Product Safety Commission in response to a proposed rule to ban children’s toys and child care articles containing specified phthalates. I am writing on behalf of the Risk Analysis Division ...
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Jeff Stier of the National Center and Niger Innis of Project 21 to Appear on Special CPAC Panel on Regulations and Freedom

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At CPAC today at 2:30 PM, Niger Innis of Project 21 and The TeaParty.Net and the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Jeff Stier will appear on a special Washington Times panel, “Regulatory Assaults on Your Freedom You May Not ...
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National Center’s Stier Explains the Animal Extremist Agenda against Mankind

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There’s been legislation introduced in Washington state that would make it a crime to have a dolphin or a whale “for performance or entertainment purposes” and breeding.  Doing so could land the offender in jail for six months and liable ...
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Federal Government’s Dietary Guidelines Should Not Be Distorted By Environmental Activism

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Climate Change Activists Have Been Pushing to Influence Report Out Today Dietary Guidelines Should Promote Health and Disease Risk Reduction, Not Focus on Promoting a Smaller Carbon Footprint in Food Production, Expert Says New York, NY / Washington, D.C. - ...
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Washington State Considers Criminalizing Holding Whales and Dolphins in Aquariums

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Strategy Follows PETA's Failed Litigation Campaign to Free Whales from "Bondage" New York, NY / Washington, D.C. - Washington state Senator Kevin Ranker introduced a bill last week to make it a crime, punishable by up to 6 months in ...
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National Center Risk Analysis Division Director Comments on Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Bill to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes to Minors

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New York, NY / Washington, D.C. - Jeff Stier, director of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Risk Analysis Division, has the following comments about Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's veto of legislation to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to ...
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E-Cigarettes Help Tobacco Smokers Quit – Public Health Groups Should Get Out of Their Way

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An editorial in the January 15 Detroit News by our own Jeff Stier asks the question: Will Michigan Governor Snyder "drop the ball" on e-cigarettes? The Michigan legislature passed a bill to ban the sale of e-cigarettes (tobacco-free nicotine-delivery devices ...
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Michigan Legislators Got E-Cig Regulation Right. Will Governor Snyder Drop the Ball? RAD Sets Record Straight

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Michigan’s legislature got it right last year, passing bills to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Only a handful of states haven’t gotten around to this sensible, limited form of e-cigarette regulations. Under pressure from activist groups who oppose ...
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We Are Sending E-Cigs to President Obama. The Washington Times Reports.

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The Washington Times’ Cheryl K. Chumley reported today, President Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation summit in China raised some eyebrows Tuesday morning, at least among members of the attending press pool and an observant Chinese blogger — for chewing gum at inappropriate times. Mentioned ...
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New York City Council Considers Pro-Cigarette Legislation

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I'll be visiting with members of the New York City Council today. They are now considering a bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in New York City. My arguments against the proposal are laid out in an op-ed ...
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