Why the U.S. Should Withdraw from the Montreal Protocol, by Dr. Hugh Ellsaesser

National Policy Analysis #159 /
The U.S. should delay implementation of the provisions of the Montreal Protocol, the international agreement banning chlorofuorocarbons (CFCs), manufactured chemicals commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners that have been blamed for destroying the ozone layer. The U.S. should also ...
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Notes Released from Top-Secret Liberal Environmental Grantmakers Association Strategy Meeting

The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA), an umbrella of several hundred foundation and corporate givers to the environmental movement, held a top-secret closed-door meeting February 3-4, 1997. Through these meetings environmental grantmakers help set the agenda of the environmental movement. The ...
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Regulatory Relief Initiatives During the 104th Congress

National Policy Analysis #160 /
To follow is a chronological history of regulatory reform efforts of the 104th Congress as documented in the Hill Watch section of The Relief Report. This summary is an incorporation of over forty editions of The Relief Report, a periodic ...
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This New Crusade Would Help Mrs. Clinton Regain Her Popularity

National Policy Analysis #158 /
Bill Clinton's recital of the oath of office at noon January 20 marks more than just the opportunity for a fresh start for the president. It also signifies the possibility of a new beginning for the first lady. According to ...
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Reforming Social Security May Be (Relatively) Easy After All

National Policy Analysis #157 /
When the 13 members of President Clinton's Social Security Advisory Council failed to agree to one or even two sets of recommendations about how the nation can best keep Social Security solvent, most analysts considered the divided verdict as evidence ...
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89% of Charities Report That Government Regulations Hurt Their Ability to Help the Needy – December 1997

Press Release /
A ground-breaking new research study surveying 441 charities serving low-income communities has found a whopping 89% report that government regulations impede their ability to serve the poor. The two-year study by the African-American leadership group Project 21 is an in-depth ...
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Too Much Political Power, Not Enough Economic Independence, by C. Mason Weaver

Project 21 Commentary /
by C. Mason WeaverC. Mason Weaver, a member of the national Advisory Council of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is President of The Committee to Restore America (Oceanside, CA). A New Visions Commentary paper published January 1997 by The ...
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Directory of Environmental Scientists and Economists Released

Press Release /
Interview Source Offers Over 140 Scientists, Economists, and Public Policy Experts The Environmental Policy Task Force has just released a Directory of Environmental Scientists and Economists, a publication featuring the names and biographies of 141 scientists, economists, and public policy experts ...
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Text of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Social Security

Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at the Abraham Lincoln Award Ceremony of the Union League of Philadelphia on the Future of Social SecurityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania December 6, 1996  I am privileged to accept the Union League of Philadelphia's Abraham ...
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Are the Greens Right About Congress? by Bob Adams

National Policy Analysis #156 /
The AFL-CIO isn't the only Clinton ally targeting Congress with big money and shady campaign ads this political season -- the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) -- a radical green interest group, has launched its own massive independent expenditure campaign ...
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