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The Roth Effect Interviews Wayne Winegarden on Free Market Energy Solutions
The Roth Effect | Carol Roth
September 15, 2020
Pacific Research Institute senior fellow and economist Dr. Wayne Winegarden talks free market energy, California rolling power blackouts, and optimistic solutions to energy policy on The Roth Effect with Carol Roth. Winegarden also discusses his recent studies that challenge green energy, fracking, electric vehicles, and more.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Kenneth Green – Energy and the Environment
September 14, 2020
Kenneth Green, Ph.D., PRI Senior Fellow in Environment, discusses the recent California wildfires, the state’s climate change policies, what he thinks about presidential candidate Joe Biden’s environmental agenda, as well as Pres. Trump’s performance on energy and environmental issues.
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Trump’s Drug Pricing Order Is A Costly Mistake
Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
September 15, 2020
The order requires Medicare to purchase drugs at the same price as the “most-favored-nation” in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of advanced countries. For each drug, the most-favored-nation will be the OECD country with the lowest price, after adjusting for differences in per capita income.
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PRI Says Government Can’t Play Venture Capitalist in UTSD Story on Hydrogen Fuel
The San Diego Union-Tribune | Rob Nikolewski
September 16, 2020
“I have nothing against the technology,” Winegarden said. “There are better ways to support innovation, which is what the state should be doing, especially in light of the budget crisis we’re already facing, the homelessness crisis, the wildfires. It’s the state playing the role of venture capitalist.” . . .
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Dr. Henry Miller Shares Vaccine Recommendations, Flu Concerns
The Lars Larson Show | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
September 15, 2020
Dr. Henry Miller and Lars Larson talk about who could be eligible for an early vaccine and what data could tell us about how effective the vaccine will be on different age groups. Miller also talks about having insufficient data on vaccine clinical testing for seniors or those more at risk of COVID-19 due to those not involved in the study and sheltering at home.
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Trump’s Erratic Foreign Policy Continues in 2020
Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
September 16, 2020
The Israel and United Arab Emirates may not be the peace deal Americans were expecting, but having an Arab country recognizing Israel with normalized diplomatic and economic relations is something worth celebrating. Some have even gone as far to nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. We’ll let the armchair diplomats argue the details and say this adds a new development to peace in the Middle East.
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Price Controls Are Disastrous For Rents And Will Be For Drugs
Forbes | Wayne Winegarden
September 15, 2020
If the president and his son-in-law applied their flawed logic consistently, then there is an even greater economic disparity that requires fixing. People living in Manhattan or San Francisco are paying more than other Americans for the same “housing services”. Based on the Trump logic, New Yorkers and San Franciscans shouldn’t pay more than residents of other U.S. cities for the same housing services. But, they do.
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PRI’s 9th Annual Baroness Thatcher Dinner with Kimberley Strassel ([link removed])
Please join us on Wednesday, October 14 for our 9th Annual Baroness Thatcher Dinner at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach featuring keynote speaker Kimberley Strassel from Fox News. The Honorable Janice Rogers Brown is this year's Baroness Thatcher Liberty Award recipient.
This year’s gala will be held outdoors at Mar Vista, a separate stand-alone event center with panoramic views. Please note that space is extremely limited due to public health and venue protocols. Registrations will be processed on a first come first serve basis.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
6:00PM
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Outdoors on the Mar Vista Lower Patio
Reception Begins: 6 p.m.
Dinner Program: 7 p.m.
Conclusion: 9 p.m.
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DATE CHANGE – Winning the Water Wars ([link removed])
Join Veteran Journalist Steven Greenhut for a conversation on his new PRI book, Winning the Water Wars.
Tuesday, October 27 - 11:00 AM to 12 PM PDT ([link removed])
“Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting” is one of the more iconic quotes attributed to water management in the West. Few issues carve up competing political, economic, and geographic interests quicker than water, especially in California.
Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11 AM for a conversation with veteran journalist Steven Greenhut on all things water conservation, storage, and infrastructure, as well as talk about his new PRI book, Winning the Water Wars.
Greenhut’s new book explores water infrastructure solutions beyond storage and dams and examines the importance of water pricing and trading, regulatory reforms, desalination, wastewater treatment, and more.
One focus of the book explores the ongoing water policy debate between agricultural interests advocating increased storage, and environmental advocates who oppose these projects in the name of habitat restoration. Greenhut argues that California water policy should be based on a policy of abundance, which would more effectively protect endangered fish than flushing water out to sea. The book also looks at how free-market water market reforms could better facilitate water transfers and trading.
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