Competitive Enterprise Institute
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About
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a libertarian free-market think tank and advocacy group focused on deregulation and free-market environmentalism. It is known for challenging environmental regulations, particularly those related to energy, environment, and climate change, including EPA rules, and has been associated with climate change denial. The organization is also led by a president.
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Donors Trust
straw_donor
DonorsTrust serves as a straw donor to the CEI, channeling anonymous funds from conservative donors to support litigation and campaigns against government overreach.
Since 2000
Scott Pruitt
affiliated
Pruitt collaborated with the Competitive Enterprise Institute on legal challenges to Clean Power Plan, receiving research support that informed his EPA deregulatory actions, though not a formal merger or acquisition.
Since 2014
Whitney L. Ball
funds
Donors Trust, under Ball's leadership, was a significant funder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, providing millions to support its climate denial campaigns and opposition to environmental regulations. CEI was Lawson Bader's former employer before he succeeded Ball.
Recent Events
Employs: Competitive Enterprise Institute → Lawson R. Bader
1/1/2013