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==Environmental Issues==
===Participation in Coal and Investment Leadership Forum===
CEI Senior Fellow [[Christopher C. Horner|Chris Horner]] was to be featured as a speaker at the 2015 Coal and Investment Leadership Forum, an invitation-only retreat that brings together coal industry executives, Republican donors, and other "stakeholders," according to an invitation obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and reported on by ''The Guardian''. Others named in the 2015 invitation included likely presidential candidate [[Jeb Bush]], [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] president Bill Johns, and "the owners and chief executives of coalmining and energy companies" including [[Alliance Resource Partners]], [[Alpha Natural Resources]], [[Consol Energy]], [[Drummond Company]], [[Arch Coal]], and [[United Coal Company]].<ref name="goldenberg coal forum">Suzanne Goldenberg, "[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/29/jeb-bush-closed-door-meeting-coal-industry-barons Jeb Bush cozies up to coal industry barons at closed-door meeting]," ''The Guardian'', May 29, 2015.</ref> According to ''The Guardian'',
:The invitations to the three-day forum promise access to influential figures – including a potential future occupant of the White House – in a relaxed setting, with time for cocktails, golf lessons, and fishing. The $7,500 fee does not include lodging.
:"Once again, significant time will also be available for golf, fly fishing, one-on-one meetings and small VIP discussion groups, which is the hallmark of this conference," the invitation reads.<ref name="goldenberg coal forum"/>
===Global Warming===
'''For more information, see [[Competitive Enterprise Institute And Global Warming]].'''<br>