Until August 2007 CEI's website CEI stated that it served "as both a think tank—creating intellectual ammunition to support free markets—and an advocacy organization—putting that ammunition to use in persuasive ways."<ref>Competitive Enterprise Institute, [http://web.archive.org/web/20070808013948/http://www.cei.org/sections/section.cfm?section=21 "Economic Liberty"], August 2007.(This page was on CEI's website between February 2005 and August 2007.)</ref>
It postures as an advocate of "[[sound science]]" in the development of public policy. However, CEI projects dispute the overwhelimng overwhelming scientific evidence that human induced greenhouse gas emissions are driving climate change. They have a program for "challenging government regulations", push [[property rights]] as a solution to environment problems, opposed US vehicle fuel efficiency standards and been a booster for the [[drug industry]].
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