Media Room

From national outlets to regional and local newspapers across the country, the media continues to recognize the ACCF as a "well-connected spokesman for American business in Washington," a "key player" in policy circles, and "one of the most influential organizations operating behind the scenes" in the Washington policymaking arena. National and regional publications, financial journals, and political and economic experts in the national media often cite ACCF and Center research on the key economic, regulatory and environmental policy issues.

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In The News

  • October 30, 2008
    Investors Divided On President Despite Obama's Tax-Hike Plans

    Investor's Business Daily

    A shaky economy and bear market have left John McCain struggling to secure a normally reliable GOP voting bloc: investors. But Barack Obama's recent face-off with "Joe the Plumber" may have reminded this key group about Obama's plans to raise their taxes.

  • October 8, 2008
    Greenhouse gas proposals will cost you money

    Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

    Current proposals by presidential candidates and before Congress to address global warming will cost jobs, diminish lifestyles and drop household disposable incomes.

    That will occur nationwide - even in energy-rich Wyoming, Margo Thorning, vice president and chief economist with the American Council for Capital Formation, said here Tuesday.

  • September 26, 2008
    Summit explored business impact of climate policy in Kansas

    Topeka Metro News

    As energy efficiency and global climate change become increasingly hot issues for politicians and legislators from Topeka to Washington nearly everyone, no matter what side they might be on, agrees that there is currently no clear path for addressing the issue.

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Press Releases

  • October 16, 2008
    CARB Scoping Plan Ignores High Price Tag of Climate Change Law

    The high price tag of California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, or AB 32, is largely ignored in a draft-scoping plan presented today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Californians could expect higher energy costs, millions of dollars in lost Gross State Product and widespread job loss under the new law, according to Dr. Margo Thorning, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for the American Council for Capital Formation. Thorning testified on AB 32 during the hearing process two years ago and presented a wide body of economic forecasts in a special report prepared on the arbitrary, California-only cap proposal.

  • September 18, 2008
    One-Two Punch of High Cost Renewables and Cap and Trade System Will Further Harm Already Weak U.S. Economy