Ben Lieberman

Ben Lieberman is a senior fellow who specializes in environmental policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Washington's war on air conditioning heats up

OPINION May 20

Washington's war on air conditioning heats up

It’s the scariest moment of the year for many homeowners – that first really hot day, usually in May, when we turn on our air conditioners for the first time since the previous summer and cross our fingers that it still works.

Ben Lieberman: There's a new addition to the list of enemies of the planet -- buildings (yes, buildings!)

OPINION May 23, 2019

Ben Lieberman: There's a new addition to the list of enemies of the planet -- buildings (yes, buildings!)

Environmentalists and their friends in Congress dislike an ever-expanding list of materials and industries American families rely on. Now there’s a new addition to the list of enemies of the planet: buildings.