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Lindsay Young Craig
Vice President,
Communications & Marketing,
Manhattan Institute
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Publicity Director
Encounter Books
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212-871-5741

TELEVISION

Obama's Majority Coalition
Diana Furchtgott-Roth on "Wilkow!"


"Regulating to Disaster: How Green Jobs Policies Are Damanging America's Economy."
Sirius XM's "The Fran Tarkenton Show"
CNBC's "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo"
Fox Business Network's "Money with Melissa Francis"

RADIO

WSJ Radio Network's "The Daily Wrap with Michael Castner"
WTIC NewsTalk 1080 AM's "Mornings with Ray Dunaway"
KNTH 1070 AM's "The Price of Business Radio"
WLEA 1480 AM's "The Newsmaker Show with Kevin Doran"
KLIN NewsTalk 1400 AM's "Drive Time Lincoln"
WROK 1400 AM's "Riley & Scot"
KUIK 1360 AM's "The Jeff Kropf Show"
Heritage Action for America's "Istook Live with Ernest Istook"
WBEN 930 AM's "Buffalo Early News"
WGDJ 1300 AM's "The Melody Burns Show"
WNDB 1110 AM's The Marc Bernier Show"
97.1 FM's "The Dana Show"
IRN USA News's "Point of View"
Radio America's "The Peter Schiff Show"
WTAX 1240 AM's "Morning News Watch with Bob Murray"
KFKA 1310 AM's "AM Colorado"
WJR 760 AM's "The Fred Beckman Show"
Compass Media Network's "The Lars Larson Show"
Genesis Communication Network's "The Jason Lewis Show"
Cable Radio Network's "Dennis Prager Show"
"Federal News Radio" hosted by Tom Temin and Emily Kopp
Talk Radio Network's "The Laura Ingraham Show"
NewsTalk 960 AM WELI's "The Vinnie Penn Show"
Blaze TV's "Wilkow!" hosted by Andrew Wilkow
Fox Business Network's "The Lou Dobbs Show"
1360 KKTX AM's "Lago in the Morning"
NewsTalk WFLA 104.5 FM/AM 540's "Bud Hedinger Live"
WCHS 58's "Business Matters with Mike Agnello"
Wall Street Radio's "George Jarkesy Show"

REVIEWS

Stimulated by Solyndra?, National Review Online, September 13, 2012
Recycling to Nowhere, The Weekly Standard, August 27, 2012

PRAISE

Green jobs” may sound like a good deal all around—for the environment, for workers, for the economy. Diana Furchtgott-Roth shows why they aren’t and tells the rest of the story—why the benefits of “green” policies are little more than feelings of moral superiority, while the true costs are billions of dollars in failed “investments,” political cronyism, regulations that burden our economy, higher prices for consumers, and jobs destroyed instead of created. This is a clarion call for clear thinking about the failed promise of “green jobs.” Instead, what America needs is good jobs and commonsense conservation.
Senator Rick Santorum

“Regulating to Disaster is a must-read for anyone interested in the current downward regulatory spiral and the needed policies to deliver a robust energy future. Diana Furchtgott-Roth provides an exceptional insight to the distortion presented by interest groups willing to put their own interests ahead of the greater American public. A rare illumination, blending facts and her economic expertise, the book highlights the two paths open to America—one leading to prosperity and one leading to decline.
Robert Munger, BP International

“Many religious thinkers would argue we should Go Green because it is the religious and spiritual thing to do. Diana Furchtgott-Roth brilliantly teaches us the fallacy of bringing religion into politics. For example, are fuel-saving technologies really more moral if (as Ms. Furchtgott-Roth writes), “New cars will become significantly more expensive, more people will die in car crashes, automakers will face higher costs and hire fewer workers”? Religious leaders can argue both sides of this issue, but what they cannot do is claim moral superiority simply because they buy a more fuel-efficient car. As Ms. Furchtgott-Roth shows us, the issue is far more complex.
Shmuel Herzfeld, Rabbi, Ohev Sholom—The National Synagogue, Washington, D.C.

“This important book takes a careful look at the economics of “green” energy and environmental policies, and reveals that the green movement ushered in by Presidents Bush and Obama is best seen as an amalgam of fuzzy math (about job creation), hype (about the desirability of carbon reduction), cronyism (favoring “green” firms), and hypocrisy (about the true consequences of misguided policies). The writing is as engaging as it is persuasive. The author not only exposes the waste, dishonesty and illogic of the status quo, she also points the way forward via more effective and cost-effective approaches such as “geoengineering.”
Charles Calomiris, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School