Insights, 04/24/2022
A new weekly series covering antimonopoly news stories
Hi Everyone,
It has been a while since my last post. Between the birth of my daughter, my pending parental leave, and working on several major publications, I have been very busy.
To post more regularly, I am going to start a recurring series which I am calling Insights. Insights is going to cover my thoughts on certain topics and essential news stories (with a sprinkling of my personal opinion) on topics related to the climate crisis and energy, food and agriculture, antitrust enforcement and judicial opinions, and antimonopoly more generally. Currently, I plan on posting Insights once a week - but in all likely hood, it may turn to every other week.
The Climate Crisis and Energy
Yesterday was Earth Day and what better way to start Insights than to detail some essential stories that detail how antimonopoly can be used to mitigate the climate crisis, reduce waste, and promote a more sustainable environment. The Open Markets Institute, where I am currently employed, has done some excellent work on this topic. Below are some links that I think are some of our best.
Daniel A. Hanley & Claire Kelloway, Capper-Volstead Turns 100; It’s Time We Expand Its Goals, Within Agriculture and Beyond, Food & Power (Mar. 3, 2022).
Daniel A. Hanley, The Climate Movement’s Secret Weapon, Noema Mag. (Nov. 30, 2021).
Claire Kelloway & Daniel A. Hanley, How Enforcing Antitrust Rules Can Help Our E-waste Crisis, The Hill (May 14, 2020).
Daniel A. Hanley et al, Fixing America: Breaking Manufacturers’ Aftermarket Monopoly and Restoring Consumers’ Right to Repair, Open Markets Inst. (April 2020).
Claire Kelloway, Biden’s Farm Methane Plan Could Worsen Consolidation and Pollution, Food & Power (Nov. 12, 2021).
Claire Kelloway, Fewer Global Dairy Corporations Drive Overproduction and Pollution, Harming Small Farmers, Report Finds, Food & Power (June 18, 2020).
Claire Kelloway, Food and Environmental Justice Groups Petition EPA to Regulate Dairy and Hog Methane, Food & Power (Apr. 15, 2021).
Sandeep Vaheesan, A Charter for a Clean, Democratic Future, Trouble (May 12, 2019).
Austin Frerick, Green New Deal Needs To Include Agriculture Technology, Forbes (Jan. 25, 2019).