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.

ACCF On The Air

Press Releases

Recent News

  • August 2, 2010 | In The News
    The Death of Cap and Tax

    Wall Street Journal

    The ACCF's recent study on the effects of cap-and-trade to U.S. GDP is highlighted in a Wall Street Journal editorial.

  • July 22, 2010 | In The News
    The Climate Isn’t Right

    Portfolio.com

    No one believed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could get legislation capping carbon emissions through the Senate before the August recess.

  • July 9, 2010 | Op-Ed
    A Winning Playbook For Saving Cap Gains

    Investor's Business Daily

    They say the only things certain in life are death and taxes, but the capital gains tax hike heading straight for us isn't necessarily inevitable. By looking at eerily close historical parallels, it isn't over until it's over.

  • May 18, 2010 | Op-Ed
    Climate bill will stall Michigan's manufacturing engine

    The Detroit News

    For decades, Michigan and manufacturing have been vital to American's economic prosperity

  • May 8, 2010 | Article
    The Next Capital Insurgency

    Wall Street Journal

    In 1978 Jimmy Carter signed a cap gains cut to lift a sagging economy. The ACCF's Mark Bloomfield thinks the time could be ripe for a similar move.

  • April 21, 2010 | Article
    Cap and trade would cost La. jobs, study says

    Houma Courier

    The study says gross state product will decline by $5.1 billion to $6.9 billion in 2030, when emission reduction targets are proposed to be tighter and allowances are no longer given away. Gross state product is defined as the market value of all goods and services produced within Louisiana in a year.

  • April 14, 2010 | Op-Ed
    California's AB 32 is a losing climate bet

    San Jose Mercury News

    To say times are tough is an understatement. California families feel under siege, with an unemployment rate of 12.5 percent and an economy that stays down, while housing prices do the same.