Join PRI on Earth Day – Wednesday, April 22 – for a special live webinar featuring PRI scholars and policy experts exploring key green topics being debated and discussed in Washington, DC and in the states – from Cap and Trade and gas and carbon taxes to green appliance mandates and plastic bag bans. Learn about the latest study from PRI detailing just how much the green transition in California will cost you – you’ll grab on to your wallet when you hear the figure! The panelists will also explore how Washington’s recent power shift is affecting policies ranging from taxpayer-funded electric vehicle subsidies to green energy mandates.
Wednesday April 22, 2025
11AM
Register at the link to watch live on Zoom and get your questions answered!
Featuring:
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, Senior Fellow in Business and Economics, Pacific Research Institute
Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow in Business & Economics at the Pacific Research Institute, and director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation. He has authored numerous studies and commentaries documenting the cost of the green energy transition, promoting the importance of letting free markets – rather than government mandates – lead the way to promote the innovation needed to achieve a better environment.
He has over 20 years of business, economic, and policy experience with expertise in applying quantitative and macroeconomic analyses to create greater insights on corporate strategy, public policy, and strategic planning. His columns have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes.com, and Townhall.com.
Todd Myers, Vice President for Research, Washington Policy Center
With more than two decades in environmental policy, Todd Myers’s experience includes work on a range of environmental issues, including climate policy, forest health, old-growth forests, and salmon recovery. A former member of the executive team at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, he is a member of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council.
He is the author of Time to Think Small: How nimble environmental technologies can solve the planet’s biggest problems, which outlines how small technologies are empowering people to protect threatened wildlife species, reduce CO2 emissions, and reduce ocean plastic. His previous book Eco-Fads: How the Rise of Trendy Environmentalism Is Harming the Environment documented how our environmental policies are driven by a desire to look good rather than to help the environment.
Tim Anaya, Moderator
Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Pacific Research Institute
Tim Anaya is the Pacific Research Institute’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications. He is the co-author of the PRI book, The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, which was an Amazon.com number one new release in two categories.
He has had a front row seat to California policymaking for more than 25 years. His thoughts on state politics and policy are regularly featured in media outlets in California and nationally.
Before coming to PRI, he worked at the State Capitol for nearly two decades, serving as communications director for then-Assembly Republican Leader and future Congresswoman Connie Conway. He was a senior communications advisor to 9 Assembly Republican Leaders, including then-Leader and future U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He also worked as a speechwriter for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
