The Consumer Choice Center is an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group championing the benefits of freedom of choice, innovation, and abundance in everyday life.
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2026-08-31
Navigating the Skies: Consumer Choice Center's World Airport Index Insightswith Dr. Emil Panzaru
In the latest episode of the Powering America Podcast, Dr. Emil Panzaru, Research Director at the Consumer Choice Center, discusses the World Consumer Airport Index, which evaluates 60 airports across 14 categories. The index highlights consumer comfort, accessibility, and service quality, revealing that Düsseldorf Airport ranks as the best while Frankfurt Airport struggles with operational issues. The findings emphasize the importance of competition among airlines and the need for airports to learn from each other to improve traveler experiences.
2026-06-23
The Consumer Choice Center's Yaël Ossowski on 'The Climate Lawsuit Racket'with Yaël Ossowski
In the latest episode of the Powering America Podcast, host Bryan Hyde interviews Yaël Ossowski, Deputy Director of the Consumer Choice Center. They discuss the implications of climate-related lawsuits against energy companies, particularly in blue states like California and New York, and the introduction of the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026, which aims to move state lawsuits to federal court and reduce frivolous litigation costs that ultimately impact consumers. The conversation highlights the role of various environmental groups and the economic effects of these legal battles on energy prices.
2026-05-28
Consumer Choice Center’s David Clement Discusses the Economic Importance of Advanced Recyclingwith David Clement
As Congress considers H.R. 7502, the “Recycled Materials Attribution Act,” David Clement, Policy Director at the Consumer Choice Center, discusses the economic and environmental significance of advanced recycling and plastics policy. H.R. 7502, introduced Feb. 12 by U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, would establish a federal framework for recycled-content marketing claims and direct the Federal Trade Commission to update its Green Guides. In this podcast, Clement emphasizes the importance of advanced recycling technologies, such as chemical depolymerization, which can transform non-recyclable plastics into new products.
Notable quotes
“We work in 100 countries around the world, including in the United States, and I work there as research director, which means I oversee quite a lot of what the CCC produces in terms of output of research.”
“We really care about consumer comfort and choice and safety during their time at every airport.”
“Dubai's performance in terms of delays this year... they had zero percent delays when we measured them on the 30th of May 2026.”
“LAX doesn't necessarily have the best reputation... but this year we wanted in our statistical methods to really capture the fact that we don't just want to grade some airports great because they do very badly.”
“Düsseldorf is a small airport, but despite that, they have a lot of competition on sites for the types of airlines that they deliver on.”
“It's the fact that airports continue to break records in terms of number of millions of people flying... despite all that, things are looking up.”
“We are kind of present all over the world... our goal is to represent consumers who do not want the government to tax, regulate, and intervene much more in our economy.”
“This really relates to many local jurisdictions, also entire states, mainly blue states... where you have attorneys general who have launched lawsuits against oil and gas companies.”