American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

America’s Power – Formerly American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) Background The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) is a 501(c)(6) corporation chartered in Washington, DC, and formed by “More than 40 leading U.S. companies from the electricity generation, transportation, coal production, energy technology, and equipment manufacturing industries,” according to an April 2008 press […]

Natural Resources Stewardship Project

Natural Resources Stewardship Project (NRSP) Background The Natural Resources Stewardship Project (NRSP) was a Canadian non-profit organization launched in 2006 with the listed goal of promoting “responsible environmental stewardship.” The website was no longer in operation after March 2008. 2NRSP Homepage. Archived March […]

John Birch Society

John Birch Society (JBS) Background The John Birch Society (JBS) was founded in December of 1958 by businessman Robert Welch. It now describes itself as an “education and action organization” that “has never deviated from its opposition to communism and any other form of totalitarianism, certainly including the […]

New Hope Environmental Services

New Hope Environmental Services (NHES) Background New Hope Environmental Services, Inc. (NHES) was a consulting firm founded in 1994/1995 by Patrick Michaels. NHES described itself as an “advocacy science consulting firm that produces cutting-edge research and informed commentary on the nature of climate.” Michaels is also director of the Center for the Study of Science […]

World Climate Report

World Climate Report (WCR) Background The World Climate Report (WCR), is a “research review” and blog edited by Patrick Michaels, funded by the Western Fuels Association (WFA), and associated with the WFA’s Greening Earth Society (GES). New Hope Environmental Services (NHES), a consulting firm run by Patrick Michaels, also claimed WCR as its bi-weekly newsletter. […]

Intermountain Rural Electric Association

Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) – CORE Electric Cooperative Background The Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA), rebranded in 2021 as CORE Electric Cooperative, describes itself as the largest electric distribution cooperative in […]

National Association of Manufacturers

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Background The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) describes itself as the largest manufacturing association in the United States and claims to represent “small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states” by working “on the front lines of a wide range of policy battles, from immigration […]

Coalition for Regulatory Innovation

Coalition for Regulatory Innovation Background The Coalition for Regulatory Innovation was created by The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and includes representation from a range of industry groups such as American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF), the National Automobile Dealers Association, and numerous others.1“Coalition Members,” Coalition for Regulatory Innovation. Archived September […]

Western States Petroleum Association

Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) Background The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), founded in 1907, describes itself as the oldest petroleum trade association in the United States. WSPA maintains headquarters in Sacramento, California with additional offices across the western states. Membership of WSPA includes large petroleum and energy companies such as Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Exxon, Shell, and […]

National Mining Association

National Mining Association (NMA) Background The National Mining Association (NMA) is a nation-wide 501(c)(6) non-profit trade organization representing mining and mineral companies in the United States. It was formed in 1995 through the merger of the National Coal Association (NCA), which had represented the mining industry since as early as 1917, and the American Mining […]