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 โsmall and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 statesโ by working โon the front lines of a wide range of policy battles, from immigration […]
Coalition for Regulatory Innovation
Coalition for Regulatoryย Innovation Background The Coalition for Regulatory Innovationย was created byย The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)ย and North Americaโs Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and includesย representation from a range of industry groups such asย American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM),ย American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF), theย National Automobile Dealers Association, and numerous others.1โCoalition Members,โ Coalitionย 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 theย westernย 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 […]
Dennis Prager
Dennisย Prager Credentials Dennis Prager attended Brooklyn College and graduated with a double major in anthropology and history. From 1970โ72, he attended the Middle East and Russian Institutes at the Columbia University School of International Affairs, however he left graduate school to write an introduction to Judaism.1Sara E. Karesh; Mitchell M. Hurvitz (2005). Encyclopedia of Judaism. […]
Arthur C. Brooks
Arthur C.ย Brooks Credentials Background Arthur C. Brooks was the President ofย the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)ย from January 1, 2009 to July 2019 when he stepped down. He is also the AEIย Beth and Ravenel Curry Scholar in Free Enterprise. The […]
Consumer Choice Center
Consumer Choice Center (CCC) Background The Consumer Choice Centerย (CCC) is a 501(C)(3) organizationย that was set up in March 2017 andย promoted asย โa grassroots-led movementโย thatย โempowers consumers across the globe.โ 2Consumer Choice […]
Center for Energy and Economic Development
Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) Background The Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) began in 1992 as a โpartnership between theย U.S.ย coal and rail industries.โ The president ofย CEEDย was Stephen L. Miller and the founding chairman of the board was John Snow, President andย CEOย ofย CSXย Corporation. CSX Corporation is a major transporter of coal to electricity […]
Statistical Assessment Service
Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) Background The Statistical Assessment Service (STATS), a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1993, described itself as a nonprofit and nonpartisan โresource on the use and abuse of science and statistics in the mediaโ with the goal โto correct scientific misinformation in the media and in public policy resulting from bad science, politics, […]
Ron Arnold
Ronย Arnold (Deceased) Credentials Background Ron Arnold has been called โthe father of the Wise Use movement,โ and also claimedย credit for coining the term โeco-terrorism.โย He worked as the Executive Vice President of the the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (CDFE), alongside the group’s President Alan Gottlieb.1โThe Birth of a Buzz Word: Eco-Terrorismโ, Theย Indypendant, September […]