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 […]
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (CDFE) Background The Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (CDFE) was founded in 1976ย by Alan Gottlieb and co-run by executive vice president Ron Arnold, known as โthe father of the Wise Use movement.โ1Bill Berkowitz. โTerrorist Tree Huggers: Ron Arnold, Father of the ‘Wise Use’ Movement, sets his […]
Derrick Hollie
Derrick Hollie Credentials Background Derrick Hollie is the founder of Reaching America, a 501(C)(4) organization that uses โgrass root efforts, social media, traditional media and PRโ to advocate for reduced regulation on the fossil fuel industry as well as โother issues affecting African Americans in our country today.โ1โAbout,โ Reaching America. Archived July 15, 2017. Archive.is […]
Reaching America
Reaching America Background Reaching America is a 501(c)(4) organization founded by Derrick Hollie, an advertising and marketing specialist. The group, founded in 2015, claims to focus on โinnovative solutions for African Americans not based on right or left wing views but what makes sense for a more united America,โ a goal they will accomplish through […]
The Daily Caller
The Daily Caller Background The Daily Caller is an online media outlet founded by conservative TV commentator and journalist Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, former chief policy advisor to Vice President Cheny. Launched on January 11, 2010, The Daily Caller positioned itself as a conservative alternative to The Huffington Post.1 โABOUT US,โ The Daily Caller. […]
Tim Huelskamp
Tim Huelskamp Credentials Background Tim Huelskamp served for three terms in Congress, representing the 1st District of Kansas. During his time in congress, he worked on the Veterans Affairs Committee where, according to his profile at the Heartland Institute, he โwas a leader in exposing the corruption and failures at the VA and pushing through […]
NERA Economic Consulting
NERA Economic Consulting Background National Economic Research Associates (NERA) Economic Consulting was co-founded on April 10, 1961 by the late Jules Joskow and by Irwin M. Stelzer, senior fellow and director of the right-wing Hudson Instituteโs Center for Economic Policy. In 2004, Stelzer was described asย โright-hand man of Rupert Murdoch,โย theย CEOย of News Corp., which owns Foxย News. […]
Your Energy America
Your Energy America (YEA) Background Your Energy America (YEA) is a front group created in May 2017 by the American Gas Association (AGA) to promote natural gas use and undermine environmental advocacy campaigns against new natural gas pipelines and infrastructure.1 โAbout Us,โ Your Energy. Accessed June 13, 2017. 2 โAbout Us,โ American Gas Association. Archived […]
Ryan Zinke
Ryan Zinke Credentials Background Ryan Zinke was the 52nd Secretary of the Interior of the United States, nominated by Donald Trump and sworn in on March 1, 2017. Zinke announced his resignation on December 15, 2018, and would leave the administration at the end of the year.1โSecretary Ryan Zinke,โ U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived […]