Bonner Cohen

Bonner R. Cohen Credentials Background Bonner Cohen was the editor of EPA Watch from 1992 to 1999, a group that the tobacco company Philip Morris (PM) once described as an “asset.” Bonner Cohen has been highlighted in Philip Morris documents as an “expert on EPA matters” and served as former Director of The Advancement of […]

American Council on Science and Health

American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) Background ACSH is a New-York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1978 by Dr. Elizabeth Whelan and Frederick J. Stare. ACSH describes itself as an “education consortium” founded by a group of scientists “who had become concerned that many important public policies related to health and the environment did not have […]

American Council for Capital Formation

The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) Background The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) is a Washington, DC-based free market think tank that prides itself on “economic growth through sound tax, regulatory, and environmental policies.”1Capital Formation (Newsletter) (PDF), American Council for Capital Formation. Vol. 35, No. 1 (January-February 2010). Archived February 10, 2016. Archived […]

Bernard Beauzamy

Bernard Beauzamy Credentials Background Dr. Bernard Beauzamy is a French former University professor and the founder of the Mathematical Calculation Society SA (“Société de Calcul Mathemåtique — SCM for short), a group that claims to provide “mathematical tools” for fraud detection. The group started as a nonprofit organization in 1987, and became a commercial company […]

Energy and Environment (Journal)

Energy and Environment Background Energy and Environment (E&E) is a social sciences journal indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, Scopus, EBSCO databases, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Compendex.4 […]

Global Climate Coalition

Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Background The Global Climate Coalition (GCC) was an outspoken industry group based in the United States opposing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While the coalition disbanded in 2002, some members including the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute continue to lobby against emissions reductions.1Andrew Revkin. “Industry Ignored […]

Frank Clemente

Frank Clemente Credentials Background Frank Clemente is an emeritus professor of Sociology at Penn State University. He is the former head of Penn State’s Environmental Policy Center (1979-1981) and has served as a consultant to […]

Bruce Everett

Bruce Everett Credentials Background Bruce McKenzie Everett is an energy analyst, adjunct professor at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and Adjunct Associate Professor of International Business at Tufts University. He has over three decades of experience in the energy industry as a government official, oil industry executive, professor, and energy policy […]

American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Background The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is an organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create templates for state legislation.  Some corporations ALEC has worked with […]

Koch Family Foundations & Entities

Koch Family Foundations & Entities Related Profiles & Research Background The Koch Family has spent more than ExxonMobil in order to fund organizations and projects questioning mainstream science behind man-made climate change. Greenpeace has put that total at over $88 million to 80 groups denying climate change since 1997.1“Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine,” Greenpeace.org. Accessed March 11, 2017. Data […]