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. โIndustry 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.ย Some corporations ALEC has worked with […]
Koch Family Foundations & Entities
Koch Familyย Foundations & Entities Related Profilesย &ย 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.ย Greenpeace has put that total at over $88ย million to 80 groups denying climate changeย since 1997.1โKoch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine,โย Greenpeace.org. Accessed March 11, 2017. Data […]
Roger Bezdek
Roger Bezdek Credentials Background Roger Bezdek is an economist by training and the president and founder of the Virginia-based consulting firm Management Information Services, Inc. (MIS). According to the MIS website, Bezdek’s company specializes in โeconomic research and management consulting with expertise in economic forecasting, litigation support and expert witness testimony.โ According to his official […]
CO2 Coalition
CO2ย Coalition Background The CO2 Coalitionย wasย established in 2015 from the remains of the now-defunct George C. Marshall Instituteย (GMI) and registeredย as a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of โeducating thought leaders, policy makers, and the public about the important contribution made by carbon dioxide and fossil fuels to our lives and the economy.โ1โAbout,โ Co2 Coalition. Archived September […]
Institute for Humane Studies
Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University Background The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) at George Mason University is a non-profit organization hosted by George Mason University. The IHS was founded by Dr. F. A. ‘Baldy’ Harper, a former economics professor at Cornell University. According to […]
Energy & Environment Legal Institute
Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&Eย Legal) Background The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), formerly theย American Tradition Institute (ATI), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington, DC. ย Aย 2011 study by the Institute for Southern Studies reportedย that E&E legal had connections with โthe Koch brothers, Art Pope and other conservative donors seeking […]
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) Background The National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) was incorporated as The National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. in 1993. The organization describes itself as โa nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities.โ According to their website, โIn essence, the NBCC is a […]