Reason Foundation
Background
The Reason Foundation is a libertarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1978. It describes itself as advancing “free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.”1“About Reason Foundation,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP2YU3EC
The Reason Foundation runs the monthly print publication Reason magazine and its online counterparts Reason.com and Reason.tv. The Foundation’s past websites have included NewEnvironmentalism.org and Privatization.org.2“About Reason,” Reason.com. Accessed October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGOcjkyQ 3“About New Environmentalism,” NewEnvironmentalism.org. Archived July 3, 2007. Archived.pdf on file at DeSmog. 4“About Privatization.org,” Privatization.org. Archived February 18, 2008. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
As detailed in Brian Doherty’s book, Radicals for Capitalism, Reason magazine was created in 1968 by Rand follower Lanny Friedlander, who sold the magazine to Robert Poole in 1970. Koch and his aide de camp, George Pearson, submitted articles to the magazine from its early days, and Koch helped celebrate the magazine’s tenth anniversary. That celebration and brainstorming among ten key Reason magazine supporters in 1978 is what led to the creation of the Reason Foundation, which Poole at the helm. The Foundation became the publisher of the magazine and its own “think tank.” Over the years, both the magazine and foundation have had numerous ties with the Koch network, including key staff who led Charles Koch’s efforts at the Institute for Humane Studies, which he has helped guide since the 1960s. Notably, the free market magazine does not have sufficient subscribers to sustain it and has not for years.
David H. Koch, one of billionaire Koch brothers and co-owner of Koch Industries, is listed as a Trustee of the Reason Foundation. Julian Morris, past Executive Director of the International Policy Network (UK), and a prominent climate change skeptic, is the Vice President of Research for the Reason Foundation. According to Greenpeace, the Reason Foundation has received over $2,325,758 million from Koch-related foundations since 1997. Data archived from Conservative Transparency, going back to the 1980s lists funding at over $2.9 million.5“Reason Trustees and Officers,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP3OkLeu 6“Reason Foundation Staff: Julian Morris,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP9H695t 7“Reason Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Accessed May 4, 2016. 8“The Reason Foundation: Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Archived March 13, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ybVPH
The Reason Foundation is a member of the Atlas Network and former Reason director Gerry Ohrstrom is on the Atlas Network’s board.9“People: Atlas Network,” Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGT12OEY
SourceWatch reports that the Reason Foundation has a number of connections the the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization connecting corporations with legislators to push through model bills that often benefit big business. For example, Adrian Moore, Vice President of Public Policy of the Reason Foundation, is an Advisor to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Commerce, Insurance & Economic Development Task Force. Reason Foundation representatives have also advised ALEC Task Forces on issues such as state budgets, and health reform.10“Reason Foundation,” SourceWatch. Accessed May 4, 2016. 11“Inside Alec,” American Legislative Exchange Council, May 2011 issue (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI)
The Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI) once described itself as a “division of the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation.” The RPPI website formerly redirected to the Reason Foundation’s homepage, suggesting the two groups may have merged. The RPPI website now times out.12“About Reason Public Policy Institute,” Reason Public Policy Institute. Archived December 11, 2004.
Stance on Climate Change
2016
“While human emissions of greenhouse gases are probably warming the planet, the decision to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius is not based on an impartial assessment of its impact. It’s true that changes in temperature, precipitation and sea level certainly have the potential to cause harm, but economic analyses suggest that global warming of up to 3 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels could generate net benefits for humanity” — Julian Morris, Vice President of research at the Reason Foundation.13Julian Morris. “Climate pact likely to do more harm than good,” The Orange County Register, April 22, 2016. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
2015
“So, to sum up: (1) estimates of climate sensitivity suggest that global warming is likely to be milder than even the lowest forecast made by the Interagency Working Group; (2) humanity’s ability to adapt to climate change will almost certainly be greater than even the most optimistic forecasts of the Interagency Working Group; (3) while there will undoubtedly be losers from global warming, there will also be winners and it is quite possible that additional carbon dioxide emissions will generate net benefits for humanity, at least until the end of this century.”14Julian Morris. “The Social Cost of Carbon Underestimates Human Ingenuity, Overestimates Climate Sensitivity,” Reason Foundation, August 14, 2015. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP4KyIKz
2004
“What we can say is that climate change has been a natural phenomena throughout the course of time. What impact do man’s activities have on the Earth’s natural climate cycles? That is still open to debate. Some would say none at all while others will say that it is dramatic.”15ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Reason Foundation, Reason. Accessed May 4, 2016.
Funding
The Reason Foundation describes itself as a “501(c)(3) nonprofit organization completely supported by voluntary contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, and the sale of our publications.”16“Frequently Asked Questions,” Reason Foundation, Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP58OZ7h
The following funding is based on data the Conservative Transparency project has gathered from from publicly-available 990 tax forms. Note that not all individual donations have been verified by DeSmog for accuracy. View the attached spreadsheet for details on the Reason Foundation’s funding by year (.xlsx). 17“Reason Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Accessed May 4, 2016.
Donor | Total |
Searle Freedom Trust | $9,333,000 |
Dunn’s Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking | $8,368,000 |
DonorsTrust | $3,219,190 |
Sarah Scaife Foundation | $3,041,000 |
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation | $1,785,909 |
Claws Foundation | $1,550,000 |
David H. Koch Charitable Foundation | $1,522,212 |
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $1,242,500 |
Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation | $1,157,000 |
Donors Capital Fund | $832,559 |
Walton Family Foundation | $690,000 |
E L Craig Foundation | $500,000 |
Chase Foundation of Virginia | $420,050 |
The Carthage Foundation | $316,000 |
John M. Olin Foundation | $276,500 |
Castle Rock Foundation | $260,000 |
The Roe Foundation | $250,000 |
John William Pope Foundation | $250,000 |
Lovett and Ruth Peters Foundation | $225,000 |
The Rodney Fund | $215,000 |
Exxon Mobil | $212,000 |
Scaife Family Foundation | $191,500 |
Charles Koch Institute | $177,650 |
International Policy Network | $164,685 |
Robert P. Rotella Foundation | $160,000 |
Jewish Communal Fund | $150,036 |
Adolph Coors Foundation | $150,000 |
Ruth & Lovett Peters Foundation | $150,000 |
Mercer Family Foundation | $150,000 |
Jaquelin Hume Foundation | $135,000 |
Armstrong Foundation | $117,500 |
John P and Kathryn G Evans Foundation | $112,500 |
Pierre F. and Enid Goodrich Foundation | $110,000 |
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation | $100,000 |
Smith Richardson Foundation | $100,000 |
JM Foundation | $95,000 |
William E. Simon Foundation | $90,000 |
Richard Seth Staley Educational Foundation | $63,500 |
Schwab Charitable Fund | $50,450 |
Aequus Institute | $47,624 |
William H. Donner Foundation | $35,000 |
Earhart Foundation | $35,000 |
Gilder Foundation | $27,500 |
The Challenge Foundation | $25,000 |
The Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation | $20,000 |
Atlas Economic Research Foundation | $20,000 |
The TWS Foundation | $20,000 |
The Davidow Charitable Fund | $16,000 |
John Locke Foundation | $15,000 |
Peterson Family Foundation | $14,500 |
Ravenel and Elizabeth Curry Foundation | $10,150 |
Center for Independent Thought | $10,000 |
The Hamlin Family Foundation | $7,000 |
The Vernon K. Krieble Foundation | $5,000 |
Robert and Marie Hansen Foundation | $5,000 |
Cato Institute | $2,000 |
National Philanthropic Trust | $2,000 |
The Robertson-Finley Foundation | $1,000 |
Brady Education Foundation | $1,000 |
Grand Total | $38,252,515 |
990 Forms
ExxonMobil Funding
According to Greenpeace’s ExxonSecrets, the Reason Foundation has received a total of $381,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998.18ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Reason Foundation, Reason. Accessed May 4, 2016.
Koch Funding
According to data compiled by Greenpeace, the Reason Foundation has received at least $2,325,758 from Koch foundations between 1997 and 2015.19“The Reason Foundation: Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Archived March 13, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ybVPH
*Original tax forms prior to 1997 are no longer available for verification. If you include these values, the grand total jumps to $3,075,770 from 1986 to 2015.20“The Reason Foundation: Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Archived March 13, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ybVPH
Year | Charles Koch Foundation | Charles Koch Institute | Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation | David H. Koch Charitable Foundation | Grand Total |
1986* | $117,882 | $117,882 | |||
1987* | $10,000 | $117,630 | $127,630 | ||
1988* | $12,500 | $185,000 | $197,500 | ||
1989* | $2,500 | $50,000 | $52,500 | ||
1991* | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||
1992* | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||
1993* | $2,000 | $2,000 | |||
1995* | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
1996* | $15,000 | $17,500 | $100,000 | $132,500 | |
1997 | $157,000 | $251,700 | $408,700 | ||
1998 | $76,500 | $100,000 | $176,500 | ||
1999 | $95,000 | $100,000 | $195,000 | ||
2000 | $95,000 | $150,000 | $245,000 | ||
2001 | $191,000 | $250,000 | $441,000 | ||
2004 | $25,000 | $10,000 | $35,000 | ||
2005 | $65,000 | $65,000 | |||
2006 | $90,000 | $90,000 | |||
2008 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
2009 | $30,309 | $50,000 | $80,309 | ||
2011 | $125,000 | $125,000 | |||
2012 | $30,749 | $125,000 | $155,749 | ||
2013 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |||
2014 | $44,174 | $21,200 | $65,374 | ||
2015 | $122,926 | $10,200 | $133,126 | ||
Grand Total | $365,158 | $31,400 | $1,157,000 | $1,522,212 | $3,075,770 |
Tobacco Industry Funding
The Reason Foundation has received funding from tobacco companies in the past, including $20,000 from Philip Morris in 2000.21“PUBLIC POLICY GRANTS PROPOSED 2001 BUDGET,” Philip Morris, 2001. Retrieved from Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Bates No. 2080434443-2080434449. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. Sourcewatch also reports the following Philip Morris funding:
“The Reason Foundation received at least $10,000 from Philip Morris in 1993. He [Sullum] wrote an article for Forbes Media Critic which was later used in a week-long advertising series by Philip Morris; the report argued that the EPA findings on secondhand smoke were one-sided and represented the “corruption of science by the political crusade against smoking.” He also wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal criticizing the EPA, claiming that the agency based its findings on ETS on “several controversial assumptions;” this op-ed was later featured in an RJR advertisement. Both of these articles cited the work of Dr.Gary Huber, a scientist funded by various tobacco companies, who had found the risks of ETS to be only minimal. The Media Critic article also cited the work of Alvan Feinstein, who received at least $700,000 from Brown &Williamson between 1985 and 1990.”22“Reason Foundation,” SourceWatch. Accessed May 4, 2016.
Key People
The Reason Foundation listed the following Trustees and Officers on their website, as of May, 2016:23“Reason Trustees and Officers,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP3OkLeu
Officers
- Thomas E. Beach — Chairman of the Board
- Robert W. Poole, Jr. — Founder
- David Nott — President
- Jon Graff — Secretary and Treasurer
- Mike Alissi — Vice President, Operations
- Nick Gillespie — Vice President, Online
- Adrian Moore* — Vice President, Policy
- Julian Morris — Vice President, Research
- Matt Welch — Vice President, Magazine
* Adrian Moore is also listed (PDF) as an Advisor to the American Legislative Exchange Council‘s Commerce, Insurance & Economic Development Task Force.24“Inside Alec,” American Legislative Exchange Council, May 2011 issue (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
Trustees
- Thomas E. Beach — Chairman
- Baron Bond — Foundation Group, Timonium, MD.
- Drew Carey
- Derwood S. Chase, Jr. — Chase Investment Counsel Corporation.
- James R. Curley
- Richard. J. Dennis
- William Dunn
- David Fleming
- Hon. C. Boyden Gray
- James D. Jameson
- Manuel S. Klausner
- David H. Koch — Koch Industries.
- James Lintott
- Stephen Modzelewski
- David Nott
- George F. Ohrstrom
- Robert W. Poole, Jr.
- Carol Sanders
- Richard A. Wallace
- Kerry Welsh (retired)
- Fred Young
- Frank Bond — Trustee Emeritus
- Vernon L. Smith — Trustee Emeritus
- Harry E. Teasley, Jr. — Chairman Emeritus
- Walter E. Williams — Trustee Emeritus
Climate Change “Experts”25“Climate Change,” Reason Foundation. Archived May 5, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGQ0nrnB
- Shikha Dalmia — Senior Analyst
- Adrian Moore — Vice President, Policy
- Julian Morris — Vice President, Research
- Brian Seasholes — Director, Endangered Species Project
Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI) Staff — 2004
When the Reason Public Policy Institute still maintained a separate website in 2004, RPPI listed the following people. Some still maintain connections to the Reason Foundation:26“Reason Public Policy Institute Staff,” Reason Public Policy Institute. Archived August 18, 2004. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- Adrian T. Moore — Executive Director, Reason Public Policy Institute.
- Robert W. Poole, Jr. — Director of Transportation Studies, Founder, Reason Foundation.
- Geoffrey F. Segal — Director of Privatization and Government Reform Policy.
- George Passantino — Director of Government Affairs.
- Lisa Snell — Director of Education and Child Welfare.
- Ted Balaker — Jacobs Fellow, Transportation Studies, Privatization Watch editor.
- Michael De Alessi — Director of Natural Resource Policy.
- Lynne Kiesling — Senior Fellow, Reason Public Policy Institute.
- Leonard Gilroy — Research Fellow, Urban Futures Program.
- Kenneth Green, D.Env. — Adjunct Scholar, Reason Public Policy Institute, Chief Scientist, Fraser Institute.
- Robin Johnson — Senior Fellow, Privatization Center.
- Joel Schwartz — Senior Fellow, Environmental Program. Also listed as Director of the “Air Quality Project.”27Joel Schwartz. “New Study Distorts Health Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Reduction,” Reason Public Policy Institute Rapid Response No. 105 (August 21, 2001). Archived September 13, 2002. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- Sam Staley — Senior Fellow, Urban Futures Program.
- Chris Fiscelli — Research Fellow, Urban Futures Program.
- Owen Courrèges — Research Fellow, Urban Futures Program.
Actions
May 6, 2019
Reason.com attempted to refute the findings of a UN-sponsored study on the rate of global species extinction. The report issued by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) predicted that up to one million species would become extinct over the coming decades as a direct consequence of human activity, and recommended “transformative change” to halt the widespread destruction of global ecosystems. Reason categorized the study’s conclusion as another example in “a long line of apocalyptic extinction predictions.”28Ronald Bailey. “U.N. Says 1 Million Species Will Go Extinct Without a ‘Fundamental, System-wide Reorganization’” Reason.com, May 6, 2019. Archived July 1, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/rIZQW 29John R. Platt. “Rise of the Extinction Deniers,” Scientific American, June 22, 2019. Archived July 1, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/eGVDi 30“Media Release: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES),” IPBES.net, May 6, 2019. Archived July 1, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/Gk0jM. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
April 22, 2016
Julian Morris, Vice President of research at the Reason Foundation, published an article in the Orange County Register titled “Climate pact likely to do more harm than good” where he contends that the agreement reached at the Paris COP21 climate conference would be “unlikely to significantly reduce any climate-related harms.”31Julian Morris. “Climate pact likely to do more harm than good,” The Orange County Register, April 22, 2016. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
“[B]y slowing down the rate of innovation and economic growth across the world, it could seriously hinder adaptation. And those consequences could be dire, especially for the poor who currently suffer most from climate-related problems,” Morris writes.32Julian Morris. “Climate pact likely to do more harm than good,” The Orange County Register, April 22, 2016. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
According to Julian Morris, “economic analyses suggest that global warming of up to 3 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels could generate net benefits for humanity.” He lists benefits as decreased heating costs, fewer temperature-related deaths, and increases in global crop production.33Julian Morris. “Climate pact likely to do more harm than good,” The Orange County Register, April 22, 2016. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
March, 2016
The Reason Foundation was one of nearly 100 think tanks named in a subpoena to ExxonMobil for communications since January 1, 1977 with groups addressing issues with respect to climate change.34Ronald Bailey. “Reason Foundation Included in Climate-Change Dragnet Subpoena to ExxonMobil,” Reason.com, May 4, 2016. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGU8r1tg
Ronald Bailey, science correspondent at Reason magazine, describes the subpoena as a “anti-free-speech effort” and argues that they are “a huge step in the direction of using the courts to silence people who hold views that differ from those of powerful government officials.”35Ronald Bailey. “Reason Foundation Included in Climate-Change Dragnet Subpoena to ExxonMobil,” Reason.com, May 4, 2016. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGU8r1tg
Bailey notes that “Over the years I have worked with several groups listed in the USVI subpoena on a wide variety of public policy issues relevant to resisting government encroachments into free markets, mostly not having anything to do with climate change.”36Ronald Bailey. “Reason Foundation Included in Climate-Change Dragnet Subpoena to ExxonMobil,” Reason.com, May 4, 2016. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGU8r1tg
2015
Since Pope Francis released the Encyclical on the Environment, the Reason Foundation has released a number of articles critical of him. Reason magazine has said Pope Francis “doesn’t really understand capitalism,” and “hates free markets.”37Nick Gillespie. “Maybe Pope Francis Doesn’t Understand Capitalism Because He Confuses It with Argentine Corporatism,” Reason.com, September 24, 2015. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGSg8Lub 38Stephanie Slade. “If Pope Francis Wants to Help the Poor, He Should Embrace Capitalism,” Reason.com, September 21, 2015. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGSkPg7a 39Ronald Bailey. “Pope Francis and Naomi Klein Both Hate Free Markets, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth,” Reason.com, June 29, 2015. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGSq6fO7
August 6, 2015
The Reason Foundation released a study, titled “Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions,” by Julian Morris (the Foundation’s Vice President of Research.)40Julian Morris. “Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions,” Reason Foundation, August 6, 2015. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cPDklNwo
According to the Reason Foundation, the study “shows that estimates of the ‘social cost of carbon” have been falling’ — and would fall further if new scientific evidence were incorporated. The study calls into question the analyses used to underpin the Obama administration’s new Clean Power Plan and other federal regulations targeting emissions of greenhouse gases.”41“Study: Social Cost of Carbon Likely Much Lower Than Previous Estimates,” Reason Foundation, August 6, 2015. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cPDuDFYF
August, 2015
Ronald Bailey, science correspondent for Reason Magazine, quotes the industry-funded American Enterprise Institute, as well as Patrick Michaels and Paul Knappenberger of the Cato Institute in an article titled “Obama’s Clean Power Plan Would Reduce Global Warming by -0.015 Degree By 2100.”42Ronald Bailey. “Obama’s Clean Power Plan Would Reduce Global Warming by -0.015 Degree By 2100,” August 10, 2015. Reason.com, August 10, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cPBCQ1lO
In the piece, Bailey also promotes his book, The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century, where he says that “the [climate] models are running hotter than actual temperatures.” he admits that his book was made possible by the Cato Institute, which “generously provided me with a grant that allowed me the time to write The End of Doom.”
January, 2015
Reason magazine released an overall positive review of Alex Epstein‘s book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. Epstein is the founder of the Center for Industrial Progress (CIP), a group that regularly publishes articles “debunking” environmentalism, and promoting the oil and coal industries.43Ronald Bailey. “Fight Poverty—Use Fossil Fuels,” Reason.com, January 16, 2015. Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGSudw7h
According to Ronald Bailey, Alex Epstein “makes a persuasive case that cheap and abundant fossil fuels are critical to enabling billions to escape conditions of Malthusian privation.”
August 29, 2014
Reason‘s science correspondent Ronald Bailey published an article where he claims that doing nothing to prevent climate change would result in the same cost as climate action:
“In other words, doing nothing about climate change will cost future generations roughly the same as doing something,” Bailey writes.44Ronald Bailey. “Climate Change Costs By 2100: Doing Nothing Has the Same Price Tag as Doing Something,” Reason.com, August 29, 2014. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cPDTNkil
May 21 – 23, 2012
The Reason Foundation is listed as an official Co-sponsor (PDF) of the Heartland Institute‘s Seventh International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC7).45“Seventh International Conference on Climate Change: Sponsored by the Heartland Institute” (PDF), the Heartland Institute. Archived August 15, 2015.
June 7, 2002
Kenneth Green of the Reason Foundation signed a joint letter to President Bush on the EPA’s Climate Action Report.46Fred L. Smith, Jr. “Joint Letter To President Bush On The EPA’s Climate Action Report,” Competitive Enterprise Institute, June 7, 2002. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cPAI3kfC
Those who sign the letter describe themselves as “opponents of the Kyoto Protocol and similar domestic proposals to ration energy,” and applaud Bush for his “resolution in the face of continuing environmental alarmism.”
The letter describes the 2002 Climate Action Report as “a compilation and summary of junk science produced by the Clinton-Gore Administration in order to support their Kyoto agenda,” and urge the report to be withdrawn and “re-written on the basis of sound science.”
Reason Foundation Contact & Location
The Reason Foundation listed the following contact information in its website as of May, 2016:47“Contact Reason Foundation,” Reason Foundation. Archived May 29, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hrCzbYyv
Reason Foundation
5737 Mesmer Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90230
Phone: (310) 391-2245
Fax: (310) 391-4395Reason Foundation
1747 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 986-0916
Fax: (202) 315-3623
Related Organizations
Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI)
Division, and now possibly merged with the Reason Foundation.
Publications
Atlas Network
The Reason Foundation is a member of the Atlas Network, and former Reason director Gerry Ohrstrom is on the Atlas Network’s board.48“People: Atlas Network,” Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGT12OEY The Atlas Economic Research Foundation has also donated at least $20,000 to the Reason Foundation.49“Reason Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Accessed May 4, 2016.
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Adrian Moore, Vice President of Public Policy of the Reason Foundation, is an Advisor to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Commerce, Insurance & Economic Development Task Force.50“Inside Alec,” American Legislative Exchange Council, May 2011 issue (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. Reason Foundation representatives have also advised ALEC Task Forces on issues such as state budgets, and health reform.51“Reason Foundation,” SourceWatch. Accessed May 4, 2016.
Social Media
- @ReasonFdn on Twitter.
- “Reason Foundation” on Facebook.
- “Reason Foundation” on LinkedIn.
Other Resources
Resources
- 1“About Reason Foundation,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP2YU3EC
- 2“About Reason,” Reason.com. Accessed October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGOcjkyQ
- 3“About New Environmentalism,” NewEnvironmentalism.org. Archived July 3, 2007. Archived.pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 4“About Privatization.org,” Privatization.org. Archived February 18, 2008. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 5“Reason Trustees and Officers,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP3OkLeu
- 6“Reason Foundation Staff: Julian Morris,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP9H695t
- 7“Reason Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Accessed May 4, 2016.
- 8“The Reason Foundation: Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Archived March 13, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ybVPH
- 9“People: Atlas Network,” Archived May 4, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGT12OEY
- 10“Reason Foundation,” SourceWatch. Accessed May 4, 2016.
- 11“Inside Alec,” American Legislative Exchange Council, May 2011 issue (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 12“About Reason Public Policy Institute,” Reason Public Policy Institute. Archived December 11, 2004.
- 13Julian Morris. “Climate pact likely to do more harm than good,” The Orange County Register, April 22, 2016. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 14Julian Morris. “The Social Cost of Carbon Underestimates Human Ingenuity, Overestimates Climate Sensitivity,” Reason Foundation, August 14, 2015. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP4KyIKz
- 15ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Reason Foundation, Reason. Accessed May 4, 2016.
- 16“Frequently Asked Questions,” Reason Foundation, Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP58OZ7h
- 17“Reason Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Accessed May 4, 2016.
- 18ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Reason Foundation, Reason. Accessed May 4, 2016.
- 19“The Reason Foundation: Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Archived March 13, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ybVPH
- 20“The Reason Foundation: Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group,” Greenpeace USA. Archived March 13, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ybVPH
- 21“PUBLIC POLICY GRANTS PROPOSED 2001 BUDGET,” Philip Morris, 2001. Retrieved from Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. Bates No. 2080434443-2080434449. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 22“Reason Foundation,” SourceWatch. Accessed May 4, 2016.
- 23“Reason Trustees and Officers,” Reason Foundation. Archived October 19, 2015. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6cP3OkLeu
- 24“Inside Alec,” American Legislative Exchange Council, May 2011 issue (PDF). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 25“Climate Change,” Reason Foundation. Archived May 5, 2016. WebCite URL: http://www.webcitation.org/6hGQ0nrnB
- 26“Reason Public Policy Institute Staff,” Reason Public Policy Institute. Archived August 18, 2004. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 27Joel Schwartz. “New Study Distorts Health Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Reduction,” Reason Public Policy Institute Rapid Response No. 105 (August 21, 2001). Archived September 13, 2002. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 28Ronald Bailey. “U.N. Says 1 Million Species Will Go Extinct Without a ‘Fundamental, System-wide Reorganization’” Reason.com, May 6, 2019. Archived July 1, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/rIZQW
- 29John R. Platt. “Rise of the Extinction Deniers,” Scientific American, June 22, 2019. Archived July 1, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/eGVDi
- 30“Media Release: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES),” IPBES.net, May 6, 2019. Archived July 1, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/Gk0jM. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
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