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 the western 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
Dennis Prager Credentials Dennis Prager attended Brooklyn College and graduated with a double major in anthropology and history. From 1970–72, 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. Brooks Credentials Background Arthur C. Brooks was the President of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) from January 1, 2009 to July 2019 when he stepped down. He is also the AEI Beth and Ravenel Curry Scholar in Free Enterprise. The […]
Consumer Choice Center
Consumer Choice Center (CCC) Background The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) is a 501(C)(3) organization that was set up in March 2017 and promoted as “a grassroots-led movement” that “empowers consumers across the globe.” 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 “partnership between the U.S. coal and rail industries.” The president of CEED was Stephen L. Miller and the founding chairman of the board was John Snow, President and CEO of CSX 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 “resource on the use and abuse of science and statistics in the media” with the goal “to correct scientific misinformation in the media and in public policy resulting from bad science, politics, […]
Ron Arnold
Ron Arnold (Deceased) Credentials Background Ron Arnold has been called “the father of the Wise Use movement,” and also claimed credit for coining the term “eco-terrorism.” 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.1“The Birth of a Buzz Word: Eco-Terrorism”, The 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 1976 by Alan Gottlieb and co-run by executive vice president Ron Arnold, known as “the father of the Wise Use movement.”1Bill Berkowitz. “Terrorist 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 “grass root efforts, social media, traditional media and PR” to advocate for reduced regulation on the fossil fuel industry as well as “other issues affecting African Americans in our country today.”1“About,” Reaching America. Archived July 15, 2017. Archive.is […]