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 […]
Roger Bezdek
Profile image Roger Bezdek speaking at the Heartland Institute’s 12th International Conference on Climate Change, screenshot via YouTube. 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 “economic research […]
CO2 Coalition
CO2 Coalition Background The CO2 Coalition was established in 2015 from the remains of the now-defunct George C. Marshall Institute (GMI) and registered as a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of “educating thought leaders, policy makers, and the public about the important contribution made by carbon dioxide and fossil fuels to our lives and the economy.”1“About,” 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&E Legal) Background The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), formerly the American Tradition Institute (ATI), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Washington, DC. A 2011 study by the Institute for Southern Studies reported that E&E legal had connections with “the 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 “a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities.” According to their website, “In essence, the NBCC is a […]
