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

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 and management consulting with expertise in economic forecasting, litigation support and expert witness testimony.” According to his official […]

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 […]

Friends of Science

Friends of Science (FoS) Background Friends of Science (FoS), or the Friends of Science Society, is a Canadian non-profit group based in Calgary, Alberta, “comprised mainly of active and retired earth and atmospheric scientists, engineers, and other professionals” whose main concern is what they describe as “the abuse of science displayed in the politically inspired Kyoto […]

Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation

Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation Background The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, formerly the Interfaith Stewardship Alliance (ISA) is an evangelical Christian group founded in 2006 by Calvin Beisner that claims environmentalism is “one of the greatest threats to society and the church today.”1“Cornwall Alliance: Background information for reporters” (PDF), Desmog UK, April, 2015. Archived […]

Richard Tol

Richard Tol Credentials Background Professor Richard Tol is an economist, academic and was an advisor to the climate denial organisation the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Tol claims to specialise in assessing the economic implications of climate change impacts and policy approaches. His analysis suggests economic impacts from climate change are negligible and possibly beneficial, at […]

Craig Rucker

Craig Rucker Credentials Background Craig Rucker is the co-founder and executive director of the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), which was founded in 1985 to “promote a positive voice on environment and development issues.” […]