Discovery Institute - DeSmog
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Discovery Institute (D.I.)Background. The Discovery Institute (D.I.) was founded in 1990 by Bruce Chapman, a former Reagan administration official, and by George Gilder as a branch of the Hudson Institute.The Institute was named after the H.M.S. Discovery, which explored Puget Sound in 1792. In its early days, the Institute was heavily funded by religious organizations and foundations ...
Jay Lehr - DeSmog
WEBAug 28, 2014 · Jay Lehr See Jay H. Lehr’s Desmog profile here. The following is a briefing note in advance of the Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC). Lehr on Groundwater and Agri-Business While listed as a “global warming expert” for the Heartland Institute, according to his bio, Lehr is a “leading authority on groundwater hydrology” – the […]
UK Regulator Weighs Greenwashing Allegations Against Latest
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A screenshot from an ad for Shell that is currently being assessed by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. Credit: Shell. Shell came under fire from climate advocates in March when it announced it would delay a 2030 carbon reduction target until 2050, and scrapped a further target to reduce the carbon intensity of its operations by 45 percent by 2035.
Sherwood B. Idso - DeSmog
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Sherwood B. Idso (Deceased) Credentials Background Sherwood B. Idso was the president of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change from 2001 to 2018. He ran the Center with his two sons, Craig Idso and Keith E. Idso. He later held an advisory role at CSCDGC.1 “Emeritus President,” CO2 Science. Archived […]
Steve McIntyre - DeSmog
WEBStephen (Steve) George McIntyre Credentials Background Stephen McIntyre has been a long-time mining industry executive, mostly working on the “stock market side” of mining exploration deals. He published a blog called Climate Audit where he attempts to analyse in sometimes long and extensive detail the work of climate change scientists where he documents “statistical mistakes” […]
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition - DeSmog
WEBApr 14, 2006 · New Zealand Climate Science Coalition (NZCSC) Background The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition was formed in April 2006 by a group of New Zealanders “concerned at the misleading information being disseminated about climate change and so-called anthropogenic (man-made) global warming.”1“About Us & Contact,” The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition. Archived October 22, 2015 ...
Together - DeSmog
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Background . The Together Association is a right-wing campaign group in the UK initially founded by businessman Alan D. Miller in August 2021 as a platform to oppose COVID-19 vaccine measures. 1 Karam Bales. “The Links Between the ULEZ Protests, Radical Anti-Vaxxers and the Far Right,” Byline Times, September 4, 2023. Archived February 7, 2024.Archive URL: https://archive.ph/o3qXR
6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025 - DeSmog
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Charles Koch in 2019. Credit: Wikipedia Koch’s largest donations to Project 2025 groups since 2020 included $3.8 million to the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a climate-change-denying nonprofit with close links to both the Heritage Foundation and the Trump administration. In 2018, Trump tapped Brooke Rollins, TPPF’s CEO since 2003, for a post at the Office of American Innovation ...
Copenhagen Consensus Center - DeSmog
WEBCopenhagen Consensus Center Background The Copenhagen Consensus Center is a think tank registered in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC. The CCC says its role is to publicize “the best ways for governments and philanthropists to spend aid and development money.” High-profile Danish economist and author Bjørn Lomborg is the Copenhagen Consensus Center’s president, founder and […]
Ross Clark - DeSmog
WEBApr 20, 2020 · Ross Clark Credentials. Trinity Hall, Cambridge (subject unknown). 1 “Trinity Hall Review 2018/19,” Trinity Hall. Archived April 3, 2020.Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. Background. Ross Clark is a British journalist who has written for the Spectator, the Times, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, and the Sun. 2 …