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Here are a few names of public
spirited sounding organizations...backed by corporate interests:
Californians for Statewide Smoking Restrictions
California pro-smoking initiative. Philip
Morris.
Alliance to Keep America Working.
Anti-Union organization financed by the US
Chamber of Commerce & big
companies.
American Council on Science and Health
Calls enviromentalists "unscientific". Funded
by chemical manufacturers.
Citizens For Sound Economy.
Fights warning labels. Sponsored by tobacco
and alcohol companies.
Coalition for Vehicular Choice
Against pollution and fuel regulations. Funded
by auto manufacturers.
Institute For Justice
Anti enviromental regulation. Funded by Philip
Morris, among others.
National Wetlands Coalition
In favor of wetland development. Funded by
Chevron, Shell and others.
Safe Building Alliance
Funded by asbeston and insulation manufacturers
such as Owens Corning.
Sea Lion Defense Fund.
Lobbies for increased legal fishing. Funded
by Alaskan fishing industry.
United States Council for Energy Awareness.
Pro-nuclear. Funded by General Electric and
Westinghouse.
Wilderness Impact Research Foundation.
Funded by Nat'l Cattlemens Assn and other
mining, ranching, oil and gas
investments.
From Stonehenge BBS, California. Posted some time in 1995.
If you know of others,let me know. If you know of any of this
info not to be true,let me know.
the list keeps getting bigger
Environmental Groups - NOT!
In a March 25 story by Jane Fritsch in the New York Times, she pointed
out how many
environmentally-friendly sounding groups, were in fact lobbying organizations
for anti-environmental
forces. Below is a list derived from her article and other sources.
If you can add names to this list,
please e-mail her [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Abundant
Wildlife Society of North America - Lobby for hunters, loggers and
miners.
American Environmental Foundation - A Florida
property rights group.
Californians for Balanced
Wildlife Management - lobby to reinstate hunting of the
mountain lion.
Citizens for the Environment
- Lobby for the oil, timber, chemical and auto industries to
deregulate the environment.
Clean Water Industry Coalition - Anti-pollution
control lobby.
Endangered Species Reform
Coalition - Industries against the Endangered Species Act.
The Environmental Conservation
Organization - Lobby for property right of loggers and
miners.
Friends of Eagle Mountain
- A Riverside, California, mining company wanting to create
the world's largest landfill.
National Wetlands Coalition
- Fight to end the Endangered Species Act.
National Wilderness
Institute - wants to roll back wetlands regulation.
Northwesterners for
More Fish - lobbying organization for the utilities, mining and
timber
industries against regulating dams.
People for the West
- Corporations and landowners wanting to open public lands to mining
and development.
Sea Lion Defense Fund
- Alaskan pollock (major food for sea lions) fishing industry lobby.
Wilderness Impact Research
Foundation - Lobby for logging and ranching interests in
Nevada.
If you're going to help a group with money or time, CHECK THEM OUT!
I'm working on some Canadian list also, I need help, so send me some if you know of any,
To add a name(s) to this list contact
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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