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{{#badges'''CCF selected campaigns''' is a subsection of the main SourceWatch article [[Center for Consumer Freedom]]. ==Defending GMOs, Attacking Organic Foods== On August 18, 2014, Dr. Joe Perrone published an op-ed in the ''Detroit News'' with a byline naming him as "the chief science officer at the Center for Accountability in Science, a project of the nonprofit Center for Organizational Research and Education." The op-ed claimed, in part, "When it comes to organic foods versus genetically modified foods, the scientific consensus overwhelmingly says that nutritionally they're essentially the same and genetically modified foods are perfectly safe to eat" and urged readers to "consider the source of your information."<ref>Dr. Joe Perrone, Center for Accountability in Science, Center for Organizational Research and Education, [http: Front //www.detroitnews.com/article/20140818/OPINION01/308180003/Read-some-skepticism Read with Some Skepticism], ''Detroit News'', August 18, 2014.</ref> Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which publishes BermanExposed.org, wrote that "readers should follow... Dr. Perrone’s advice when evaluating his work. CAS is the latest project hatched by corporate PR man Richard Berman, who over the years has used a series of shadowy nonprofits to defend the interests of restaurants, food and booze companies, and the tobacco industry.... CAS’s targets include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – all previous Berman targets.<ref name="CREW">Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, [http://www.citizensforethics.org/blog/entry/berman-enlists-industry-scientist-for-center-accountability-in-science Berman Enlists Industry Scientist for Latest Project, Flip-Flops on Cancer Risk of Tanning], organizational blog entry, August 22, 2014.</ref> CREW also notes, "Dr. Perrone also has a long record of industry work. He used to run a consulting company, previously worked at Becton, Dickinson, and Company, a medical technology company, and has been an adviser to several other companies, including Biomedical Enterprises and FASgen.<ref name="CREW"/> The new project's website is accountablescience.com, and its [https://www.facebook.com/periodicfables/info Facebook page], created on August 5, 2014, is active. ==Attacking Environmental Advocacy Groups== On March 6, 2014, the [[Environmental Policy Alliance]] ran a full-page ad in the ''Wall Street Journal'' attacking [[Food & Water Watch]], the [[Sierra Club]], and the [[Natural Resources Defense Council]] (NRDC) as "big green radicals" and announced its new website, BigGreenRadicals.com<ref>[http://www.biggreenradicals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/WSJ_BGR_Prius_Ad_OL1.jpg Big Green Radicals ad], ''Wall Street Journal'', March 6, 2014.</ref> Food & Water Watch responded with a blog post saying: :"He’s been called an 'arch-enemy of do-gooders' by 60 Minutes. Thanks to his orchestration of massive corporate PR campaigns using 'deceptive corporate front groups | GlobalCorpWiki}}' to discredit public interest efforts, he’s earned the nickname 'Dr. Evil.' :"And now, thanks to our outsized effectiveness in relation to our relatively small budget, he’s targeting us.

:"We’re honored to be called one of the 'Big Green Radicals'by notorious corporate lobbyist Rick Berman through his apparent latest astroturf operation, the [[Environmental Policy Alliance]], a 'CCF selected campaignsproject of the [[Center for Organizational Research Education]].''' is Ever heard of it? We hadn’t either. After doing a subsection bit of digging, we found out that the [[Center for Organizational Research Education]] was recently known as the main SourceWatch article [[Center for Consumer Freedom]]led by the head of [[Berman & Co.]] -- [[Rick Berman]]."<ref>Darcey Rakestraw, Food & Water Watch, [http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/rick-berman-strikes-again-with-environmental-policy-alliance/ Rick Berman Strikes Again With Environmental Policy Alliance], organizational blog, March 6, 2014.</ref>

[[Cargill]], Pilgrim's Pride, [[Tyson Foods]] and and two other "fresh meat" companies with major Arkansas operations donate at least $ 100,000 a year to CCF, according to documents obtained by PR Watch in 2003. Tyson confirmed financial support, but refused to elaborate on amounts or future donations. Texas based Pilgrim's Pride confirmed a $100,000 a year donation to Mr. Berman. Cargill officials confirmed donations up to $100,000. Mr. Berman declined to confirm any information on donors or amounts, citing "his prerogatives under tax laws governing nonprofits." According to Mr. Berman such a disclosure would "make them targets of radical protests by [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) and similar groups." He added that PR Watch documents obtained from a whistle-blower, were in part accurate, but "contained many errors." However, he would not elaborate on what those specific errors were. Particular targets of Richard Berman's and David Martosko are [[animal rights]] and welfare advocates. In a September of 2003 article by Paul Barton for the ''Arkansas Democrat Gazette'', PETA is described by Mr. Berman as:

According to the spokesperson for CCF donor [[Cargill]], Mike Mullins:

According to Pilgrim's Pride VPVice Chairman, Cliff Butler: