Daniel Simmons
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Daniel Simmons is the Director of State Affairs for the Institute for Energy Research, a Koch Industries-funded entity.[1][2]
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Simmons is the former Director of the Natural Resources Task Force for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
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Prior to coming to ALEC, he was a Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University (GMU), another heavily funded think-tank of the [[Koch Family Foundations].[3] The Mercatus Center, according to Greenpeace USA, received over $9 million from the Koch Family Foundations between the years 2005 and 2009.[4]
Simmons is also listed as an “Global Warming Expert” for the Heartland Institute.[5]
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- ↑ Greenpeace USA. Koch Industries Still Fueling Climate Denial. Organizational website. April 14, 2011. p. 12.
- ↑ Institute for Energy Research. Daniel R. Simmons. Organizational website. Accessed May 27, 2011.
- ↑ Institute for Energy Research. Daniel R. Simmons. Organizational website. Accessed May 27, 2011.
- ↑ Greenpeace USA. Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group: Mercatus Center. Organizational website. Accessed May 27, 2011.
- ↑ Heartland Institute. Global Warming Experts: Daniel Simmons. Organizational website. Accessed May 27, 2011.
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