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Advisors have included: <br>
• Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) <br>
• Vice President and former Secretary of Defense [[Dick Cheney]]<br>
• Richard Ichord (American Freedom Coalition) <br>
• Barbara Keating ([[Consumer Alert]]) <br>
• William Simon ([[Heritage Foundation]]) <br>
The CDFE website features categories such as "PETA-probe" and "eco-imperialism" and the latest headlines from For all the bastion of right-wing journalism, Fox News. They have two other websites: Undue Influence: "tracking the environmental movement's money, power, and harm" (http://www.undueinfluence.com/) and the anti-Rainforest Action Network site "RANamuck" where they talk hype about Rainforest Action Network's "ties to other radical groups, … their anti-capitalist ideologyits plans, and … their lawless and dangerous activities" [http://www.ranamuck.org/].
At CDFE's website you can also read "the rave reviews of [[Paul Driessen]]'s new book <i>[[Eco-Imperialism]]: Green Power, Black Death</i> that exposes gives the green racist agenda to withhold malaria control and life-saving GMO crops from Africa and other developing nations. A horrifying account impression of green genocide." They fail to mention that the supposed ban on DDT in some third world countries, used to control malaria, is a myth [http://info-pollution.com/ddtban.htm] [http://info-pollution.com/moreddt.htm]. They also fail to mention the known and significant hazards presented by GMO foods, and that most countries, including African countries, have banned them.
In February 2004 Driessen appeared before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources as a senior fellow at three think-tanks - the [[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]], Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise and [[Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow]]. Driessen explained that he was Director of the Economic Human Rights Project which he said was "an initiative of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, in cooperation with the [[Congress of Racial Equality]]."
"Reflecting its belief that 'Economic rights are human rights' the growing coalition is dedicated to correcting prevalent environmental myths and misguided policies that help perpetuate poverty, misery, disease and early death in developing countries," he saidfloundering organisation.
*Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, "Foundation Calls on Justice Department to Stop Oracle's Bid to Buy PeopleSoft", Media Release, ''U.S. Newswire'', July 8, 2003.
*Ron Arnold, "In Antitrust We Trust", ''Investor's Business Daily'', July 15, 2003.
*Ron Arnold, "Oracle's bluff", letter to the editor, ''Chicago Tribune'', July 16, 2003.
*Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, "Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Releases First List of Major 'Scandals in the Making'; Problems Include 'Greenmail,' 'Reinsurance'", Media Release, ''PRNewswire'', June 18, 2003.
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The 2002 Form 990 return for the IRS states that both Arnold and Gotlieb work 20 hours per week for the CDFE without receiving any payment.
Advisors have included: <br>
• Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) <br>
• Vice President and former Secretary of Defense [[Dick Cheney]]<br>
• Richard Ichord (American Freedom Coalition) <br>
• Barbara Keating ([[Consumer Alert]]) <br>
• William Simon ([[Heritage Foundation]]) <br>
=== History ===
Focusing on the "threats" posed by environmentalists, CDFE runs seminars and conferences and radio programs, and puts out training videos, books, and newsletters, all with the intent of teaching Wise Use supporters how to "fight back" against environmentalists. In addition, director Ron Arnold, under the CDFE banner, has frequently testified before Congress on topics such as the threats of 'ecoterrorism'.
The conservative [[Capital Research Center]], which has published several articles by Arnold since 2000 states in its [[Green Watch]] database that CDFE "publishes ''The Private Sector'', a quarterly, ''Advise and Consent'', a periodical, and the ''Wise Use Conservation Memo'', a quarterly". [http://www.capitalresearch.org/pubs/pubs.asp?ID=168] However, there is no mention of these publications on the CDFE website.
CDFE also planned to take advantage of the focus on terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist. "Create an outreach program increasing public awareness of eco-terrorism and how the public can help law enforcement stop anti-business crime," it stated as an objective for 2002.
The CDFE website features categories such as [[PETA-probe]] and "eco-imperialism" and the latest headlines from the bastion of right-wing journalism, Fox News.
CDFE also hosts two other websites:
*[[Undue Influence]]: "tracking the environmental movement's money, power, and harm" (http://www.undueinfluence.com/);
*and the anti-Rainforest Action Network site [[RANamuck]] where they talk about Rainforest Action Network's "ties to other radical groups, … their anti-capitalist ideology, and … their lawless and dangerous activities" [http://www.ranamuck.org/].
However, both sites contain increasingly dated information. The last entry in the news section for RANamuck is September 2002 and much of the data for [[Undue Influence]], while reasonably extensive, dates back to 2000.
While CDFE have made a name for themselves championing anti-environmentalism, their advocacy efforts occasionally take a bizarre twist. In July 2003 Arnold issue a media release calling on the U.S. Justice Department to prevent a takeover bid of computer software company PeopleSoft by Oracle.
The problems identified weren't corporate accounting standards but issues such as the activities of the Nature Conservancy, and re-insurance contracts. Topping the list, though, was "greenmail". "Are corporations being coerced into paying off activist organizations in exchange for their no longer accusing them of 'social irresponsibility' or environmental damage? Are such non-profit activist groups subject to Federal Trade Commission rules on anti-competitive acts and collusions with for-profit firms to unfairly manipulate markets and damage competing businesses?," the media release asked.
== Current CDFE activities ==
At CDFE's website you can also read "the rave reviews of [[Paul Driessen]]'s new book <i>[[Eco-Imperialism]]: Green Power, Black Death</i> that exposes the green racist agenda to withhold malaria control and life-saving GMO crops from Africa and other developing nations. A horrifying account of green genocide." They fail to mention that the supposed ban on DDT in some third world countries, used to control malaria, is a myth [http://info-pollution.com/ddtban.htm] [http://info-pollution.com/moreddt.htm]. They also fail to mention the known and significant hazards presented by GMO foods, and that most countries, including African countries, have banned them.
In February 2004 Driessen appeared before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources as a senior fellow at three think-tanks - the [[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]], Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise and [[Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow]]. Driessen explained that he was Director of the Economic Human Rights Project which he said was "an initiative of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, in cooperation with the [[Congress of Racial Equality]]."
"Reflecting its belief that 'Economic rights are human rights' the growing coalition is dedicated to correcting prevalent environmental myths and misguided policies that help perpetuate poverty, misery, disease and early death in developing countries," he said.
Aside from Driessen, Arnold has flagged that is working on another book critiquing the promotion of renewable energy technologies by environmental groups.
=== Funding ===
=== Related Resources ===
*Timothy Egan, "Fund-Raisers tap Anti-environmentalism", ''New York Times'', December 19, 1991.
*Valerie Richardson, "'Wise Use' drive fights environmentalists: grass-roots groups spread across West to defend human, business interests", ''Washington Times'', June 20, 1993.
*Ron Arnold, ''Washington Times'', June 20, 1993. '''GET FULL REF'''
*Jim Halpin and Paul de Armond, "[http://www.sweetliberty.org/mof.htm Alan Gottlieb: The Merchant of Fear];" detailed article on Gottlieb, as well as Ron Arnold and their involvement in the Wise Use movement and CDFE.
*Ron Arnold, "[http://www.cdfe.org/wiseuse.htm Overcoming Ideology];" the CDFE headline declares this essay is "regarded by many as the seminal expression of the ideas that have evolved into the richly diverse wise use movement."*Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, "Foundation Calls on Justice Department to Stop Oracle's Bid to Buy PeopleSoft", Media Release, ''U.S. Newswire'', July 8, 2003.
*Ron Arnold, "In Antitrust We Trust", ''Investor's Business Daily'', July 15, 2003.
*Ron Arnold, "Oracle's bluff", letter to the editor, ''Chicago Tribune'', July 16, 2003.
*Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, "Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise Releases First List of Major 'Scandals in the Making'; Problems Include 'Greenmail,' 'Reinsurance'", Media Release, ''PRNewswire'', June 18, 2003.
