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Greening Earth Society

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society

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The Greening Earth Society (GES) was a group that was funded and controlled by the Western Fuels Association (WFA), an association of coal-burning utility companies. WFA founded the group in 1997, according to an archived version of it website, "as a vehicle for advocacy on climate change, the environmental impact of CO2, and fossil fuel use."[1]^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_note-0)

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The Rise and Fall of GES

The group, which appears to have collapsed in 2005, claimed that greenhouse gas emissions are a good thing because they will lead to greater plant growth and a greener environment. It claims that this viewpoint constitutes a "scientifically-sound perspective on the increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide."[2]^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_note-1)

According to a 1988 report by the Clearinghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research, Greening Earth Society and Western Fuels "are located at the same office suite in Arlington, VA. They share the same leader, Fred Palmer, several WFA board members serve as the board for GES, and they have the same 'manager of communications and governmental affairs,' Ned Leonard. Leonard and Palmer are both registered lobbyists for Western Fuels Association."[3]^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_note-2)

Greening Earth Society's view on carbon dioxide is widely rejected by scientists. While Canada, Alaska and Siberia might have such a mild increase, Europe is expected to become colder due to shifts of the Gulf Stream, and the heavily populated belt on the Earth's equator is expected be rendered a scorching desert, in effect expanding the Sahara to Asia. Sea level rise is expected to displace whole populations and spread dangerous diseases. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that over three billion people would be directly affected, many in technologically and militarily sophisticated nations.[citation needed]

GES's "Scientific Advisers"

Between 1998[4]^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_note-SC1998-3) and September 2001[5]^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_note-4), GES listed its "scientific advisers" as being:

Publications

World Climate Report, edited by Patrick J. Michaels

Former Contact information

Greening Earth Society

333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 530

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703-684-4748 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              703-684-4748      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Fax: 703-684-6297

Toll Free: 800-529-4503 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              800-529-4503      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Their website, previously at www.greeningearthsociety.org is defunct (as of January 2008). Archived versions can be seen on the Internet Archive. Here is the most recent archived version, from June 2005.

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  1. ↑ "Join GES", Greening Earth Society website, archived from March 2005.
  2. ↑ Greening Earth Society website, archived on archive.org June 20, 2005, accessed March 2010.
  3. ↑ 'FACTSHEET: Greening Earth Society, GES", ExxonSecrets.org (Greenpeace), accessed March 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_ref-SC1998_3-0) 4.1^(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Greening_Earth_Society#cite_ref-SC1998_3-1) "Scientific Advisers", Greening Earth Society, website archived from December 1998.
  5. ↑ Greening Earth Society, "Scientific Advisers", Greening Earth Society, website archived from September 2001.
  6. ↑ Greening Earth Society, "Scientific Advisers", Greening Earth Society, website archived from November 2000.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR2006052301305_pf.html

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Fred Palmer is Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the coal mining company Peabody Energy.[1]

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Background

A biographical note states that he "joined Peabody in February 2001 and is responsible for advancing state and federal policies related to the production and use of coal. Prior to joining Peabody Energy, he served for 15 years as chief executive officer of Western Fuels Association, Inc. He most recently served as counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Shook Hardy & Bacon, a Kansas City-based law firm."[1]

The biographical note states that he "is the 2004 recipient of the Erskine Ramsay Medal Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). He is a member of the National Coal Council, Executive Committee and Chairman, Coal Policy Committee. He is Peabody Energy's representative and on the Board of Directors of FutureGen Alliance, as well as on the Board of Directors of the World Coal Institute. He formerly served as: Board of Directors, National Mining Association and chaired its Legal Committee and Climate Change Task Force."[1]

A biographical note on the FutureGen Alliance website also notes that Palmer was "Chairman of the Environmental Information Council" and "President of the Board of Directors of the Greening Earth Society".[2]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Management Team", Peabody Energy website, accessed June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Board Members: Frederick Palmer", FutureGen Alliance website, accessed June 2010.

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Fred Palmer is Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the coal mining company Peabody Energy.[1]

Background

A biographical note states that he "joined Peabody in February 2001 and is responsible for advancing state and federal policies related to the production and use of coal. Prior to joining Peabody Energy, he served for 15 years as chief executive officer of Western Fuels Association, Inc. He most recently served as counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Shook Hardy & Bacon, a Kansas City-based law firm."[1]

The biographical note states that he "is the 2004 recipient of the Erskine Ramsay Medal Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). He is a member of the National Coal Council, Executive Committee and Chairman, Coal Policy Committee. He is Peabody Energy's representative and on the Board of Directors of FutureGen Alliance, as well as on the Board of Directors of the World Coal Institute. He formerly served as: Board of Directors, National Mining Association and chaired its Legal Committee and Climate Change Task Force."[1]

A biographical note on the FutureGen Alliance website also notes that Palmer was "Chairman of the Environmental Information Council" and "President of the Board of Directors of the Greening Earth Society".[2]

Articles and resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Management Team", Peabody Energy website, accessed June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Board Members: Frederick Palmer", FutureGen Alliance website, accessed June 2010.

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Fred Palmer is Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the coal mining company Peabody Energy.[1]

Contents[hide]

Background

A biographical note states that he "joined Peabody in February 2001 and is responsible for advancing state and federal policies related to the production and use of coal. Prior to joining Peabody Energy, he served for 15 years as chief executive officer of Western Fuels Association, Inc. He most recently served as counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Shook Hardy & Bacon, a Kansas City-based law firm."[1]

The biographical note states that he "is the 2004 recipient of the Erskine Ramsay Medal Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). He is a member of the National Coal Council, Executive Committee and Chairman, Coal Policy Committee. He is Peabody Energy's representative and on the Board of Directors of FutureGen Alliance, as well as on the Board of Directors of the World Coal Institute. He formerly served as: Board of Directors, National Mining Association and chaired its Legal Committee and Climate Change Task Force."[1]

A biographical note on the FutureGen Alliance website also notes that Palmer was "Chairman of the Environmental Information Council" and "President of the Board of Directors of the Greening Earth Society".[2]

Articles and resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Management Team", Peabody Energy website, accessed June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Board Members: Frederick Palmer", FutureGen Alliance website, accessed June 2010.

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