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 </p><div id="bio" style="margin: 0px 215px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.5px;"><p>Dana Joel Gattuso is Senior Fellow at The National Center for Public Policy Research.  Prior to joining The National Center, she served as an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington liaison for the Property and Environment Research Center’s Center for Free Market Environmentalism, director of projects and issue management for environmental and regulatory affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, director of research at the Pacific Research Institute, and deputy director of regulatory affairs at Citizens for a Sound Economy.</p><p>Mrs. Gattuso’s work has been widely published and quoted in major newspapers, news magazines and trade publications, including the <em>New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Fortune Magazine, Newsday, </em>and the<em> Dallas Morning News</em>, among others.</p><p>She received her Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and did graduate course work at George Mason University.</p></div><div id="about_CERA" style="padding: 10px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.5px;"><span id="header_CERA_about" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: 10px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted; border-top-color: rgb(100, 100, 100);">About the Environment and Enterprise Institute (EEI)</span><p class="about_text" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 10px;">In the early 1990s The National Center launched the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Affairs (CERA, originally named the Environmental Policy Task Force), to counter misinformation being spread to the public and policymakers by the environmental left. In 2012, CERA was renamed The Environment and Enterprise Institute (EEI) and Teresa Platt was hired as its Director... (<a href="http://www.nationalcenter.org/CERA_about.html">read more</a>)</p></div><p>

<font size="2"><span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA601.html">Climate of Confusion: Global Warming "Science" a Blizzard of Contradictions</a> Dana Joel Gattuso, National Policy Analysis, February 2010, accessed October 28, 2010
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<font size="2">Dana Joel Gattuso is Senior Fellow at <font color="#ff0000"><b>The National Center for Public Policy Research.</b> </font> Prior to joining The National Center, she served as an adjunct scholar at the <b>Competitive Enterprise Institute</b>, Washington liaison for the <b>Property and Environment Research Center’s</b> Center for Free Market Environmentalism, director of projects and issue management for environmental and regulatory affairs at the <b>U.S. Chamber of Commerce,</b> director of research at the <b>Pacific Research Institute</b>, and deputy director of regulatory affairs at Citizens for a Sound Economy.</font>

<font size="2">Mrs. Gattuso’s work has been widely published and quoted in major newspapers, news magazines and trade publications, including the <em>New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Fortune Magazine, Newsday, </em>and the<em> Dallas Morning News</em>, among others.</font>

<font size="2">She received her Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and did graduate course work at <b><span style=" color: #ED1C24;">George Mason University</span></b></font></p><p><font size="2">

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<p><font size="2">Dana Joel Gattuso is a freelance writer and policy analyst on environmental issues. Previously, she was Director of Projects and Issue Management for Environment and Regulatory Affairs with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Before working at the Chamber, Ms. Gattuso was Director of Research with the San Francisco-based research group Pacific Research Institute. Ms. Gattuso also previously worked with Citizens for a Sound Economy, as Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, and at The <b>Heritage Foundation.</b></font>

<font size="2">Ms. Gattuso has written numerous studies and articles for newspapers, magazines, and journals which have appeared or been cited in The New York Times, Washington Post, <b>Washington Times</b>, USA Today, Baltimore Sun, Detroit News, Fortune Magazine, and Regulation Magazine. She is also a contributor to the book <b>Privatizing Correctional Institutions</b> (Transaction Publishers). Ms. Gattuso received her education at Butler University in Indianapolis and George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She currently resides in <b>Alexandria,</b> Virginia</font></p>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/op-eds-articles/stoking-fears-about-no-more-tears"><font size="2">Stoking Fears About 'No More Tears'</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">December 22, 2011</font></span></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/op-eds-and-articles/straight-scoop-e-waste"><font size="2">Straight Scoop on E-waste</font></a></h4>

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">August 21, 2005</font></span></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/op-eds-articles/law-does-not-compute"><font size="2">This Law Does Not Compute</font></a></h4>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/citations/weekend-reading-true-story-cosmetics"><font size="2">Weekend Reading: The True Story of Cosmetics</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">October 21, 2011</font></span></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/citations/do-cosmetics-really-cause-cancer"><font size="2">Do Cosmetics Really Cause Cancer?</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">October 19, 2011</font></span></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/citations/ewg-provides-food-no-thought"><font size="2">The EWG Provides Food for (No) Thought</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">October 18, 2011</font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/issue-analysis/true-story-cosmetics"><font size="2" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">The True Story of Cosmetics</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">October 18, 2011</font></span></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/studies-issue-analysis/mandated-recycling-electronics-lose-lose-lose-proposition"><font size="2">Mandated Recycling of Electronics: A Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">February 1, 2005</font></span></div>

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<h4><a href="http://cei.org/studies-point/senate-brownfields-bill-needs-clean"><font size="2">Senate Brownfields Bill Needs a Clean-Up</font></a></h4>

<div class="cei-authors"><font size="2">By <a href="http://cei.org/contributor/dana-joel-gattuso">Dana Joel Gattuso</a>,

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<div class="field-item odd"><span class="date-display-single"><font size="2">April 23, 2001</font></span></div>

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<p><font size="2">If CEI sounds familiar, it’s because the group is no stranger to stirring up controversy. An outspoken opponent of manmade climate change, CEI produced a TV commercial in 2009 that advocated for <em>increased</em> carbon-dioxide emissions because it’s “what plants breathe in.” During <a href="http://inhabitat.com/independent-uk-panel-says-that-parts-of-climategate-are-an-illusion/">“<b>Climategate”</b></a> that same year, the group alleged that scientists were <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/global_warming_contrarians/debunking-misinformation-stolen-emails-climategate.html">fudging or manipulating data</a> about climate change, even after those assertions were debunked by several <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2009/12/climategate/">third-party investigators</a>.</font>

<font size="2">Make what you will, then, of CEI’s allegation that advocacy groups like the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics seek only to frighten consumers, pressure manufacturers, and move legislators to over-regulate product ingredients. “People for the most part do not get hurt by using cosmetics and other skincare products, save the occasional allergic reaction which can occur among people with sensitive skin or allergies,” writes <b><font color="#ff0000">Dana Joel Gattuso</font></b> in the CEI report <em><a href="http://cei.org/sites/default/files/Dana%20Joel%20Gattuso%20-%20The%20True%20Story%20of%20Cosmetics.pdf">The True Story of Cosmetics</a></em>, an obvious dig at <a href="http://www.ecouterre.com/the-story-of-cosmetics-by-annie-leonard/">Annie Leonard’s animated short</a> of a similar name. “Nor is there scientific evidence that chemicals present in personal-care products typically, in trace amounts—can cause cancer, endocrine disruption, asthma, or allergens.”</font></p>

<blockquote><font size="2">Antimicrobial agents such as parabens have been linked to hormone disruption, neurological disorders, and even breast cancer.</font></blockquote>

<p><font size="2">One of the report’s chief bones of contention is <a href="http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=291">parabens</a>, a family of chemicals that prevents the growth of microbes in makeup and other products. CEI’s goal, according to Leann Brown, a spokeswoman for the Environmental Working Group, is to persuade consumers that they’re at far greater risk avoiding these so-called essential ingredients, despite the <a href="http://www.breastcancerfund.org/clear-science/references.html">abundant peer-reviewed science</a> that demonstrates otherwise. “It’s hard to find a reason not to err on the side of caution to avoid unnecessary additives and opt for products utilizing safe, well-tested alternatives,” Brown tells Ecouterre.</font>

<font size="2">Of course, no one wants to get cancer, but an eye infection or skin rash isn’t much fun, either. “We agree that preservatives are important for eliminating bacteria,” says Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and author of <em><a href="http://notjustaprettyface.org/">Not Just a Pretty Face</a></em>. “However, the preservatives don’t have to be carcinogenic, as is the case with formaldehyde-releasers. Safer preservatives are available that many companies are already using successfully.” </font>

<font size="2">As an example, Malkan cites <a href="http://www.inhabitots.com/johnson-johnson-sort-of-phasing-out-chemicals-in-baby-shampoo/">Johnson & Johnson</a>, which removed quaternium-15, a formaldehyde-releasing preservative, in its flagship baby shampoo, but only for its United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and Japan markets. (Formaldehyde persists in formulations for North America, China, Indonesia, and Australia.) It was only under significant public pressure that Johnson & Johnson agreed to no longer introduce new products with formaldehyde-releasing ingredients. No one was asking Johnson & Johnson to pull a hat trick—a safer alternative was already available and in production, so why the double standard?</font>

<font size="2">We, for one, are on Team Nontoxic.</font></p><p><font size="2">=</font></p><p><font size="2">her dad?</font></p><h1 class="staff-title" itemprop="name" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 3px; color: rgb(1, 49, 91); font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: normal; width: auto; float: none; font-family: arial; clear: none !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">James L. Gattuso</h1><div class="staff-details" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 22px 238px; padding: 0px; float: none; font-style: italic; list-style: none; width: 363.28125px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; background: url(http://www.heritage.org/static/images/single-dot-border.gif) 0% 100% repeat-x rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ul class="positions" style="border: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px !important; padding: 0px; list-style: square inside; font-size: 0.7em;"><li itemprop="jobtitle" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; list-style: none; font-size: 14px;">Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy</li></ul><ul class="departments" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; font-size: 0.7em;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: outside;"><a href="http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/departments/thomas-a-roe-institute-for-economic-policy-studies" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 43, 81); outline: none; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;">Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies</a></li></ul><div class="institute" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px 25px; float: none;">The Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation</div></div><div class="staff-bio" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; float: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; background: url(http://www.heritage.org/static/images/single-dot-border.gif) 0% 100% repeat-x scroll rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 18px; float: none;">James Gattuso handles regulatory and telecommunications issues for The Heritage Foundation as a Senior Research Fellow in its Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies.</p><p style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 18px; float: none;">Prior to joining Heritage in 2002, he was Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. In that position, he oversaw the institute's policy work, and supervised the overall management of the organization. Before that, Gattuso served as Vice President for Policy Development with Citizens for a Sound Economy from 1993 to 1997, where he directed the research activities for that organization.</p><p style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 18px; float: none;">Gattuso also has served in the federal government. From 1990 to 1993, he was the Deputy Chief at the Federal Communications Commission's Office of Plans and Policy. From May 1991 to June 1992, the FCC detailed him to the office Vice President Dan Quayle, where Gattuso served as Associate Director of the President's Council on Competitiveness.</p><p style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 18px; float: none;">Gattuso is currently serving his second tour of duty at Heritage. From 1985 to 1990, he was a Heritage policy analyst with a responsibility for a broad range of issues, including telecommunications, transportation and antitrust policy. Before coming to Heritage the first time, he was an associate with the Washington law office of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, where he handled matters before a number of regulatory agencies.</p><p style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 18px; float: none;">In 2002, Gattuso's work on government bailouts and free markets earned him the prestigious Drs. W. Glenn and Rita Ricardo Campbell Award. It is given to the Heritage employee who has delivered “an outstanding contribution to the analysis and promotion of a Free Society."</p><p style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 18px; float: none;">Gattuso graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California in 1979. He received his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1983, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review. He is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars and is the author of a number of articles written for newspapers, magazines and journals. His commentaries have appeared in FOXNews.com, <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Hill, </em><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Los Angeles Times,</em> <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">USA Today </em>and <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Washington Times </em>.</p></div><p><font size="2">=</font></p>

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