Climate Strategies Watch

<p>It was at the Locke Foundation that Chesser began his crusade against the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/skeptics-own-study-finds-climate-change-real-but-says-scientists-should-be-more-critical/2011/10/31/gIQAYjXQYM_story.html">growing scientific consensus</a> about climate change. He served as an editor of Carolina Journal, the group’s monthly newspaper that relentlessly attacks the science of global warming in its <a href="http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/series.html?id=32">climate coverage</a>. While there he also began working with  <b>Climate Strategies Watch,</b> an initiative that sought to <a href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2007/11/special-investigation-whos-behind-the-attack-on-state-climate-policy.html">discredit</a> the Center for Climate Strategies  http://www.climatestrategies.us/ (some $ from SF!], a nonprofit group that helps states figure out ways to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.</p>

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Climate Strategies Watch was a joint project of the Locke Foundation and the Heartland Institute, a corporate-backed think tank in Chicago where Chesser also served as a special correspondent. Heartland has received <a href="http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=41">at least $676,000</a> from ExxonMobil since 1998. Between 1997 and 2008, they also <a href="http://www.southernstudies.org/images/sitepieces/koch-pope-comparison_final.jpg">received $30,000</a> from foundations connected to the Kochs and <a href="http://www.southernstudies.org/images/sitepieces/koch-pope-comparison_final.jpg">another $50,000</a> from Pope's family foundation. One of Heartland's government-relations advisors also served as <a href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2007/11/special-investigation-whos-behind-the-attack-on-state-climate-policy.html">Exxon's senior environmental advisor</a>.  chesser ATI</p>

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<p id="logo"><a href="http://www.climatestrategieswatch.com">Global Warming Policy | Climate Strategies Watch</a></p>

<h1 id="tagline"><span style=" font-size: large;">Exposing stealth environmental advocacy by the Center for Climate Strategies and scrutinizing global warming policy in the United States.</span></h1>

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<p>seems like robo aggregator?</p>

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<a href="http://www.climatestrategieswatch.com/">http://www.climatestrategieswatch.com/</a></p>

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<b><span style=" color: #ED1C24;">note that this org CCS generates actual research,the sort attacked by bogus reports on Spain, harvard austerity and racist reports</span></b>

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<h2>Mission & History</h2>

<p><b>The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS)</b> is a public purpose, nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3), partnership organization. 

As the nation’s premiere catalyst for state climate action planning and analysis, CCS combines expertise in facilitation, technical analysis, policy design, implementation, and financing through public private partnerships and advanced collaborative systems. </p>

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<b>Since 2004 CCS has worked with over 40 U.S. states and territories, the Border States of Mexico, Chinese provinces</b>, dozens of government officials, and over 2,000 stakeholders through high level, high visibility projects to address complex issues and opportunities related to climate change.

CCS is headquartered in Washington, DC with field experts across the U.S. Team members have extensive qualifications in environmental science, public policy, economics, management, business, law, education, communications, and finance. Many have experience as public officials, high-level policy advisors, and academic, nonprofit, community, and business leaders.

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<p class="date">November 15, 2012</p>

<h3><a href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/articles/articles/view/60">Study Shows 20 New Policy Actions Improve Energy, Economy, and Environment</a></h3>

<p class="teaser">CCS released a study today outlining 20 new major policies that would achieve net positive impacts for better economic, energy, and environmental security...</p>

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<p class="date">November 15, 2012</p>

<h3><a href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/articles/articles/view/59">Study Shows Policy, Not Economy, Drives Future Carbon Reductions</a></h3>

<p class="teaser">A new study completed by CCS identifies existing local, state and federal policies, not cheap natural gas or economic downturn, as the largest...</p>

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<p class="date">November 1, 2012</p>

<h3><a href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/articles/articles/view/58">CCS Begins Phase 2 Climate Action Planning Work in Baja California and Sonora</a></h3>

<p class="teaser">The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) will soon begin the second phase of climate action planning in Baja California and Sonora. The...</p>

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<h3>Management and Staff</h3>

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<li><a title="Biography" href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/about/management-staff/tompeterson" target="_self">Thomas D. Peterson</a>, Founder, President and CEO</li>

<li><a href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/about/board-of-directors/randystrait" target="_self">Randy Strait</a>, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer</li>

<li><a title="S. Roe Bio" href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/about/management-staff/steveroe" target="_self">Stephen M. Roe</a>, Senior Technical Program Manager</li>

<li>Loretta Bauer, Policy Analyst and Special Assistant</li>

<li>Zach Friedman, International Project Manager</li>

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<p style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px;"><strong>Thomas D. Peterson

Founder, President and CEO</strong></p>

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Mr. Peterson founded The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) in 2004 to assist governments and stakeholders with comprehensive development and implementation of economic, energy and environmental strategies. Since then, CCS has led development and analysis of 22 state climate, energy and economy plans, provided technical and policy support to 44 U.S. states and four regions, and supported emerging work in the Provinces of China, and the Border States of Mexico. 

Mr. Peterson has been involved in the design and direction of numerous subnational and national climate, energy and economic policy initiatives and assessments.  He previously represented the White House and U.S. Senate in climate treaty negotiations and domestic policy responses.  His professional experience over the past 30 years includes posts as Senior Advisor to the White House Climate Change Task Force, Brookings Legislative Fellow to U.S. Senato<b>r Joe Lieberman, </b>Economist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vice President for DSL Capital Corporation, and Division Chief for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.</p>

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<b>In addition, Mr. Peterson serves as Adjunct Professor/Teaching Fellow at the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies/Global Security Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Government; as Adjunct Professor at the Climate and Energy Center of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University</b>; and as Adjunct Professor at the<span style=" background-color: #FFF200;"> George Mason University School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. </span> He is known for his expertise and innovations on climate policy development; climate, energy and economic security integration; and stakeholder consensus building.</p>

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Mr. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in economics from the College of William and Mary, a Master of Environmental Management with a concentration in Natural Resource Economics and Policy from Duke University, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin with a concentration in Marketing and Product Development. He is a native and resident of Virginia.</p>

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