Environment in Crisis

Front Groups
Front Groups

Description


Examples
ACSH
Keep America Beautiful
Forest Protection Soc.
Nat. Wetlands Coalition
Consumer Alert
Other Examples

Strategies
Astroturf
Influence
References

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Other Examples

Alliance for Responsible CFC Policy
Citizens for a Sound Economy
Clean Air 2000 (Australian)
Citizens for the Integrity of Science
Coalition for Vehicle Choice
Council for Solid Waste Solutions
European Science and Environment Forum
Keep Australia Beautiful (Australian)
Mothers Opposing Pollution (Australian)


Addtional Material:

Burton, Bob, 'Mothers Opposing Pollution (MOP)-all washed up', Chain Reaction, No. 76 (1996) pp. 28-31.

CLEAR, Industry Deploys New Anti-Environmental Strategy, 1 Juy 1997.

Conniff, Ruth, High Wattage: If The Utility Conglomerates SupportDeregulation, Should We?, River Cities Reader, No. 127.

Gahran, Amy, 1998, Front Groups: How to Spot a Fake -- a CONTENTIOUS case in point, Contentious, 1 June.

INFACT's Corporate Hall of Shame

Megalli, Mark and Andy Friedman, Fronting for Business - Multinational Monitor, March, 1992.

Anti-Environmental Organisations (includes front groups)

Keith Hammond, Wingnuts in Sheep's Clothing, Mother Jones, December 1997.

Keith Hammond, Astroturf Troopers, Mother Jones, December 1997

See also section in this course on Global Warming for front groups assocated with that issue.

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