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*[[Thomas E. Beach]] - Chair - Beach Investment CounselMembers of the organization have also argued that climate change may in fact be beneficial to mankind, Inc."Indeed, West Conshoshockenrecent research suggests that free markets may help transform global climate change into a source of net benefits for humankind, Pennsylvania" Wrote Daniel K.*[[Loren Bough]], Private Investor, Big Sky, MontanaBenjamin in 1999.*[[Thomas J<ref> Daniel K. Bray]]Benjamin, Detroit News (retired), Detroit, Michigan.*[[Jean Ahttp://www. Briggs]], Forbes (retired), New York, New Yorkperc.*[[David G. Cameron]], Ownerorg/articles/Manager, Dana Ranch Company, Inc.*[[Robert C. Clement]consequences-climate-change Consequences of Climate Change], Independent ConsultantProperty and Environment Research Center, SunsetMarch, South Carolina1999.*[[Tyler Dann]], Harlem Valley Investing Co., Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.*[[Kimberly O. Dennis]], Searle Freedom Trust, Washington D.C.*[[Deborah Donner]], Business Cousultant, Denver, Colorado*[[William A. Dunn]], Dunn Capital Management, Inc., Stuart, Florida.*[[Carlos Fernández]]</ref> More recently, Benjamin wrote a 2007 article titled "The Nature ConservancyBenefits of Climate Change", San Carlos de Barilochearguing that the net economic effect of global warming will be beneficial, Rio Negro Patagonia, Argentina.*[[Steven F. Hayward]], Fespecially regarding American agricultural output.<ref name="benefits"> Daniel K Weyerhaeuser Fellow in Law and Economics, American Enterprise Institute, and Senior Fellow, Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, San Francisco.*[[Frank-Paul A. King]], Managing Partner, King Capital PartnersBenjamin, Dallas, Texas.*[[Dwight Ehttp://www. Lee]], Gagnon Securities LLC, New York, New Yorkperc.*[[William H. Mellor]], President and General Counsel, Institute for Justice, Washington, D.C.*[[Leigh H. Perkins]], org/articles/benefits-climate-change The Orvis Company, Sunderland, Vermont.*[[Vernon L. Smith]], Economic Science Institute, Chapman University, Orange, California*[[John F. Tomlin]Benefits of Climate Change], Conservation Forestry Partners, LLC, Exeter, New Hampshire.*[[Christopher A. Wright]], Founder Property and former CEOEnvironment Research Center, Pinnacle TechnologiesSeptember, San Francisco, California2007. </ref>
==Staff==[http://www.perc.org/about.php?id=702 Staff biographies]*[[Terry L. Anderson]]''ExxonSecrets'', Executive Director *[[Monica Lane Guenther]]a project of ''Greenpeace'', Program Director *[[Laura E. Huggins]]has researched the organization's ties to the fossil fuel industry, Director "PERC is a member of Development *[[Donald Rthe Cooler Heads Coalition and has been listed as a 'networking participant' in the Alliance for America, the 'wise use' umbrella group. Leal]], Executive Director Terry Anderson was a member of Research *[[Jane SGeorge W. Shaw]]Bush's presidential campaign environmental advisory staff, Director as was current Secretary of Communication the Interior and Education *[[Daniel Kformer PERC fellow Gale Norton. Benjamin]], Senior Fellow*[[David DKathryn Ratte of PERC addressed the Petroleum Association of America on 'a more grassroots approach to telling the industry's story in the nation's public schools. Haddock]], Senior Fellow *[[P' She stated that the problem is that 'politically correct environmentalism invaded U.JS. Hill]]public classrooms years ago, Senior Fellow*[[Donald Rand is helping to hold the door shut on your message. Leal]], Senior Fellow *[[Gary D' Another problem is that 'children resonate with environmental topics. Libecap]]' Ratte recommended tailoring industry materials to all subjects, Senior Fellow *[[Robert Eincluding language arts to get at students from all possible angles. McCormick]], Senior Fellow *[[Roger ERatte also recommended that industry hold teacher workshops 'in resorts or campuses in pleasant surroundings' to get educators to use their materials. Meiners]]At one point, Senior Fellow *[[Andrew Pthe meeting turned into a fund raising event. Morriss]]The presenters recommended industry also form partnerships with organizations such as the Foundation for Teaching Economics and PERC because 'If it has a corporate logo on it, Senior Fellow *[[Jane Sit is propaganda. Shaw]], Senior Fellow*[[Randy T. Simmons]], Senior Fellow *[[Richard LYou need a foot in the door where somebody else is pushing he door open for you. Stroup]], Senior Fellow *[[Walter N. Thurman]], Senior Fellow *[[Bruce Yandle]], Senior Fellow *[[Nick Parker]], Senior Research Fellow *[[Alison Berry]], Research Fellow *[[Holly L. Fretwell]]The people best able to push open the door are non-profit education organizations that teachers already think of as being credible, Research Fellow *[[J. Bishop Grewell]]' reasoned Ratte (American Oil and Gas Reporter December, Research Fellow *[[Laura E1998). Huggins]], Research Fellow *[[Tim Fitzgerald]], Research Associate"<ref name="exxonsecrets"/>
At some point since April 2003PERC has also received funding from [[DonorsTrust]], DonorsTrust and [[Donors Capital Fund]] are "two funds that have been closely tied to the Kochs but which obscure the percentage of their grants coming from Koch money. In 2011, PERC recently underwent a name change contributions from the Donors groups made up 10 percent of JMI'''Political Econonomy Research s grants," according to the report.<ref> Progress Florida and Center'''for Media and Democracy, [https://feaweb.org/_data/files/ALEC/Progress_Fl_ALEC_Report_2013. According to Mediatransparencypdf The James Madison Institute and the Foundation for Government Accountability: Lawmaking under the Influence of Very Special Interests], organizational report, PERC under its old nameNovember 13, received 2013.</ref> (See [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/DonorsTrust_and_Donors_Capital_Fund_Grant_Recipients here] for a complete list of DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund grant recipients.)*$6037,600 000 from [[Bradley FoundationDonorsTrust]] and in 2014*$29,500 from DonorsTrust in 2012 PERC has also received $640162,775 500 from [[Olin FoundationExxonMobil]] as reported by Kert Davies, research director of Greenpeace USA and creator of [http://www.exxonsecrets.org/maps.php ExxonSecrets].<ref name="exxonsecrets"> ExxonSecrets, [http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=62 FACTSHEET: PERC - PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER, FORMERLY POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH CENTER, PERC], organizational website, accessed December 6, 2016.</ref> ==Core Financials=='''<big>2015</big>'''<ref name="2015 990"> Property and Environment Research Center, [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2015/810/393/2015-810393444-0cd7009b-9.pdf 2015 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, April 8, 2016. </ref>*Total Revenue: $1,830,085*Total Expenses: $2,356,797*Net Assets: $4,653,191
Other funding has come from Sarah Scaife'''<big>2014</big>'''<ref name="2014 990"> Property and Environment Research Center, [[JM Foundation]http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2014/810/393/2014-810393444-0b99e35f-9.pdf 2014 IRS Form 990], [[Lambe Foundation]]Internal Revenue Service, [[McKenna Foundation]]March 25, [[Earhart Foundation]]2015.</ref>*Total Revenue: $3, [[Koch Foundation]]418, [[Carthage Foundation]] and [[Castle Rock Foundation]] -- the guts of a force of roughly a dozen or so foundations that492*Total Expenses: $1, since the 1960s, have coordinated their efforts toward forging national policy favorable to deregulation of industry and to privatization. According to Mediatransparency's records950, PERC received 661*Net Assets: $45,175179,875 from all funding sources combined from 1985 to 2002.954
Since 1998 PERC has received $80'''<big>2013</big>'''<ref> Property and Environment Research Center,000 (unadjusted for inflation) from [[ExxonMobil]]. [http://www.exxonsecretsguidestar.org/htmlFinDocuments/2013/810/393/orgfactsheet2013-810393444-0aa72c4a-9.php?id=62pdf 2013 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, May 8, 2014.</ref>*Total Revenue: $2,288,768*Total Expenses: $2,015,073*Net Assets: $3,712,123
==Contact information==2048 Analysis Drive Suite A '''<brbig>Bozeman 2012<br/big>Montana 59718 '''<brref>Phone 406 587 9591 <br>Web: Property and Environment Research Center, [http://www.percguidestar.org/ FinDocuments/2012/810/393/2012-810393444-096f8181-9.pdf 2012 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, March 26, 2013.<br/ref>*Total Revenue: $1,678,060*Total Expenses: $2,204,919*Net Assets: $3,438,428
==External links=='''Property and Environment Research Center (PERC)'''<br>2048 Analysis Drive Suite A<br>*Governor [[Jeb Bush]]Bozeman, [Montana 59718 USA<br>Website: http://sun6www.perc.dmsorg<br>Email: perc@perc.stateorg<br>Phone: (406).fl587.us9591<br>Twitter: [https:/eog_new/eogtwitter.com/library/releases/2004/January/fwcc-01-02-04.html "Governor Bush Appoints Brian S. Yablonski to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,"PERCtweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor @PERCtweets] Media Release, Florida Governor's office, January 2, 2004.<br>*Bill Berkowitz, [httpFacebook: https://www.mediatransparencyfacebook.com/story.php?storyID=183 "PERC receives Templeton Freedom Award for promoting 'enviropreneurs',"] [[Media Transparency]], March 16, 2007.PERCgroup
[[Category:Think tanks]] [[Category: Environment]][[Category:United States]][[Category:Koch Connection]]==References==<references/>
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{{#badges:SPN|Koch}}The '''Property and Environment Research Center''' (PERC) , formerly the Political Economy Research Center, is a [[right wing 501(c)3 non profit "think tank]] " based in Bozeman, Montana that specialises in . PERC is an associate member of the [[free market environmentalismState Policy Network]](SPN). PERC was previously known as the '''Political Economy Research Center'''<ref> State Policy Network, [https://spn.org/directory/ Directory], organizational website, accessed October 13, 2016.</ref>
PERC is one of the pioneers of "the approach known as free market environmentalism, which is based on the following tenets: <ref>Property and Environment Research Center, [http://www.perc.org/about.php?id=700 About], organizational website, accessed May 1, 2014.</ref>
*Private property rights encourage stewardship of resources;
*Government subsidies often degrade the environment;
*Market incentives spur individuals to conserve resources and protect environmental quality; and
*Polluters should be liable for the harm they cause others." [http://www.perc.org/about.php?id=700]
"We believe environmental quality can be achieved by managing our resources based on property rights, private initiative and voluntary activity. Free market environmentalism offers a genuine alternative to excessive government control and regulation," PERC argues on its website. <ref>Property and Environment Research Center, [http://www.perc.org/about.php?id=720 "Who Funds PERC"], accessed December 2007.</ref>
The organization has published articles trivializing and denying the scientific consensus on climate change. PERC fellowship director and senior fellow Daniel K. Benjamin goes as far as arguing that global warming will be beneficial to mankind and improve agricultural output.<ref name="benefits"/>
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==State Policy Network==
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==Ties to the Koch Brothers==
Lawrence Reed Watson, executive director of PERC worked for the [[Charles G. Koch Foundation|Koch Family Foundations]] from 2008 to 2009.<ref> Lawrence Reed Watson, [http://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/Reed%20Watson_January%202016%20CV_0.pdf CV], CV, accessed October 13, 2016.</ref>
Board member Henry N. Butler is the dean of the George Mason School of Law, prior to his appointment he was the executive director of the controversial George Mason University Law & Economics Center.
According to ''Greenpeace USA'' PERC received $218,144 from [[Koch]] foundations between 1997 and 2014, including:<ref name="greenpeace"> Greenpeace USA, [http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/global-warming/climate-deniers/front-groups/property-and-environment-research-center-perc/ Property and Environment Research Center (PERC)], organizational website, accessed December 12, 2016.</ref>
*$25,000 from the [[Charles G. Koch Foundation]] in 2013
*$38,644 from the Charles G. Koch Foundation in 2009
*$25,000 from the [[Claude R. Lambe Foundation]] in 2007
*$20,000 from the Charles G. Koch Foundation in 2004
==History==
PERC advances its agenda through policy analysis, conferences, seminars, internships, books, articles and "education".
==BoardClimate Change Denial==Accessed June 2010: <ref>[http://www.perc.org/board''Greenpeace USA'', an environmental advocacy group, lists PERC as a "Koch-funded climate denial front group.php Directors]" According to ''Greenpeace'', "The Property and Environment Research Center, accessed June 13, 2010(PERC) touts the potential economic benefits to American farmers as a reason not to act against climate change."<ref name="greenpeace"/ref> PERC has published a number of articles trivializing the issue of man-made climate change, despite a nearly unanimous scientific consensus as to the danger that anthropogenic cliamte change poses.
==Funding==
==ResourcesPersonnel=====ReferencesBoard of Directors===As of October 13, 2016:<referencesref> Property and Environment Research Center, [http://www.perc.org/about-perc/perc-board PERC Board], organizational website, accessed October 13, 2016.</ref>*Loren Bough, Private Investor, Chairman*Thomas J. Bray, The Detroit News (retired)*Henry N. Butler, George Mason University Law & Economics Center, School of Law*Robert C. Clement, Accenture (retired)*Tyler Dann, Harlem Valley Investing Co., Inc.*Kimberly O. Dennis, Searle Freedom Trust*Deborah Donner, Business Consultant*Martin Hostettler, Managing Partner, Cycad Inc.*Fred E. Karlinsky, Greenberg Traurig *Kristina Kendall, New Balloon Investments*Dwight E. Lee, Gagnon Securities LLC*Gary Rieschel, Qiming Venture Partners*Rankin Smith, Jr., Seminole Plantation*John F. Tomlin, Conservation Forestry Partners, LLC*Brian Yablonski, Gulf Power Company ===Staff===As of October 13, 2016:<ref> Property and Environment Research Center, [http://www.perc.org/staff Staff], organizational website, accessed October 13, 2016.</ref>*Reed Watson, Executive Director*Shawn Regan, Director of Publications*Rupert Munro, Director of Development*Wendy Purnell, Outreach*Tate Watkins, Research and Publications Fellow*Kristin Byrne, Media and Marketing Manager*Kaycee Pulasky, Director of Finance*Colleen Lane, Conference Coordinator*Hannah Downey, Research Assistant *Dianna Rienhart, Office Manager*Sharie Rucker, Administrative Assistant ===Fellows===*Terry Anderson, William A. Dunn Distinguished Senior Fellow*Daniel Benjamin, Senior Fellow and Fellowship Director*Randy Rucker, Senior Fellow and Fellowship Director*Walter Thurman, Senior Fellow and Fellowship Director*Holly Fretwell,Research Fellow and Outreach*Brian Yablonski, Adjunct Fellow and Board Member*Jonathan Adler, Senior Fellow*Spencer Banzhaf, Senior Fellow*Peter Hill, Senior Fellow*Gary Libecap, Senior Fellow*Bobby McCormick, Senior Fellow*Roger Meiners, Senior Fellow*Andrew Morriss, Senior Fellow*Sheila Olmstead, Senior Fellow*Randy Simmons, Senior Fellow*Matthew Turner, Senior Fellow*Dominic Parker, Senior Research Fellow*Kurt Schnier, Senior Research Fellow*Laura Huggins, Research Fellow*Michael 't Sas-Rolfes, Research Fellow*David Haddock, Senior Fellow Emeritus*Donald Leal, Senior Fellow Emeritus*Jane Shaw, Senior Fellow Emeritus*Richard Stroup, Senior Fellow Emeritus*Bruce Yandle, Senior Fellow Emeritus
===Other SourceWatch resources=Contact==*[[The Strategy To Privatize The Public Domain]]Employer Identification Number (EIN): 81-0393444
