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Deniers: Amy Moritz Ridenour
DETAILS
President and Chairman, The National Center for Public Policy Research
Amy Ridenour was described as a "willing ally" in a 1995 Phillip Morris a company memo. Ridenour had contacted Philip Morris to offer her support against the "current anti-tobacco onslaught." (PR Watch, Volume 7, number 3)
Though NCPPR often accuses environmentalists of basing policy decisions on emotion rather than science, Amy Ridenour once justified her organization's use of fundraising scare tactics: "It's just that you're competing with a lot of other organizations. People seem to respond better to emotion than they do with letters that have lots and lots of facts." (San Francisco Examiner, February 8, 1998) She is a former Deputy Director of the College Republican National Committee and was a Regional Coordinator for Reagan's 1980 Campaign. A. Ridenour is married to NCPPR Vice President David Ridenour.
KEY QUOTES
7 May, 2003
"The theory that human activity is causing the planet to warm significantly is just that, a theory, and one that, so far, hasn't been coming true. Any serious discussion about global warming -- whether in Senate debate, hearing testimony, speeches, prepared remarks or press releases -- should include an acknowledgement that the best available scientific models of our atmosphere are not yet sophisticated enough to accurately predict either future temperatures or humankind's impact upon climate."
Source: "It's Time to Debate Global Warming Again," NCPPR, 5/7/03
15 January, 2004
"I would say that from a scientific perspective the speech should be ignored...From a political perspective, it's proof that [Gore] wants to run for president." Gore and President Bill Clinton "didn't fight for Kyoto when they had the chance" and themselves went eight years without once regulating mercury. And as for global warming, the lynchpin of the address, "If you listen to him, the story is over and nobody disagrees. That's just not true. Even the models that agree with the theory disagree with each other. And he made it sound like anyone who disagrees with him is a whore, bought by industry."
Source: "Gore Gets Green Rough and Righteous," Newsweek, January 15, 2004
7 May, 2003
"The theory that human activity is causing the planet to warm significantly is just that, a theory, and one that, so far, hasn't been coming true. Any serious discussion about global warming -- whether in Senate debate, hearing testimony, speeches, prepared remarks or press releases -- should include an acknowledgement that the best available scientific models of our atmosphere are not yet sophisticated enough to accurately predict either future temperatures or humankind's impact upon climate."
Source: "It's Time to Debate Global Warming Again," NCPPR, 5/7/03
15 January, 2004
"I would say that from a scientific perspective the speech should be ignored...From a political perspective, it's proof that [Gore] wants to run for president." Gore and President Bill Clinton "didn't fight for Kyoto when they had the chance" and themselves went eight years without once regulating mercury. And as for global warming, the lynchpin of the address, "If you listen to him, the story is over and nobody disagrees. That's just not true. Even the models that agree with the theory disagree with each other. And he made it sound like anyone who disagrees with him is a whore, bought by industry."
Source: "Gore Gets Green Rough and Righteous," Newsweek, January 15, 2004
ORGANIZATIONS
National Center for Public Policy Research
Source: NCPPR website 4/04