Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy
Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy (CREA) was a Republican
History
In a profile of Norton, the
In August 2004, a coalition of environmental groups released a report based on documents obtained under the
At the heart of the report were 15 case studies documenting "how the administration's January 2003 policy directive has prompted federal regulators to avoid protecting ponds, lakes, rivers, and entire watersheds from toxic pollution."
CREA fired off a media release denouncing the report that the groups "will" release before it had even read the report. (Presumably CREA was responding to the details contained in a media advisory). CREA president Italia Federici claimed that if the groups were detailing 15 case studies, by implication "these organizations agreed with approximately 99,985 wetlands decisions made by the Corps -- a whopping 99.99%."[7]
As of December 2010 the CREA website had been taken down, and there is no longer evidence that the organization continues to exist.
Funding
In a profile of Norton, the Natural Resource Defense Council referred to CREA as being "a group sponsored by mining, chemical and chlorine industries."[8]
Beginning early in 2001, Indian tribes gave more than $250,000 to CREA. The donations were made at the recommendation of lobbyist
Personnel
- Italia Federici President
- Jared Carpenter, Vice President
Honorary Board
The honorary board of CREA consisted of
Contact information
2117 L Street, NW • Number 303
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202.625.7110
(A late July 2004 media release listed the organization's address as 2100 M Street, NW • Number 303 Washington, DC 20037).
References
- ^ Mike Soraghan (2007-06-08). "Federici pleads guilty, will assist in Abramoff probe". The Hill. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007.
- ^ Todd Wilkinson (Spring 2001). "Bushwhacked". The Amicus Journal.
- ^ Mark Heilprin (2007-06-08). "Fundraiser Pleads Guilty in Lobby Probe". Associated Press.[dead link]
- ^ "Senate Indian Affairs Hearings, testimony by Italia Federici (video)". Senate Indian Affairs Committee. 2005-11-17. Archived from the original on 2007-05-30.
- ^ Mike Soraghan (2007-07-14). "Abramoff investigation leads to another guilty plea". The Hill. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008.
- ^ News: Earthjustice: Environmental Law
- ^ "Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News".
- ^ "NRDC: Gale Ann Norton: An Environmental Profile - Executive Summary". Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ Salon.com | News Wires
External links
- 2004
- Earthjustice, "America's Waters Vulnerable to Development, Pollution: Bush administration policy should be reversed", Media Release, August 12, 2004.
- Earthjustice, National Wildlife Federation, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), and Sierra Club, "Reckless Abandon: How the Bush Administration is Exposing America's Waters to Harm", August 2004 .
- Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, "'Reckless Abandon' Filled With Reckless Disregard; Truth, Rule of Law Are Casualties of Sham NRDC, Sierra Club 'Report'", August 12, 2004.
- 2006
- James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt, "Senate Report: Five Nonprofit Groups Sold Clout to Abramoff," Washington Post, October 12, 2006.
- Mike Soraghan, "Group led by ex-Norton associate criticized," Denver Post, October 14, 2006.
- 2007
- Emma Schwartz, "Federici is Latest Target in Abramoff Probe," Legal Times, April 2, 2007.
- Paul Kiel, "Paper: Conservative Think Tanker Is Investigation Target," TPMmuckraker, April 3, 2007.