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The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1985 that advocates for free-market solutions to environmental issues. CFACT co-founder Craig Rucker stated that mankind faces a threat "not from man-made global warming, but from man-made hysteria."
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Personnel and funding
CFACT is governed by a Board of Directors that includes founding president David Rothbard. Staffers include communications director Marc Morano and policy analyst Paul Driessen, the author of Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death.
Total revenues over the years 2009 through 2011 have averaged around $3 million, as reported on the organization's IRS Form 990 and its most recent annual audited financial statement. In 2010, nearly half of CFACT's funding came from Donors Trust, a nonprofit donor-advised fund. In 2011, CFACT received a $1.2 million grant from Donors Trust, 40% of CFACT's revenue that year. Peabody Energy funded CFACT before its bankruptcy.
Advocacy activities
CFACT is a member organization of the Cooler Heads Coalition. CFACT chapters have protested in defense of oil exploration and in opposition to the Kyoto Protocol. CFACT supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A 2009 article in Mother Jones magazine said CFACT was a source of climate disinformation.
Climate Hustle documentary
The 2016 documentary film Climate Hustle, co-written and presented by ClimateDepot's Marc Morano, was produced by "CFACT Presents", with the organization's president and executive director, David Rothbard and Craig Rucker, receiving executive producer credits.
Copenhagen Climate Challenge 2009
During the COP15 conference in Copenhagen, CFACT hosted a rival event in Copenhagen called the Copenhagen Climate Challenge, which was attended by about 50 people. According to Lenore Taylor of The Australian, Professor Ian Plimer, "a star attraction of the two-day event", attracted an audience of 45.
Greenhouse de-regulation
In December 2013 CFACT served as amicus curiae for the Southeastern Legal Foundation in the review of the Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency case. Their main argument presented was: "The EPA's attempt to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources without authority from congress in order to accomplish its preferred policy objectives violates the separation of powers.
The challenges were unanimously rejected by a three-judge panel at the D.C. circuit court, some on the merits and some over issues of standing. The Supreme Court accepted review of the case and heard oral arguments on February 24, 2014. On June 23, 2014, the Court reaffirmed EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.