Deniers:Organisations:American Recreation Coalition

 

http://exxonsecrets.org/html/orgfactsheet.php?id=12

Contents 1 Details 2 Key Quotes 3 Quotes 4 Key Deeds 5 Deeds 6 Funding

[edit] Details

Website: http://www.funoutdoors.com

1225 New York Ave NW.Suite 450.
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-882-9530
Fax: 202-882-9529

The American Recreation Coalition was formed in 1979 to "catalyze public/private partnerships" on public lands. ARC represents the interests of the motorized recreation industry (snowmobiles, motorcycles, boats, and RVs), ski areas, amusement parks and concessionaires.

ARC takes credit for helping create the controversial Recreation Fee Demonstration Program. The program requires buying passes to use even remote and often minimally maintained National Forest trails. Opponents fear commercialization of wilderness and emphasis on higher profit and higher impact activities such as snowmobiling and boating. ARC also introduced a proposal to the House Agriculture Committee on May 8, 1998 that argued private companies should take over Forest Service campgrounds. (http://www.wildwilderness.org/docs/crandall.htm)

"Sustaining Members" include American Council of Snowmobile Associations, International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association, Kampgrounds of America, National Marine Manufacturers Association, National Park Hospitality Association, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, and the Walt Disney Company.

---

[edit] Key Quotes

((Add the front group's most revealing anti-climate change quotes to this section))

(date)
" (quote 1) "
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
" (quote 2) "
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
" (quote 3) "
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
" (quote 4) "
Source: ( web link to source, date )

---

[edit] Quotes

((Same format as "Key Quotes", but this is where you can put less important quotes))

---

[edit] Key Deeds

((Add conferences, briefings, talks, etc. held by the institute here, as well as major conferences in which they participated. You can include major relevant publications on climate science skepticism, and anything major any of the organization's main skeptics did in their name.))

(date)
(deed 1 description)
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
(deed 2 description)
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
(deed 3 description)
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
(deed 4 description)
Source: ( web link to source, date )

(date)
(deed 5 description)
Source: ( web link to source, date )

---

[edit] Deeds

((Same format as "Key Deeds", but this is where you can add less important 'deeds'))

---

[edit] Funding

Total funding to American Recreation Coalition from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 0

1993
$unknown Exxon Corporation
Source: ARC literature, 5/93

Main Page | About ExxonSecrets | This page has been accessed 705 times. This page was last modified 15:26, 14 December 2007. Content is available under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2. Printable version | Disclaimers | Privacy policy