DOW PRESIDENT RODGER SCHLICKEISEN:

NO FAN OF PRESIDENT BUSH

Schlickeisen Was “Scared To Death,” Over The Prospect Of A Bush Presidency. “All the environmental protection laws we’ve got are at stake here,” Schlickeisen said. (Jan Hollingsworth, “Wild Card,” The Tampa Tribune, 11/1/00)

Schlickeisen Said Gale Norton Nomination Would “Scare You To Death.” “If you pick a protege of James Watt, that’s going to scare you to death.” (Steven Thomma, “President-Elect Chooses Policy Allies Two Of Four New Nominees Criticized By Environmental, Women’s Rights Groups,” San Jose Mercury News, 12/30/00)

DoW’s Opposition To Norton Was Its First Ever Against A Presidential Appointee. Schlickeisen said, “we didn’t even oppose James Watt’s nomination. Clearly, this is a political payoff to Mr. Bush's extremist supporters in industry who have been yearning for decades to massively exploit the public lands.” (“Environmental, Labor, and Civil Rights Groups Announce Opposition to Norton Nomination as Secretary of Interior,” AScribe Newswire, 1/16/01)

Schlickeisen Said Congress Was Leaning To An Extremist Anti-Environment Agenda. “With two Alaskans -- Sen. Frank Murkowski and Rep. Don Young -- serving as chairmen of committees with jurisdiction over the nation’s federal lands, this Congress is leaning more and more toward an extremist anti-public lands agenda,” said Schlickeisen. (“Conservationists, Alaskans Oppose ‘Congressional Assault’ on Public Lands,” U.S. Newswire, 4/29/98)

Schlickeisen Blamed Extremists For Using President Clinton’s Legal Troubles As A Method For Pushing Through An Anti-Environment Agenda. “Extremist members of Congress are trying to use President Clinton’s personal problems as a smokescreen for advancing the most anti-environmental agenda ever to come out of the Capitol,” Schlickeisen said. (“Defenders of Wildlife: Nine Reasons Congress Could Force a Government Shutdown,” U.S. Newswire, 10/8/98)

Schlickeisen Believed The 104^th And 105^th Congresses Had Horrible Environmental Records. “Everybody thinks of the (previous [104^th]) Congress as the most environmentally terrible Congress of modern times…But if a reasonable number of these provisions are enacted into law, this will be the worst.” (Margaret Kriz, “Rough Riders,” The National Journal, 9/5/98)

Schlickeisen Said Norton’s Nomination Was A “Political Payoff To [President Bush’s] Supporters In Industry Who Have Been Waiting For Decades To Exploit Public Lands.” (Gerald Karey, “US Groups Build Campaign Against Norton,” Platt’s Oilgram News, 1/16/01)

Schlickeisen Said A Presidential Visit To The Everglades “Appears To Be A

Public-Relations Stunt Aimed At Whitewashing His Extreme Anti-Environmental

Agenda.” (Defenders Of Wildlife: Bush Trying To Trick Florida With Everglades Photo-Op, U.S. Newswire, 6/4/01)

Schlickeisen Said That The White House Had A “Visceral Tilt” Towards “Corporate Interests Above All Others.” (Gerald Karey, “EPA’s Whitman Announces Resignation, Denies Policy Clashes Led To Decision,” Inside Energy/with Federal Lands, 5/26/03)

Schlickeisen Said Bush Administration Had Done Nothing To Protect The Environment. “‘As we celebrate Earth Day this week, it is time to applaud those strong advocates of environmental protection appointed by the Bush administration,’ Defenders of Wildlife President Rodger Schlickeisen said in a statement. ‘Can’t think of one? Neither can I.’” (Greg Burton, “Is The Environmentalist Celebration Still In Style?” Salt Lake Tribune, 4/22/03)

Schlickeisen Said President Bush Hates Environmental Protection. “One of the clearest messages that Mr. Bush is sending ... is that he obviously hates environmental protection.” DoW was part of a coalition that ran anti-Bush ads. The coalition included League of Conservation Voters, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Environmental Trust, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society. (Scott Shepard, “Environmental Groups Launch Anti-Bush Ad Campaign,” Cox News Service, 4/17/01)

Since 1984, Schlickeisen Has Given Over $8,000 To Liberal Groups, Including The League Of Conservation Voters PAC. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed 7/8/03)

Schlickeisen Was Max Baucus’ Chief Of Staff. (Alexander Cockburn, “Blasting The Wolf From The Door,” New Statesman & Society, 3/22/96)

POLITICAL ADVOCACY

DoW Believes The President And Republican Congress Are Threats To The Environment. “‘In terms of the environment, it makes a world of difference who is in the White House,’ says Defenders of Wildlife spokeswoman Joan Moody. ‘President Bush certainly would never have appointed a conservationist like Bruce Babbitt to be Secretary of Interior…. And the Republican Congress would have undermined many of our environmental protection laws through the appropriations riders that President Clinton has vetoed.’” (Carl M. Cannon, “How Different?” The National Journal, 10/2/99)

In 1982 DoW Joined With Groups Such As The Sierra Club And The National Resources Defense Council To Attack President Reagan’s Environmental Policies. Other groups involved in the effort included the National Audubon Society, the Wilderness Society and the Solar Lobby. “While some of those organizations have traditionally taken aggressive political positions -- often oriented toward liberal Democrats - on a multitude of environmental issues, the battle against a Republican administration is a new experience for some.” (Robert Sangeorge, “Environmentalists Across-The-Board Oppose Reagan Policies,” United Press International, 6/19/82)

In 1997, DoW Ran Ads In Ohio As Part Of A Coalition That Included The Sierra Club And Friends Of The Earth To Urge Members Of Congress Not To Support Fast Track Authority For The President. (Tom Diemer, “Unions Get Green Allies In Trade Fight,” [Cleveland] Plain Dealer, 10/22/97)

DoW Opposed Clinton Judicial Nominee Ted Stewart To The US District Court in Utah. Joined with a coalition that included the Utah Democratic Committee, the Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Environmental Defense Fund. (Neil A. Lewis, “Environment And Politics Enter Debate On Judgeship,” The New York Times, 5/9/99)

DoW Joined With The Sierra Club, The Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, League Of Conservation Voters, And Natural Resources Defense Council To Oppose The Norton Nomination. (Audrey Hudson, “Green Republican Group Weighs In Against Norton,” The Washington Times, 1/12/01

DoW Expressed Relief Over Switch Of Power To Democrats In The 107^th Congress. “Mary Beth Beetham, director of legislative affairs for Defenders of Wildlife, expressed relief that Democratic senators will have greater leverage in the appropriations process. ‘This will have a significant impact not only on the budget request but also on the horrible attacks we've had with anti-environmental riders for the last five or six years,’ she said.” (J.L. Laws, Larisa Epatko, Colleen Luccioli , “Senate III: Committee Chairs To Switch To Democratic Hands,” Greenwire, 5/24/01)

DoW Joined With 26 National Environmental, Women’s, Civil Rights And Disability Rights Groups To Oppose Judge D. Brooks Smith’s Nomination To The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals. Members of the coalition included “[t]he Wilderness Society, the American Association of People with Disabilities, People for the American Way, the Coal Alliance, the Alliance for Justice, the National Abortion Rights League…Physicians for Social Responsibility, Friends of the Earth, the Feminist Majority, the Public Interest Law Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council.” (Ann McFeatters, “Appeals Court Nominee Targeted,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/9/02)

DoW Joined With Environmental Groups To Oppose The Nomination Of James Cason To Oversee The Forest Service. These groups included The National Wildlife Federation, The Wilderness Society, The Sierra Club, The National Parks And Conservation Association, The Izzak Walton League, The National Audubon Society and The Mineral Policy Center. (Les Blumenthal, “Environmental Groups Urge Bush To Drop Cason Nomination,” The Associated Press, 4/7/89)

NOTABLES

Vice-Chairman Of DoW And President And CEO Of Shared Earth Foundation Caroline Gabel Has Given Over $140,000 Since 1990 To Liberal Causes And Candidates. (Open Secrets Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 7/8/03)

Liberal Activist/Actor Ed Asner Is A Spokesman And Board Member For DoW. (William LaRue, “Ed Asner A Popular Unpopular Guy,” The [Syracuse, NY] Post-Standard, 7/13/97)

The Washington Post Labeled DoW As “Liberal-Leaning.” “The surplus of talent has been a bonanza for employers in liberal-leaning trade associations and lobbying groups. Mike Weber, of Defenders of Wildlife…” (Cindy Loose, “Kicked Off Hill, Desperate Democrats Scramble For Jobs,” The Washington Post, 1/14/95)

In 1995, DoW Received United Way Funds Along With Liberal Environmental Groups Such As Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club Foundation, And Earth Share. “Aside from the fact that the service area of these groups goes well beyond the Washington metropolitan area, they tend to be overwhelmingly liberal. … They spend lots of money simply to raise money or to carry out a political agenda…. (Editorial, “Guile By Association,” The Washington Times, 10/5/95)

DoW Was President Clinton’s “Favorite Green Outfit.” (Alexander Cockburn, “Blasting The Wolf From The Door,” New Statesman & Society, 3/22/96)

DoW Is Represented By The Kamber Group, A Prominent D.C. Consulting And Public Relations Firm. The Kamber Group also has represented the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resource Defense Council, the DNC, the DSCC, and the DCCC. (The Kamber Group Website, www.kamber.com, Accessed 7/8/03)