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How to Regulate APEs (Part 2)
Why APEs Have to be Made More Accountable than NGOs
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David Zaruk
Introducing a New Stakeholder Class: APEs (Part 1)
Time to Differentiate Activist Policy NGOs from Civil Society
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David Zaruk
Asking the Right Questions on Activist Transparency
A German CDU-CSU Inquiry Asked the Socialist-Green Government 551 Questions on NGO Funding and Transparency.
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David Zaruk
San Juan Scandal: ‘Climate Nuisance’ Crusaders Caught Filing Plagiarized Lawsuit
"An astonishing example of plagiarism," federal judge declares.
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Mrs. Honeycutt Goes to Washington
When all health experts are fired, the zealots and gurus can roam freely
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David Zaruk
ScienceAlert’s Decline into Yellow Journalism
No, your chewing gum won't harm you ... but poor science reporting will
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David Zaruk
NPR's defense of Girl Scout cookies crumbles under hypocrisy
A perennial champion of chemicals scares, NPR has suddenly found its science bona fides.
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March 2025

When Regulators Bravely Stand Up for Science
Peter Marks’ FDA Resignation Letter Shows the Utter Chaos Under RFK Jr
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David Zaruk
Why NGOs like Greenpeace No Longer Really Matter
The Energy Transfer Court Victory Shows How NGOs Have Become Feeble
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David Zaruk
The PFAS Distortion Strategy
Part 2 of the Press Payola Series
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David Zaruk
Donor-Advised Funds: How Special Interests Use Foundations to Move Dark Money
Part 3 on the Need to Make Foundations Transparent
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David Zaruk
Fiscal Sponsors: A Main Source of Foundation Fog
Part 2 on the Need to Make Foundations Transparent
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David Zaruk
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